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Lamentations 3:16

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ו (Vav)

3:16He ground36 my teeth in gravel;

he trampled37 me in the dust.

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Footnotes

  1. 36 Heb “crushed.”
  2. 37 The Hiphil stem of כָּפַשׁ (kafash) means “to tread down” or “make someone cower.” It is rendered variously: “trampled me in the dust” (), “covered me with ashes” (, ), “ground me into the dust” (), “made me cower in ashes” (, ), “rubbed my face in the ground” () and “rubbed me in the dirt” ().

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He has made my teeth grind on gravel,

and made me cower in ashes;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He has broken my teeth with gravel;

he has trampled me in the dust.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He ground my teeth with gravel

and made me cower in the dust.

NLTNew Living Translation

He has made me chew on gravel.

He has rolled me in the dust.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He has broken my teeth on grit,

he has trampled me down in ash.

KJV 1900King James Version

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