You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.Lamentations 3:64
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃
- תָּשִׁ֨יבta.Shiv“you will repay”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “pay” · Strong's H7725K
- לָהֶ֥םla.Hem“to them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- גְּמ֛וּלge.Mul“recompense”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גְּמוּל · “recompense” · Strong's H1576
- יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.Seh“according to [the] work of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
- יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.Hem“hands their”Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)