Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #292520

OSHB Isa 30:19 בָּכוֹ (bākō) Strongs=1058 Lemma=‘בָּכָה’
contextual word gloss=‘certainly_(weep)’ word gloss=‘weep’
Morphology=Vqa PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_absolute
Year=-713 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Isaiah

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Other uses (2) of identical word form בָּכוֹ (Morphology=Vqa PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בָּכוֹ’ (Morphology=Vqa PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘at_all_(weep)’, ‘bitterly_(weep)’, ‘certainly_(weep)’.

LAM 1:2 contextual word gloss=‘bitterly_(weep)’ word gloss=‘to_weep’ OSHB LAM 1:2 word 1

OET-LV: 2 bitterly _(weep) it _weeps in_night and_its _of_tear[s] are_on cheek _of_its there_is_not to/for_her/it a _comforter from_all its _of_lovers all _of friends _of_its they _have _dealt _treacherously with_it they _have _become to/for_her/it (into)_enemies. (LAM_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 She weeps excessively in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks.
⇔ Despite having many lovers, no one brings her comfort.
⇔ ≈ All her friends betrayed her—they’ve become her enemies instead. (LAM 1:2)

MIC 1:10 contextual word gloss=‘at_all_(weep)’ word gloss=‘weep’ OSHB MIC 1:10 word 4

OET-LV: 10 In_Gath do _not tell at _all _(weep) do _not weep in_house _of leaphrah dust roll _yourself. (MIC_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 Don’t tell about it in Gat.
⇔ Don’t weep at all.
⇔ I roll myself in the dust at Beyt-Leafrah (the house of dust). (MIC 1:10)