Lamentations 3:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He has besiegedבָּנָ֥ה
(ba·nah)
1129: to builda prim. root
and encompassedוַיַּקַּ֖ף
(vai·yak·kaf)
5362b: to go arounda prim. root
me with bitternessרֹ֥אשׁ
(rosh)
7219: (bitter and poisonous herb) venomfrom rosh
and hardship.וּתְלָאָֽה׃
(u·te·la·'ah.)
8513: weariness, hardshipfrom laah


















KJV Lexicon
He hath builded against
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
me and compassed
naqaph  (naw-kaf')
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
me with gall
ro'sh  (roshe)
a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents) -- gall, hemlock, poison, venom.
and travail
tla'ah  (tel-aw-aw')
distress -- travail, travel, trouble.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He has besieged and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship.

King James Bible
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He has laid siege against me, encircling me with bitterness and hardship.

International Standard Version
He laid siege against me, surrounding me with bitterness and suffering.

NET Bible
He has besieged and surrounded me with bitter hardship.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He has attacked me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.

King James 2000 Bible
He has besieged me, and surrounded me with gall and travail.
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