Joel 1:8

Hebrew	אֱלִ֕י כִּבְתוּלָ֥ה חֲגֻֽרַת שַׂ֖ק עַל בַּ֥עַל נְעוּרֶֽיהָ
ESV	Lament like a virgin wearing sackcloth for the bridegroom of her youth.
NIV	Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth grieving for the husband of her youth.
NLT	Weep like a bride dressed in black, mourning the death of her husband.
LXX	θρήνησον πρόςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… με ὑπὲρ νύμφην περιεζωσμένην σάκκον ἐπὶ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἄνδρα αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article παρθενικόν
KJV	Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

^{Joel 1:7 ← Joel 1:8 → Joel 1:9}

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