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Forכִּיashesאֵפֶרlike breadכַּלֶּחֶםI have eaten,אָכָלְתִּיand my drinkוְשִׁקֻּוַיwith weepingבִּבְכִיI have mixed,מָסָכְתִּי
Psalms 102:9
Study it in the app“For ashes like bread I have eaten, and my drink with weeping I have mixed,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 102:9, word by word
- ashesאֵפֶרefer
ashes
Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.
Where else “efer” appears- like breadלֶּחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- I have eatenאָכָלְתִּיachalti
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achalti” appears- and my drinkשִׁקֻּוַshikuva
drink
Drink, what someone drinks.
Where else “shikuva” appears- with weepingבְכִיvechi
weeping
Weeping.
Where else “vechi” appears- I have mixedמָסָכְתִּיmasachti
mix
To mix; said above all of wine mixed with spices.
Where else “masachti” appears
The context
8All the day my enemies taunt me; those who rage against me swear by me.
9 · This verse (above)
10because of your indignation and your wrath; for you lifted me up and threw me down.