Psalms 80:5

80:4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? be: Heb. smoke

Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

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You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure.

80:6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

What does Psalms 80:5 mean?

Psalms 80:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָכַל (ʼâkal), לֶחֶם (lechem), דִּמְעָה (dimʻâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

feedestאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

them

with

the

breadלֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

tears;דִּמְעָהdimʻâh/dim-aw'/H1832weeping

and

givest

them

tearsדִּמְעָהdimʻâh/dim-aw'/H1832weeping

drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh/shaw-kaw'/H8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to

great

measure.שָׁלִישׁshâlîysh/shaw-leesh'/H7991a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest)

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Afflictions Measures Tears

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 80:5.

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Genesis 31:54

Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. offered: or, killed beasts

Genesis 37:25

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 80:5 say?

Psalms 80:5 (King James Version) reads: "Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure."

Is Psalms 80:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 80:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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