For why? I ashes eaten have like bread, in sorrows deep; My drink I also mingled have with tears that I did weep.
Psalm 80:5 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) Thou tears of sorrow giv'st to them instead of bread to eat; Yea, tears instead of drink thou giv'st to them in measure great. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; And givest them tears to drink in great measure. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have fed them with the bread of tears, and You have given them tears to drink in large measure. American Standard Version (1901) Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. Common English Bible You’ve fed them bread made of tears; you’ve given them tears to drink three times over! Catholic Public Domain Version for it is a precept in Israel and a judgment for the God of Jacob. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob. |
For why? I ashes eaten have like bread, in sorrows deep; My drink I also mingled have with tears that I did weep.
My tears have unto me been meat, both in the night and day, While unto me continually, Where is thy God? they say.
O God, why hast thou cast us off? is it for evermore? Against thy pasture-sheep why doth thine anger smoke so sore?
How long, Lord, shall thine anger last? wilt thou still keep the same? And shall thy fervent jealousy burn like unto a flame?