Lamentations 2:18 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Their heart cried unto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Their heart cried unto the Lord: O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night; Give thyself no respite; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Let your cry go up to the Lord: O wall of the daughter of Zion, let your weeping be flowing down like a stream day and night; give yourself no rest, let not your eyes keep back the drops of sorrow.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Their heart cried unto the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a torrent day and night: give thyself no respite; let not the apple of thine eye rest.
World English Bible (WEB)
Their heart cried to the Lord: wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no respite; don't let the apple of your eye cease.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Cried hath their heart unto the Lord; O wall of the daughter of Zion, Cause to go down as a stream tears daily and nightly, Give not rest to thyself, Let not the daughter of thine eye stand still.
| Their heart | צָעַ֥ק | ṣāʿaq | tsa-AK |
| cried | לִבָּ֖ם | libbām | lee-BAHM |
| unto | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| the Lord, | אֲדֹנָ֑י | ʾădōnāy | uh-doh-NAI |
| O wall | חוֹמַ֣ת | ḥômat | hoh-MAHT |
| daughter the of | בַּת | bat | baht |
| of Zion, | צִ֠יּוֹן | ṣiyyôn | TSEE-yone |
| let tears | הוֹרִ֨ידִי | hôrîdî | hoh-REE-dee |
| run down | כַנַּ֤חַל | kannaḥal | ha-NA-hahl |
| river a like | דִּמְעָה֙ | dimʿāh | deem-AH |
| day | יוֹמָ֣ם | yômām | yoh-MAHM |
| and night: | וָלַ֔יְלָה | wālaylâ | va-LA-la |
| give | אַֽל | ʾal | al |
| thyself no | תִּתְּנִ֤י | tittĕnî | tee-teh-NEE |
| rest; | פוּגַת֙ | pûgat | foo-ɡAHT |
| not let | לָ֔ךְ | lāk | lahk |
| the apple | אַל | ʾal | al |
| of thine eye | תִּדֹּ֖ם | tiddōm | tee-DOME |
| cease. | בַּת | bat | baht |
| עֵינֵֽךְ׃ | ʿênēk | ay-NAKE |