Lamentations 2:10 Hebrew Word Analysis

0sitיֵשְׁב֨וּh3427
13to the groundלָאָ֙רֶץ֙h776
2and keep silenceיִדְּמוּ֙h1826
3The eldersזִקְנֵ֣יh2205
4of the daughterבַתh1323
5of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןh6726
6they have cast upהֶֽעֱל֤וּh5927
7dustעָפָר֙h6083
8עַלh5921
14their headsרֹאשָׁ֔ןh7218
10they have girdedחָגְר֖וּh2296
11themselves with sackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםh8242
12hang downהוֹרִ֤ידוּh3381
13to the groundלָאָ֙רֶץ֙h776
14their headsרֹאשָׁ֔ןh7218
15the virginsבְּתוּלֹ֖תh1330
16of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃h3389

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The responsible men of the daughter of Zion are seated on the earth without a word; they have put dust on their heads, they are clothed in haircloth: the heads of the virgins of Jerusalem are bent down to the earth.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; they have cast dust upon their heads, they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their head to the ground.

World English Bible (WEB)

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust on their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Sit on the earth -- keep silent do the elders of the daughter of Zion, They have caused dust to go up on their head, They have girded on sackcloth, Put down to the earth their head have the virgins of Jerusalem.