Lamentations 5:17
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5:17Because of this, our hearts are sick;32
because of these things, we can hardly see33 through our tears.34
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- 32 Heb “are faint” or “are sick.” The adjective דַּוָּי (davvay, “faint”) is used in reference to emotional sorrow (e.g., Isa 1:5; Lam 1:22; Jer 8:18). The related adjective דָּוֶה (daveh) means “(physically) sick” and “(emotionally) sad,” while the related verb דָּוָה (davah) means “to be sad.” The cognate Aramaic term means “sorrow,” and the cognate term refers to “misery.”
- 33 Heb “our eyes are dim.” The physical description of losing sight is metaphorical, perhaps for being blinded by tears or more abstractly for being unable to see (= envision) any hope. The collocation “darkened eyes” is too rare to clarify the nuance.
- 34 The phrase “through our tears” is added in the translation for the sake of clarification.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For this our heart has become sick,
for these things our eyes have grown dim,
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Because of this our hearts are faint,
because of these things our eyes grow dim
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Because of this, our heart is sick;
because of these, our eyes grow dim:
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NLTNew Living Translation
Our hearts are sick and weary,
and our eyes grow dim with tears.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Because of this, our heart has become faint,
because of these, our eyes have become dim.
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KJV 1900King James Version
For this our heart is faint;
For these things our eyes are dim.
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