Lamentations 5:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Our skinעֹורֵ֙נוּ֙
(o·v·re·nu)
5785: a skinof uncertain derivation
has become as hotנִכְמָ֔רוּ
(nich·ma·ru,)
3648: to grow warm and tender, to be or grow hota prim. root
as an oven,כְּתַנּ֣וּר
(ke·tan·nur)
8574: (portable) stove, firepotfrom the same as tenuk
Because 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of the burning heatזַלְעֲפֹ֥ות
(zal·'a·fo·vt)
2152: raging heatof uncertain derivation
of famine.רָעָֽב׃
(ra·'av.)
7458: famine, hungerfrom raeb


















KJV Lexicon
Our skin
`owr  (ore)
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather -- hide, leather, skin.
was black
kamar  (kaw-mar')
to intertwine or contract, i.e. (by implication) to shrivel (as with heat); figuratively, to be deeply affected with passion (love or pity) -- be black, be kindled, yearn.
like an oven
tannuwr  (tan-noor')
a fire-pot -- furnace, oven.
because
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the terrible
zal`aphah  (zal-aw-faw')
a glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming) -- horrible, horror, terrible.
famine
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Our skin has become as hot as an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.

King James Bible
Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our skin is as hot as an oven from the ravages of hunger.

International Standard Version
Our skin blisters as from an oven, due to ravaging blasts of the famine.

NET Bible
Our skin is hot as an oven due to a fever from hunger.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Our skin is as hot as an oven from the burning heat of starvation.

King James 2000 Bible
Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
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