Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful. New Living Translation You have fed us with sorrow and made us drink tears by the bucketful. English Standard Version You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in full measure. Berean Standard Bible You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. King James Bible Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. New King James Version You have fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in great measure. New American Standard Bible You have fed them with the bread of tears, And You have made them drink tears in large measure. NASB 1995 You have fed them with the bread of tears, And You have made them to drink tears in large measure. NASB 1977 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And Thou hast made them to drink tears in large measure. Legacy Standard Bible You have fed them with the bread of tears, And You have made them to drink tears in large measure. Amplified Bible You have fed them the bread of tears, And You have made them drink [bitter] tears in abundance. Christian Standard Bible You fed them the bread of tears and gave them a full measure of tears to drink. Holman Christian Standard Bible You fed them the bread of tears and gave them a full measure of tears to drink. American Standard Version Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. Aramaic Bible in Plain English You fed them bread with tears and you made them drink with tears. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure. Contemporary English Version You gave us tears for food, and you made us drink them by the bowlful. Douay-Rheims Bible How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure? English Revised Version Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure. GOD'S WORD® Translation You made them eat tears as food. You often made them drink [their own] tears. Good News Translation You have given us sorrow to eat, a large cup of tears to drink. International Standard Version You fed them tears as their food, and caused them to drink a full measure of tears. JPS Tanakh 1917 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. Literal Standard Version You have caused them to eat bread of tears, | And cause them to drink | With tears a third time. Majority Standard Bible You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. New American Bible You have fed them the bread of tears, made them drink tears in great measure. NET Bible You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure. New Revised Standard Version You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in full measure. New Heart English Bible You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure. Webster's Bible Translation Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. World English Bible You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure. Young's Literal Translation Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time. Additional Translations ... Context Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel…4O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people? 5You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. 6You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.… Cross References Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, "Where is your God?" Psalm 102:9 For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears Psalm 126:5 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. Isaiah 30:20 The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself--with your own eyes you will see Him. Jeremiah 9:15 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: "Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink. Treasury of Scripture You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure. Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? Psalm 102:9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, Job 6:7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. Jump to Previous Bowlful Bread Caused Causest Drink Eat Fed Feedest Food Full Givest Great Large Measure Sorrow Tears Third Time WeepingJump to Next Bowlful Bread Caused Causest Drink Eat Fed Feedest Food Full Givest Great Large Measure Sorrow Tears Third Time WeepingPsalm 80 1. The psalmist in his prayer complains of the miseries of the church8. God's former favors are turned into judgments 14. He prays for deliverance (5) Bread of tears.--See Psalm 42:3. In great measure.--Heb., shalish, i.e., a third part. (Comp. Isaiah 40:12, Margin.) Probably meaning a third part of an ephah. (See Exodus 16:36; Isaiah 5:10, LXX.) But here evidently used in a general way, as we say "a peck of troubles." Verse 5. - Thou feedest them with the bread of tears (comp. Psalm 42:2, "My tears have been my meat day and night"). And givest them tears to drink in great measure; or, and givest them to drink a copious draught of tears; literally, shalish is a measure of capacity, probably the third part of an ephah (see Isaiah 40:12).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You fed themהֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם (he·’ĕ·ḵal·tām) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat with the bread לֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain of tears דִּמְעָ֑ה (dim·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1832: Tears (of one weeping) and made them drink וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ (wat·taš·qê·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to their full measure שָׁלִֽישׁ׃ (šā·lîš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7991: A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank of tears. בִּדְמָע֥וֹת (biḏ·mā·‘ō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1832: Tears (of one weeping) Links Psalm 80:5 NIVPsalm 80:5 NLT Psalm 80:5 ESV Psalm 80:5 NASB Psalm 80:5 KJV Psalm 80:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 80:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 80:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 80:5 French Bible Psalm 80:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 80:5 You have fed them with the bread (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
    |