16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Lamentations 3:16:1 ⧉וַיַּגְרֵ֤סvayagresand he made grind Lamentations 3:16:2 ⧉בֶּֽחָצָץ֙bekhatsatswith gravel Lamentations 3:16:3 ⧉שִׁנָּ֔יshinaimy teeth Lamentations 3:16:4 ⧉הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִיhikpeshisanihe pressed me down or made me cower Lamentations 3:16:5 ⧉בָּאֵֽפֶר׃baeferin ashes |
16. Formal Translation He {Yahweh, Righteous Afflicter} has ground my teeth in gravel and has caused me to cower in the ashes. |
16. Dynamic Translation He {Yahweh, Sovereign Humiliator} made my teeth bite on gravel and forced me down into the ashes. |