Lamentations 3:64 Go deeper

← Lamentations 3 · ← verse 63 · verse 65 →

Render unto them a recompence, O LORD , according to the work of their hands. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

תָּשִׁ֨יבta.Shivyou will repay

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725K

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to return: pay

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 50:15, Exodus 21:34, Leviticus 25:28, Leviticus 25:51, Leviticus 25:52, Leviticus 26:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725K; TAHOT Lamentations 3:64 word 1

גְּמ֛וּלge.Mulrecompense

Lemma: גְּמוּל (ge.mul) · Strong's: H1576

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: recompense

Used 19 times. Also: Judges 9:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 94:2, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 137:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1576; TAHOT Lamentations 3:64 word 2

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehO Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Lamentations 3:64 word 3

כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.Sehaccording to [the] work of

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: deed: work

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Lamentations 3:64 word 4

יְדֵיהֶֽם\׃ye.dei.Hemhands their

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Lamentations 3:64 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You will pay them back	→	שׁוּב H7725K to return: pay
what they deserve	→	גְּמוּל H1576 recompense
O LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
according to the work	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work
of their hands	→	יָד H3027G hand

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

All attributions and changes