KJV: The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
YLT: Sit on the earth -- keep silent do the elders of the daughter of Zion, They have caused dust to go up on their head, They have girded on sackcloth, Put down to the earth their head have the virgins of Jerusalem.
Darby: The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; they have cast dust upon their heads, they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their head to the ground.
ASV: The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
יֵשְׁב֨וּ | Sit |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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לָאָ֤רֶץ | on the ground |
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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יִדְּמוּ֙ | [and] keep silence |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: דָּמַם Sense: to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb. |
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זִקְנֵ֣י | The elders |
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: זָקֵן Sense: old. |
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בַת־ | of the daughter |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בַּת Sense: daughter. |
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צִיּ֔וֹן | of Zion |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צִיּׄון Sense: another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books. |
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הֶֽעֱל֤וּ | they throw |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb. |
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עָפָר֙ | dust |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עָפָר Sense: dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish. |
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רֹאשָׁ֔ם | their heads |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |
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חָגְר֖וּ | and gird themselves |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: חָגַר Sense: to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt. |
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שַׂקִּ֑ים | with sackcloth |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: שַׂק Sense: mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking. |
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הוֹרִ֤ידוּ | Bow |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down. |
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לָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | to the ground |
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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רֹאשָׁ֔ן | Their heads |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine plural Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |
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בְּתוּלֹ֖ת | the virgins |
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: בְּתוּלָה Sense: virgin. |
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יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם | of Jerusalem |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split. |
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ס | - |
Parse: Punctuation |