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And I madeוָאֶתְּנָהsackclothשָׂקmy clothing,לְבוּשִׁיand I becameוָאֱהִיto themלָהֶםa byword.לְמָשָׁל
Psalms 69:11
Study it in the app“And I made sackcloth my clothing, and I became to them a byword.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 69:11, word by word
- And I madeאֶתְּנָetna
make
To make someone something: "I have made you a father".
Where else “etna” appears- sackclothשָׂקsak
sackcloth
Rough cloth worn in mourning.
Where else “sak” appears- my clothingלְבוּשִׁlevushi
garment
Garment, clothing.
Where else “levushi” appears- and I becameאֱהִיehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “ehi” appears- a bywordמָשָׁלmashal
byword
An object of mockery among nations.
Where else “mashal” appears
Translation note
“Sackcloth”: rough fabric that was worn as a sign of mourning or of repentance.
The context
10And I wept in fasting of my soul, and it became reproaches to me.
11 · This verse (above)
12Those who sit in the gate talk about me, and I am the ditties of those who drink intoxicating drink.