Lamentations 3:52
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
My enemies 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root
without causeחִנָּֽם׃
(chin·nam.)
2600: out of favorfrom chanan
Huntedצֹ֥וד
(tzo·vd)
6679: to hunta prim. root
me downצָד֛וּנִי
(tza·du·ni)
6679: to hunta prim. root
like a bird;כַּצִּפֹּ֖ור
(ka·tzip·po·vr)
6833: a birdfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Mine enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
chased
tsuwd  (tsood)
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men)
me sore
tsuwd  (tsood)
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men)
like a bird
tsippowr  (tsip-pore')
a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow.
without cause
chinnam  (khin-nawm')
gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage -- without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
My enemies without cause Hunted me down like a bird;

King James Bible
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For no apparent reason, my enemies hunted me like a bird.

International Standard Version
My enemies hunted me like a bird, viciously and without justification.

NET Bible
For no good reason my enemies hunted me down like a bird.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Those who were my enemies for no reason hunted me like a bird.

King James 2000 Bible
My enemies chased me hard, like a bird, without cause.
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