Lamentations 3:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He has brokenוַיַּגְרֵ֤ס
(vai·yag·res)
1638: to be crusheda prim. root
my teethשִׁנָּ֔י
(shin·nai,)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
with gravel;בֶּֽחָצָץ֙
(be·cha·tzatz)
2687: gravelfrom chatsats
He has made me cowerהִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי
(hich·pi·sha·ni)
3728: to make bent, press or bend togethera prim. root
in the dust.בָּאֵֽפֶר׃
(ba·'e·fer.)
665: ashesfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He hath also broken
garac  (gaw-ras')
to crush; also (intransitively and figuratively) to dissolve -- break.
my teeth
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
with gravel stones
chatsats  (khaw-tsawts')
something cutting; hence, gravel (as grit); also an arrow -- arrow, gravel (stone).
he hath covered
kaphash  (kaw-fash')
to tread down; figuratively, to humiliate -- cover.
me with ashes
'epher  (ay'-fer)
ashes -- ashes.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in the dust.

King James Bible
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He ground my teeth on gravel and made me cower in the dust.

International Standard Version
He broke my teeth on gravel, covering me with dust.

NET Bible
He ground my teeth in gravel; he trampled me in the dust.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He has ground my teeth with gravel. He has trampled me into the dust.

King James 2000 Bible
He has also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he has covered me with ashes.
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