Lamentations 5:13New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
Young men worked at the grinding mill, And youths stumbled under [loads] of wood.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
The young men bare the mill, and the children stumbled under the wood.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
The young men bare the mill; And the children stumbled under the wood.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
The young men have borne the mill, and the youths have stumbled under the wood.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
Young men, a millstone, have lifted, and, youths, under wood, have staggered.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
Young men to grind they have taken, And youths with wood have stumbled.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
They abused the young men indecently: and the children fell under the wood.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
They tooke the yong men to grinde, and the children fell vnder the wood.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
They tooke the young men to grinde, and the children fell vnder the wood.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
The young men grind the mill, and the youths stumble under loads of wood.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
The chosen men lifted up [the voice in] weeping, and the youths fainted under the wood.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood. |
They took
5375 {5375} Primeנָשָׂאnasa'{naw-saw'}
A primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, absolutely and relatively.
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
the young men
970 {0970} Primeבָּחוּרbachuwr{baw-khoor'}
Participle passive of H0977; properly selected, that is, a youth (often collectively).
to grind,
2911 {2911} Primeטְחוֹןt@chown{tekh-one'}
From H2912; a hand mill; hence a millstone.
and the children
5288 {5288} Primeנַעַרna`ar{nah'-ar}
From H5287; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication a servant; also (by interchange of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age).
fell
3782 {3782} Primeכָּשַׁלkashal{kaw-shal'}
A primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication to falter, stumble, faint or fall.
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
under the wood.
6086 {6086} Primeעֵץ`ets{ates}
From H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence wood (plural sticks). |
Lamentations 5:13
_ _ young men ... grind The work of the lowest female slave was laid on young men (Judges 16:21; Job 31:10).
_ _ children fell under ... wood Mere children had to bear burdens of wood so heavy that they sank beneath them. |
Lamentations 5:13
Fell Not being able to stand under the burdens laid upon them. |
Lamentations 5:13
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under (g) the wood.
(g) Their slavery was so great, that they were not able to abide it. |
- the young:
Exodus 11:5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that [is] behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. Judges 16:21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. Job 31:10 [Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. Isaiah 47:2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
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- fell:
Exodus 1:11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. Exodus 2:11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. Exodus 23:5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. Nehemiah 5:1-5 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. ... Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards. Isaiah 58:6 [Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Matthew 23:4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men's shoulders; but they [themselves] will not move them with one of their fingers.
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