{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.1", "source": "אֵיכָ֣ה ׀ יָשְׁבָ֣ה בָדָ֗ד הָעִיר֙ רַבָּ֣תִי עָ֔ם הָיְתָ֖ה כְּאַלְמָנָ֑ה רַּבָּ֣תִי בַגּוֹיִ֗ם שָׂרָ֙תִי֙ בַּמְּדִינ֔וֹת הָיְתָ֖ה לָמַֽס׃ ס", "text": "How *yāšəḇāh* *bādād* the city *rabbāṯî* people; *hāyəṯāh* like *ʾalmānāh*; *rabbāṯî* among the *gôyim*, *śārāṯî* in the provinces, *hāyəṯāh* to *mas*.", "grammar": { "*ʾêḵāh*": "interrogative adverb - how", "*yāšəḇāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she sat/dwelt/remained", "*bādād*": "masculine singular noun in adverbial position - alone/solitary", "*hāʿîr*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the city", "*rabbāṯî*": "feminine construct adjective with 1st person suffix - great of/full of", "*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun - people", "*hāyəṯāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she has become", "*kəʾalmānāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - like a widow", "*baggôyim*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine plural - among the nations", "*śārāṯî*": "feminine construct noun with 1st person suffix - princess of", "*bammədînôṯ*": "preposition + definite noun, feminine plural - in the provinces", "*lāmas*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for tribute/forced labor" }, "variants": { "*ʾêḵāh*": "how/alas/oh how", "*yāšəḇāh*": "sits/dwells/remains/is situated", "*bādād*": "alone/solitary/isolated", "*rabbāṯî*": "great of/abundant in/full of", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/population", "*hāyəṯāh*": "became/has become/is", "*ʾalmānāh*": "widow/bereaved woman", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*śārāṯî*": "princess of/ruler of/lady of", "*məḏînôṯ*": "provinces/districts/regions", "*mas*": "tribute/forced labor/vassal" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.2", "source": "בָּכ֨וֹ תִבְכֶּ֜ה בַּלַּ֗יְלָה וְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ עַ֣ל לֶֽחֱיָ֔הּ אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ מְנַחֵ֖ם מִכָּל־אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ כָּל־רֵעֶ֙יהָ֙ בָּ֣גְדוּ בָ֔הּ הָ֥יוּ לָ֖הּ לְאֹיְבִֽים׃ ס", "text": "*bāḵô* *ṯiḇkeh* in the *laylāh* *wə*-her *dimʿāṯāh* upon her *leḥĕyāh*, *ʾên*-to her *mənaḥēm* from all-her *ʾōhăḇeyhā*; all-her *rēʿeyhā* *bāḡəḏû* against her, *hāyû* to her to *ʾōyəḇîm*.", "grammar": { "*bāḵô*": "infinitive absolute - weeping", "*ṯiḇkeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she weeps", "*ballaylāh*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the night", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*dimʿāṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her tear", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*leḥĕyāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her cheek", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her", "*mənaḥēm*": "piel participle, masculine singular - comforter", "*mikkāl*": "preposition + noun - from all", "*ʾōhăḇeyhā*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her lovers", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*rēʿeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her friends", "*bāḡəḏû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they betrayed", "*bāh*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - against her", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they became", "*ləʾōyəḇîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - to enemies" }, "variants": { "*bāḵô ṯiḇkeh*": "weeping she weeps/she weeps bitterly/she continually weeps", "*laylāh*": "night/nighttime", "*dimʿāṯāh*": "her tear/her tears", "*leḥĕyāh*": "her cheek/her jaw", "*mənaḥēm*": "comforter/consoler/one who comforts", "*ʾōhăḇeyhā*": "her lovers/those who love her/her allies", "*rēʿeyhā*": "her friends/her companions/her associates", "*bāḡəḏû*": "they betrayed/they acted treacherously/they dealt faithlessly", "*ʾōyəḇîm*": "enemies/foes/adversaries" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.3", "source": "גָּֽלְתָ֨ה יְהוּדָ֤ה מֵעֹ֙נִי֙ וּמֵרֹ֣ב עֲבֹדָ֔ה הִ֚יא יָשְׁבָ֣ה בַגּוֹיִ֔ם לֹ֥א מָצְאָ֖ה מָנ֑וֹחַ כָּל־רֹדְפֶ֥יהָ הִשִּׂיג֖וּהָ בֵּ֥ין הַמְּצָרִֽים׃ ס", "text": "*gāləṯāh* *yəhûḏāh* from *ʿōnî* *û*-from *rōḇ* *ʿăḇōḏāh*; *hîʾ* *yāšəḇāh* among the *gôyim*, *lōʾ* *māṣəʾāh* *mānôaḥ*; all-her *rōḏp̄eyhā* *hiśśîḡûhā* between the *məṣārîm*.", "grammar": { "*gāləṯāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she went into exile", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*mēʿōnî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from affliction", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mērōḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from abundance of", "*ʿăḇōḏāh*": "noun, feminine singular - labor/servitude", "*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular pronoun - she", "*yāšəḇāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she dwells", "*baggôyim*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine plural - among the nations", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*māṣəʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she found", "*mānôaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - rest/resting place", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*rōḏp̄eyhā*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her pursuers", "*hiśśîḡûhā*": "hifil perfect, 3rd plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - they overtook her", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*hamməṣārîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - the narrow places/straits" }, "variants": { "*gāləṯāh*": "went into exile/departed/was deported", "*yəhûḏāh*": "Judah/the people of Judah", "*ʿōnî*": "affliction/misery/poverty", "*rōḇ*": "abundance/greatness/multitude", "*ʿăḇōḏāh*": "labor/service/servitude/slavery", "*yāšəḇāh*": "dwells/sits/resides/remains", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*mānôaḥ*": "rest/resting place/place of repose", "*rōḏp̄eyhā*": "her pursuers/those who chase her/her persecutors", "*hiśśîḡûhā*": "they overtook her/they caught up with her/they reached her", "*məṣārîm*": "narrow places/straits/distress/confined spaces" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.4", "source": "דַּרְכֵ֨י צִיּ֜וֹן אֲבֵל֗וֹת מִבְּלִי֙ בָּאֵ֣י מוֹעֵ֔ד כָּל־שְׁעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ שֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔ין כֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָ נֶאֱנָחִ֑ים בְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָ נּוּג֖וֹת וְהִ֥יא מַר־לָֽהּ׃ ס", "text": "The *darḵê* *ṣîôn* *ʾăḇēlôṯ* without *bāʾê* *môʿēḏ*; all-her *šəʿāreyhā* *šômēmîn*; her *kōhăneyhā* *neʾĕnāḥîm*; her *bəṯûlōṯeyhā* *nûḡôṯ*, *wə*-*hîʾ* *mar*-to her.", "grammar": { "*darḵê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - roads/ways of", "*ṣîôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*ʾăḇēlôṯ*": "qal participle, feminine plural - mourning", "*mibblî*": "preposition + noun - without/from lack of", "*bāʾê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - those coming to", "*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - appointed time/festival", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*šəʿāreyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her gates", "*šômēmîn*": "qal participle, masculine plural - desolate", "*kōhăneyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her priests", "*neʾĕnāḥîm*": "nifal participle, masculine plural - groaning", "*bəṯûlōṯeyhā*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her virgins", "*nûḡôṯ*": "nifal participle, feminine plural - grieving", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular pronoun - she", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter", "*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her" }, "variants": { "*darḵê*": "roads/ways/paths", "*ṣîôn*": "Zion/Jerusalem", "*ʾăḇēlôṯ*": "mourning/lamenting/in grief", "*bāʾê môʿēḏ*": "festival-goers/pilgrims/those coming to the appointed feasts", "*šəʿāreyhā*": "her gates/her entryways", "*šômēmîn*": "desolate/deserted/ruined", "*kōhăneyhā*": "her priests/her temple servants", "*neʾĕnāḥîm*": "groaning/sighing/mourning", "*bəṯûlōṯeyhā*": "her virgins/her young women", "*nûḡôṯ*": "grieving/mourning/afflicted", "*mar*": "bitter/bitterness/grief" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.5", "source": "הָי֨וּ צָרֶ֤יהָ לְרֹאשׁ֙ אֹיְבֶ֣יהָ שָׁל֔וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה הוֹגָ֖הּ עַ֣ל רֹב־פְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָ עוֹלָלֶ֛יהָ הָלְכ֥וּ שְׁבִ֖י לִפְנֵי־צָֽר׃ ס", "text": "*hāyû* her *ṣāreyhā* to *rōʾš*, her *ʾōyəḇeyhā* *šālû*, *kî*-*YHWH* *hôḡāh* upon *rōḇ*-her *pəšāʿeyhā*; her *ʿôlāleyhā* *hāləḵû* *šəḇî* before-*ṣār*.", "grammar": { "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they became", "*ṣāreyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her adversaries", "*lərōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to head/chief", "*ʾōyəḇeyhā*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her enemies", "*šālû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they prosper", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*hôḡāh*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he afflicted her", "*ʿal*": "preposition - because of", "*rōḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - abundance/multitude of", "*pəšāʿeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her transgressions", "*ʿôlāleyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her children", "*hāləḵû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they went", "*šəḇî*": "noun, masculine singular - captivity", "*lip̄nê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before", "*ṣār*": "noun, masculine singular - adversary" }, "variants": { "*ṣāreyhā*": "her adversaries/her oppressors/her foes", "*rōʾš*": "head/chief/leader", "*ʾōyəḇeyhā*": "her enemies/her foes", "*šālû*": "prosper/are at ease/succeed", "*hôḡāh*": "afflicted her/caused her grief/punished her", "*rōḇ*": "abundance/multitude/greatness", "*pəšāʿeyhā*": "her transgressions/her rebellions/her sins", "*ʿôlāleyhā*": "her children/her infants/her little ones", "*šəḇî*": "captivity/exile", "*ṣār*": "adversary/enemy/foe" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.6", "source": "וַיֵּצֵ֥א מִבַּת־צִיּ֖וֹן כָּל־הֲדָרָ֑הּ הָי֣וּ שָׂרֶ֗יהָ כְּאַיָּלִים֙ לֹא־מָצְא֣וּ מִרְעֶ֔ה וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ בְלֹא־כֹ֖חַ לִפְנֵ֥י רוֹדֵֽף׃ ס", "text": "*wa*-*yēṣēʾ* from *baṯ*-*ṣîôn* all-her *hăḏārāh*; *hāyû* her *śāreyhā* like *ʾayyālîm* *lōʾ*-*māṣəʾû* *mirʿeh*, *wa*-*yēləḵû* without-*ḵōaḥ* before *rôḏēp̄*.", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes out", "*mibbaṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from daughter of", "*ṣîôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*hăḏārāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her splendor", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they became", "*śāreyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her princes", "*kəʾayyālîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - like deer/stags", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*māṣəʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they found", "*mirʿeh*": "noun, masculine singular - pasture", "*yēləḵû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they go", "*ḇəlōʾ*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*ḵōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - strength", "*lip̄nê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before", "*rôḏēp̄*": "qal participle, masculine singular - pursuer" }, "variants": { "*yēṣēʾ*": "goes out/departs/is gone", "*baṯ-ṣîôn*": "daughter of Zion/Jerusalem", "*hăḏārāh*": "her splendor/her glory/her beauty", "*śāreyhā*": "her princes/her officials/her leaders", "*ʾayyālîm*": "deer/stags/harts", "*māṣəʾû*": "they found/they discovered", "*mirʿeh*": "pasture/grazing land/food", "*yēləḵû*": "they go/they walk/they proceed", "*ḵōaḥ*": "strength/power/might", "*rôḏēp̄*": "pursuer/hunter/one who chases" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.7", "source": "זָֽכְרָ֣ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם יְמֵ֤י עָנְיָהּ֙ וּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָ כֹּ֚ל מַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ מִ֣ימֵי קֶ֑דֶם בִּנְפֹ֧ל עַמָּ֣הּ בְּיַד־צָ֗ר וְאֵ֤ין עוֹזֵר֙ לָ֔הּ רָא֣וּהָ צָרִ֔ים שָׂחֲק֖וּ עַ֥ל מִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ ס", "text": "*zāḵərāh* *yərûšālaim* *yəmê* her *ʿānəyāh* *û*-her *mərûḏeyhā*, all her *maḥămuddeyhā* which *hāyû* from *yəmê* *qeḏem*; when *binp̄ōl* her *ʿammāh* in *yaḏ*-*ṣār* *wə*-*ʾên* *ʿôzēr* to her; *rāʾûhā* *ṣārîm*, *śāḥăqû* upon her *mišbatteyhā*.", "grammar": { "*zāḵərāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she remembered", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of", "*ʿānəyāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her affliction", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mərûḏeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her homelessness", "*kōl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*maḥămuddeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her precious things", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they were", "*mîmê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from days of", "*qeḏem*": "noun, masculine singular - ancient times/old", "*binp̄ōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - when falling", "*ʿammāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her people", "*bəyaḏ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in hand of", "*ṣār*": "noun, masculine singular - adversary", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ʿôzēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - helper", "*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her", "*rāʾûhā*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - they saw her", "*ṣārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - adversaries", "*śāḥăqû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they laughed", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*mišbatteyhā*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her cessations/downfall" }, "variants": { "*zāḵərāh*": "she remembered/she recalled", "*yəmê*": "days of/times of", "*ʿānəyāh*": "her affliction/her misery/her suffering", "*mərûḏeyhā*": "her homelessness/her wanderings/her distress", "*maḥămuddeyhā*": "her precious things/her desirable things/her treasures", "*qeḏem*": "ancient times/old/formerly", "*binp̄ōl*": "when falling/when collapsing/at the downfall of", "*ʿammāh*": "her people/her nation", "*ṣār*": "adversary/enemy/foe", "*ʿôzēr*": "helper/one who aids", "*rāʾûhā*": "they saw her/they beheld her", "*ṣārîm*": "adversaries/enemies/foes", "*śāḥăqû*": "they laughed/they mocked/they derided", "*mišbatteyhā*": "her cessations/her downfall/her destruction/her ruin" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.8", "source": "חֵ֤טְא חָֽטְאָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן לְנִידָ֣ה הָיָ֑תָה כָּֽל־מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ הִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙ כִּי־רָא֣וּ עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ גַּם־הִ֥יא נֶאֶנְחָ֖ה וַתָּ֥שָׁב אָחֽוֹר׃ ס", "text": "*ḥēṭə* *ḥāṭəʾāh* *yərûšālaim*, upon-*kēn* to *nîḏāh* *hāyāṯāh*; all-her *məḵabbəḏeyhā* *hizzîlûhā* *kî*-*rāʾû* her *ʿerwāṯāh*; *gam*-*hîʾ* *neʾenḥāh* *wa*-*tāšāḇ* *ʾāḥôr*.", "grammar": { "*ḥēṭə*": "noun, masculine singular - sin", "*ḥāṭəʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she sinned", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/because of", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*lənîḏāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to impurity/abhorrence", "*hāyāṯāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she became", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*məḵabbəḏeyhā*": "piel participle, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her honorers", "*hizzîlûhā*": "hifil perfect, 3rd plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - they despised her", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they saw", "*ʿerwāṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her nakedness", "*gam*": "particle - also/even", "*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular pronoun - she", "*neʾenḥāh*": "nifal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she groaned", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*tāšāḇ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she turns back", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward" }, "variants": { "*ḥēṭə ḥāṭəʾāh*": "greatly sinned/committed grave sin", "*nîḏāh*": "impurity/filth/abhorrence/menstrual impurity", "*məḵabbəḏeyhā*": "her honorers/those who honored her/those who respected her", "*hizzîlûhā*": "they despised her/they held her in contempt/they degraded her", "*ʿerwāṯāh*": "her nakedness/her shame/her private parts", "*neʾenḥāh*": "she groaned/she sighed/she moaned", "*tāšāḇ ʾāḥôr*": "turns backward/retreats/withdraws" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.9", "source": "טֻמְאָתָ֣הּ בְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָ לֹ֤א זָֽכְרָה֙ אַחֲרִיתָ֔הּ וַתֵּ֣רֶד פְּלָאִ֔ים אֵ֥ין מְנַחֵ֖ם לָ֑הּ רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עָנְיִ֔י כִּ֥י הִגְדִּ֖יל אוֹיֵֽב׃ ס", "text": "Her *ṭumʾāṯāh* in her *šûleyhā*, *lōʾ* *zāḵərāh* her *ʾaḥărîṯāh*, *wa*-*tēreḏ* *pəlāʾîm*; *ʾên* *mənaḥēm* to her; *rəʾēh* *YHWH* *ʾeṯ*-my *ʿānəyî*, *kî* *hiḡdîl* *ʾôyēḇ*.", "grammar": { "*ṭumʾāṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her uncleanness", "*bəšûleyhā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her skirts", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*zāḵərāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she remembered", "*ʾaḥărîṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her end/future", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*tēreḏ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she came down", "*pəlāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - wonders/astonishingly", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*mənaḥēm*": "piel participle, masculine singular - comforter", "*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her", "*rəʾēh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - see", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʿānəyî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my affliction", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hiḡdîl*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he magnified himself", "*ʾôyēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - enemy" }, "variants": { "*ṭumʾāṯāh*": "her uncleanness/her impurity/her filthiness", "*šûleyhā*": "her skirts/her hems/her garment edges", "*zāḵərāh*": "she remembered/she considered", "*ʾaḥărîṯāh*": "her end/her future/her outcome", "*tēreḏ pəlāʾîm*": "came down wonderfully/fell astonishingly/descended incredibly", "*mənaḥēm*": "comforter/consoler", "*rəʾēh*": "see/look/behold", "*ʿānəyî*": "my affliction/my suffering/my misery", "*hiḡdîl*": "magnified himself/acted proudly/boasted", "*ʾôyēḇ*": "enemy/foe/adversary" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.10", "source": "יָדוֹ֙ פָּ֣רַשׂ צָ֔ר עַ֖ל כָּל־מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָ כִּֽי־רָאֲתָ֤ה גוֹיִם֙ בָּ֣אוּ מִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֔יתָה לֹא־יָבֹ֥אוּ בַקָּהָ֖ל לָֽךְ׃ ס", "text": "His *yāḏô* *pāraś* *ṣār* upon all-her *maḥămaddeyhā*; *kî*-*rāʾăṯāh* *gôyim* *bāʾû* her *miqdāšāh*, *ʾăšer* *ṣiwwîṯāh* *lōʾ*-*yāḇōʾû* in the *qāhāl* to you.", "grammar": { "*yāḏô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*pāraś*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spread out", "*ṣār*": "noun, masculine singular - adversary", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*maḥămaddeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her precious things", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rāʾăṯāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she saw", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they entered", "*miqdāšāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sanctuary", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom/which", "*ṣiwwîṯāh*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you commanded", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāḇōʾû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they shall enter", "*baqqāhāl*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the assembly", "*lāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you" }, "variants": { "*pāraś*": "spread out/stretched out/extended", "*ṣār*": "adversary/enemy/foe", "*maḥămaddeyhā*": "her precious things/her desirable things/her treasures", "*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples", "*miqdāšāh*": "her sanctuary/her holy place/her temple", "*ṣiwwîṯāh*": "you commanded/you ordered/you decreed", "*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/community" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.11", "source": "כָּל־עַמָּ֤הּ נֶאֱנָחִים֙ מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם נָתְנ֧וּ מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶ֛ם בְּאֹ֖כֶל לְהָשִׁ֣יב נָ֑פֶשׁ רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה כִּ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי זוֹלֵלָֽה׃ ס", "text": "All-her *ʿammāh* *neʾĕnāḥîm* *məḇaqšîm* *leḥem*; they gave their *maḥămaddêhem* for *ʾōḵel* to *hāšîḇ* *nāp̄eš*; *rəʾēh* *YHWH* *wə*-*habbîṭāh* *kî* *hāyîṯî* *zôlēlāh*.", "grammar": { "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*ʿammāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her people", "*neʾĕnāḥîm*": "nifal participle, masculine plural - groaning", "*məḇaqšîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - seeking", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*nāṯənû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they gave", "*maḥămaddêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their precious things", "*bəʾōḵel*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for food", "*ləhāšîḇ*": "preposition + hifil infinitive construct - to restore", "*nāp̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul/life", "*rəʾēh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - see", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*habbîṭāh*": "hifil imperative, masculine singular with paragogic he - look", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hāyîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have become", "*zôlēlāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - worthless/glutton" }, "variants": { "*neʾĕnāḥîm*": "groaning/sighing/moaning", "*məḇaqšîm*": "seeking/searching for/looking for", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*maḥămaddêhem*": "their precious things/their treasures/their valuable possessions", "*ʾōḵel*": "food/nourishment", "*ləhāšîḇ nāp̄eš*": "to restore life/to revive/to sustain themselves", "*habbîṭāh*": "look/observe/consider", "*zôlēlāh*": "worthless/despised/glutton/contemptible" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.12", "source": "ל֣וֹא אֲלֵיכֶם֮ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דֶרֶךְ֒ הַבִּ֣יטוּ וּרְא֔וּ אִם־יֵ֤שׁ מַכְאוֹב֙ כְּמַכְאֹבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֖ל לִ֑י אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹגָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בְּי֖וֹם חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃ ס", "text": "*lôʾ* to you all-*ʿōḇərê* *dereḵ*, *habbîṭû* *û*-*rəʾû* if-*yēš* *maḵʾôḇ* like my *maḵʾōḇî* *ʾăšer* *ʿôlal* to me, *ʾăšer* *hôḡāh* *YHWH* in *yôm* *ḥărôn* his *ʾappô*.", "grammar": { "*lôʾ*": "negative particle/exclamation - Is it nothing", "*ʾălêḵem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*ʿōḇərê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - those passing by", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - way", "*habbîṭû*": "hifil imperative, masculine plural - look", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*rəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - see", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is", "*maḵʾôḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - pain", "*kəmaḵʾōḇî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - like my pain", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿôlal*": "polal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was done", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*hôḡāh*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he afflicted", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*bəyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in day of", "*ḥărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - burning of", "*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger" }, "variants": { "*lôʾ ʾălêḵem*": "Is it nothing to you?/Does it not concern you?", "*ʿōḇərê dereḵ*": "passersby/travelers/those who pass along the way", "*habbîṭû*": "look/observe/consider", "*maḵʾôḇ*": "pain/sorrow/suffering", "*ʿôlal*": "was done/was inflicted/was brought", "*hôḡāh*": "afflicted/made sorrowful/punished", "*ḥărôn ʾappô*": "his fierce anger/his burning wrath/his intense fury" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.13", "source": "מִמָּר֛וֹם שָֽׁלַח־אֵ֥שׁ בְּעַצְמֹתַ֖י וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה פָּרַ֨שׂ רֶ֤שֶׁת לְרַגְלַי֙ הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי אָח֔וֹר נְתָנַ֙נִי֙ שֹֽׁמֵמָ֔ה כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם דָּוָֽה׃ ס", "text": "From *mārôm* he *šālaḥ*-*ʾēš* in my *ʿaṣmōṯay* *wa*-*yirdennāh*; he *pāraś* *rešeṯ* for my *raḡlay*, *hĕšîḇanî* *ʾāḥôr*; he *nəṯānanî* *šōmēmāh*, all-the *yôm* *dāwāh*.", "grammar": { "*mimmārôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from height", "*šālaḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sent", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*bəʿaṣmōṯay*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 1st singular suffix - in my bones", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yirdennāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he subdued it", "*pāraś*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spread", "*rešeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - net", "*ləraḡlay*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st singular suffix - for my feet", "*hĕšîḇanî*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he turned me back", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward", "*nəṯānanî*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he made me", "*šōmēmāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - desolate", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*hayyôm*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the day", "*dāwāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - faint" }, "variants": { "*mārôm*": "height/above/heaven", "*šālaḥ-ʾēš*": "sent fire/cast fire", "*ʿaṣmōṯay*": "my bones/my skeleton", "*yirdennāh*": "subdued it/overpowered it/made it prevail", "*pāraś rešeṯ*": "spread a net/laid a snare", "*raḡlay*": "my feet/my legs", "*hĕšîḇanî ʾāḥôr*": "turned me back/made me retreat", "*nəṯānanî šōmēmāh*": "made me desolate/rendered me devastated", "*dāwāh*": "faint/sick/ill" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.14", "source": "נִשְׂקַד֩ עֹ֨ל פְּשָׁעַ֜י בְּיָד֗וֹ יִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּ עָל֥וּ עַל־צַוָּארִ֖י הִכְשִׁ֣יל כֹּחִ֑י נְתָנַ֣נִי אֲדֹנָ֔י בִּידֵ֖י לֹא־אוּכַ֥ל קֽוּם׃ ס", "text": "*niśqaḏ* *ʿōl* my *pəšāʿay* by his *yāḏô*, *yiśtārəḡû* *ʿālû* upon-my *ṣawwārî*, *hiḵšîl* my *kōḥî*; *nəṯānanî* *ʾăḏōnāy* into *yəḏê* *lōʾ*-*ʾûḵal* *qûm*.", "grammar": { "*niśqaḏ*": "nifal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it was bound", "*ʿōl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - yoke of", "*pəšāʿay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my transgressions", "*bəyāḏô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his hand", "*yiśtārəḡû*": "hitpael imperfect, 3rd plural - they intertwine themselves", "*ʿālû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they went up", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*ṣawwārî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my neck", "*hiḵšîl*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he made to stumble", "*kōḥî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my strength", "*nəṯānanî*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he gave me", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st singular suffix - my Lord", "*bîḏê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - into hands of", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾûḵal*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I am able", "*qûm*": "qal infinitive construct - to rise" }, "variants": { "*niśqaḏ*": "was bound/was fastened/was tied", "*ʿōl*": "yoke/burden", "*pəšāʿay*": "my transgressions/my rebellions/my sins", "*yiśtārəḡû*": "intertwine themselves/entwine/are woven together", "*ʿālû*": "went up/mounted/ascended", "*ṣawwārî*": "my neck", "*hiḵšîl*": "made to stumble/weakened/caused to fail", "*kōḥî*": "my strength/my power", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "Lord/my Lord/the Lord", "*lōʾ-ʾûḵal qûm*": "I cannot rise/I am unable to stand" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.15", "source": "סִלָּ֨ה כָל־אַבִּירַ֤י ׀ אֲדֹנָי֙ בְּקִרְבִּ֔י קָרָ֥א עָלַ֛י מוֹעֵ֖ד לִשְׁבֹּ֣ר בַּחוּרָ֑י גַּ֚ת דָּרַ֣ךְ אֲדֹנָ֔י לִבְתוּלַ֖ת בַּת־יְהוּדָֽה׃ ס", "text": "*sillāh* all-my *ʾabbîray* *ʾăḏōnāy* within me; he *qārāʾ* upon me *môʿēḏ* to *lišbōr* my *baḥûrāy*; *gaṯ* *dāraḵ* *ʾăḏōnāy* to *ḇəṯûlaṯ* *baṯ*-*yəhûḏāh*.", "grammar": { "*sillāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he rejected", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*ʾabbîray*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my mighty men", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st singular suffix - my Lord", "*bəqirbî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - within me", "*qārāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he called", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - upon me", "*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - appointed time", "*lišbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to break", "*baḥûrāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my young men", "*gaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - winepress", "*dāraḵ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he trod", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st singular suffix - my Lord", "*liḇəṯûlaṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to virgin of", "*baṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*sillāh*": "rejected/cast away/set aside/trampled", "*ʾabbîray*": "my mighty men/my warriors/my strong ones", "*qārāʾ môʿēḏ*": "called an assembly/proclaimed a solemn assembly/summoned", "*lišbōr*": "to break/to crush/to shatter", "*baḥûrāy*": "my young men/my chosen ones", "*gaṯ dāraḵ*": "trod the winepress/trampled as in a winepress", "*ḇəṯûlaṯ baṯ-yəhûḏāh*": "virgin daughter of Judah/the virgin of the daughter of Judah" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.16", "source": "עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ אֲנִ֣י בוֹכִיָּ֗ה עֵינִ֤י ׀ עֵינִי֙ יֹ֣רְדָה מַּ֔יִם כִּֽי־רָחַ֥ק מִמֶּ֛נִּי מְנַחֵ֖ם מֵשִׁ֣יב נַפְשִׁ֑י הָי֤וּ בָנַי֙ שֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔ים כִּ֥י גָבַ֖ר אוֹיֵֽב׃ ס", "text": "Upon-*ʾēlleh* *ʾănî* *ḇôḵîyāh*, my *ʿênî* my *ʿênî* *yōrəḏāh* *mayim*, *kî*-*rāḥaq* from me *mənaḥēm* *mēšîḇ* my *nap̄šî*; *hāyû* my *ḇānay* *šômēmîm*, *kî* *ḡāḇar* *ʾôyēḇ*.", "grammar": { "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/because of", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these", "*ʾănî*": "1st singular personal pronoun - I", "*ḇôḵîyāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - weeping", "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my eye", "*yōrəḏāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - running down", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rāḥaq*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is far", "*mimmennî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - from me", "*mənaḥēm*": "piel participle, masculine singular - comforter", "*mēšîḇ*": "hifil participle, masculine singular construct - restorer of", "*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my soul", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they became", "*ḇānay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my children", "*šômēmîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - desolate", "*ḡāḇar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he prevailed", "*ʾôyēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - enemy" }, "variants": { "*ḇôḵîyāh*": "weeping/crying", "*ʿênî ʿênî yōrəḏāh mayim*": "my eye, my eye runs down with water/my eyes shed streams of tears", "*rāḥaq*": "is far/is distant/has gone away", "*mənaḥēm mēšîḇ nap̄šî*": "comforter who restores my soul/consoler who revives my spirit", "*ḇānay*": "my children/my sons", "*šômēmîm*": "desolate/devastated/stunned", "*ḡāḇar*": "prevailed/was stronger/overcame", "*ʾôyēḇ*": "enemy/foe/adversary" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.17", "source": "פֵּֽרְשָׂ֨ה צִיּ֜וֹן בְּיָדֶ֗יהָ אֵ֤ין מְנַחֵם֙ לָ֔הּ צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב סְבִיבָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו הָיְתָ֧ה יְרוּשָׁלַ֛͏ִם לְנִדָּ֖ה בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ ס", "text": "*pērśāh* *ṣîôn* with her *yāḏeyhā*, *ʾên* *mənaḥēm* to her; *ṣiwwāh* *YHWH* for *yaʿăqōḇ* his *səḇîḇāyw* his *ṣārāyw*; *hāyəṯāh* *yərûšālaim* to *niddāh* between them.", "grammar": { "*pērśāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she spreads out", "*ṣîôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*bəyāḏeyhā*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 3rd feminine singular suffix - with her hands", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*mənaḥēm*": "piel participle, masculine singular - comforter", "*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her", "*ṣiwwāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*ləyaʿăqōḇ*": "preposition + proper noun - for Jacob", "*səḇîḇāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his surroundings", "*ṣārāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his adversaries", "*hāyəṯāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she became", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*ləniddāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to impurity", "*bênêhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - between them" }, "variants": { "*pērśāh yāḏeyhā*": "spreads out her hands/extends her hands/reaches out", "*mənaḥēm*": "comforter/consoler", "*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/decreed", "*yaʿăqōḇ*": "Jacob/Israel", "*səḇîḇāyw ṣārāyw*": "those around him should be his adversaries/his neighbors should be his foes", "*niddāh*": "impurity/filth/menstrual impurity/something abhorrent" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.18", "source": "צַדִּ֥יק ה֛וּא יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֣י פִ֣יהוּ מָרִ֑יתִי שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א כָל־הָֽעַמִּ֗ים וּרְאוּ֙ מַכְאֹבִ֔י בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י וּבַחוּרַ֖י הָלְכ֥וּ בַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ ס", "text": "*ṣaddîq* *hûʾ* *YHWH*, *kî* his *p̄îhû* *mārîṯî*; *šimʿû*-*nāʾ* all-the *ʿammîm* *û*-*rəʾû* my *maḵʾōḇî*; my *ḇəṯûlōṯay* *û*-my *ḇaḥûray* *hāləḵû* in the *šeḇî*.", "grammar": { "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous", "*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*p̄îhû*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth", "*mārîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I rebelled against", "*šimʿû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - hear", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*hāʿammîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - the peoples", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*rəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - see", "*maḵʾōḇî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my pain", "*ḇəṯûlōṯay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st singular suffix - my virgins", "*ḇaḥûray*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my young men", "*hāləḵû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they went", "*baššeḇî*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the captivity" }, "variants": { "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/fair", "*mārîṯî*": "I rebelled against/I disobeyed/I was rebellious toward", "*šimʿû-nāʾ*": "hear, please/listen, I pray", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/populations", "*maḵʾōḇî*": "my pain/my suffering/my sorrow", "*ḇəṯûlōṯay*": "my virgins/my young women", "*ḇaḥûray*": "my young men/my chosen ones", "*šeḇî*": "captivity/exile" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.19", "source": "קָרָ֤אתִי לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙ הֵ֣מָּה רִמּ֔וּנִי כֹּהֲנַ֥י וּזְקֵנַ֖י בָּעִ֣יר גָּוָ֑עוּ כִּֽי־בִקְשׁ֥וּ אֹ֙כֶל֙ לָ֔מוֹ וְיָשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶת־נַפְשָֽׁם׃ ס", "text": "I *qārāʾṯî* to my *məʾahăḇay*; *hēmmāh* *rimmûnî*; my *kōhănay* *û*-my *zəqēnay* in the *ʿîr* *gāwāʿû* *kî*-they *ḇiqšû* *ʾōḵel* for them *wə*-*yāšîḇû* *ʾeṯ*-their *nap̄šām*.", "grammar": { "*qārāʾṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I called", "*laməʾahăḇay*": "preposition + piel participle, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - to my lovers", "*hēmmāh*": "3rd masculine plural pronoun - they", "*rimmûnî*": "piel perfect, 3rd plural with 1st singular suffix - they deceived me", "*kōhănay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my priests", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*zəqēnay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my elders", "*bāʿîr*": "preposition + definite noun, feminine singular - in the city", "*gāwāʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they perished", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḇiqšû*": "piel perfect, 3rd plural - they sought", "*ʾōḵel*": "noun, masculine singular - food", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yāšîḇû*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd plural - they might restore", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*nap̄šām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their life" }, "variants": { "*qārāʾṯî*": "I called/I cried out to", "*məʾahăḇay*": "my lovers/my allies/those who loved me", "*rimmûnî*": "they deceived me/they betrayed me/they dealt treacherously with me", "*kōhănay*": "my priests/my temple servants", "*zəqēnay*": "my elders/my old men/my officials", "*gāwāʿû*": "they perished/they died/they expired", "*ḇiqšû ʾōḵel*": "they sought food/they searched for nourishment", "*yāšîḇû nap̄šām*": "they might restore their life/they might revive themselves" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.20", "source": "רְאֵ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה כִּֽי־צַר־לִי֙ מֵעַ֣י חֳמַרְמָ֔רוּ נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ לִבִּי֙ בְּקִרְבִּ֔י כִּ֥י מָר֖וֹ מָרִ֑יתִי מִח֥וּץ שִׁכְּלָה־חֶ֖רֶב בַּבַּ֥יִת כַּמָּֽוֶת׃ ס", "text": "*rəʾēh* *YHWH* *kî*-*ṣar*-to me, my *mēʿay* *ḥŏmarmārû*, *nehpaḵ* my *libbî* within me, *kî* *mārô* *mārîṯî*; from *ḥûṣ* *šikkəlāh*-*ḥereḇ*, in the *bayiṯ* like *māweṯ*.", "grammar": { "*rəʾēh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - see", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ṣar*": "adjective, masculine singular - distressed", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*mēʿay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my inward parts", "*ḥŏmarmārû*": "pealal perfect, 3rd plural - they are in turmoil", "*nehpaḵ*": "nifal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is turned", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*bəqirbî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - within me", "*mārô*": "infinitive absolute - rebelling", "*mārîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I rebelled", "*miḥûṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from outside", "*šikkəlāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it bereaved", "*ḥereḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - sword", "*babayiṯ*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the house", "*kammāweṯ*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - like the death" }, "variants": { "*rəʾēh*": "see/look/behold", "*ṣar-lî*": "I am in distress/I am troubled/I am in anguish", "*mēʿay ḥŏmarmārû*": "my inward parts are in turmoil/my bowels churn/my intestines burn", "*nehpaḵ libbî*": "my heart is turned/my heart is overturned/my heart is churned", "*mārô mārîṯî*": "I have grievously rebelled/I have been very rebellious", "*šikkəlāh-ḥereḇ*": "the sword bereaves/the sword makes childless", "*babayiṯ kammāweṯ*": "in the house it is like death/inside is like the grave" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.21", "source": "שָׁמְע֞וּ כִּ֧י נֶאֱנָחָ֣ה אָ֗נִי אֵ֤ין מְנַחֵם֙ לִ֔י כָּל־אֹ֨יְבַ֜י שָׁמְע֤וּ רָֽעָתִי֙ שָׂ֔שׂוּ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ הֵבֵ֥אתָ יוֹם־קָרָ֖אתָ וְיִֽהְי֥וּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃ ס", "text": "They *šāməʿû* *kî* *neʾĕnāḥāh* *ʾānî*, *ʾên* *mənaḥēm* to me; all-my *ʾōyəḇay* *šāməʿû* my *rāʿāṯî* they *śāśû* *kî* *ʾattāh* *ʿāśîṯā*; *hēḇēʾṯā* *yôm*-you *qārāʾṯā* *wə*-*yihyû* like me.", "grammar": { "*šāməʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they heard", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*neʾĕnāḥāh*": "nifal participle, feminine singular - groaning", "*ʾānî*": "1st singular personal pronoun - I", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*mənaḥēm*": "piel participle, masculine singular - comforter", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*ʾōyəḇay*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my enemies", "*šāməʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they heard", "*rāʿāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my calamity", "*śāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they rejoiced", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular personal pronoun - you", "*ʿāśîṯā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did", "*hēḇēʾṯā*": "hifil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you brought", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*qārāʾṯā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you called", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they will be", "*ḵāmônî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - like me" }, "variants": { "*šāməʿû*": "they heard/they listened", "*neʾĕnāḥāh*": "groaning/sighing/moaning", "*mənaḥēm*": "comforter/consoler", "*ʾōyəḇay*": "my enemies/my foes/my adversaries", "*rāʿāṯî*": "my calamity/my evil/my trouble", "*śāśû*": "they rejoiced/they were glad/they exulted", "*ʿāśîṯā*": "you did/you have done", "*hēḇēʾṯā yôm-qārāʾṯā*": "you have brought the day you proclaimed/you have brought the day you called for", "*yihyû ḵāmônî*": "they will be like me/they shall become as I am" } }

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.22", "source": "תָּבֹ֨א כָל־רָעָתָ֤ם לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ וְעוֹלֵ֣ל לָ֔מוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֛לְתָּ לִ֖י עַ֣ל כָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֑י כִּֽי־רַבּ֥וֹת אַנְחֹתַ֖י וְלִבִּ֥י דַוָּֽי׃ פ", "text": "May it *tāḇōʾ* all-their *rāʿāṯām* before you, *wə*-*ʿôlēl* to them *kaʾăšer* you *ʿôlaltā* to me for all-my *pəšāʿāy*; *kî*-*rabbôṯ* my *ʾanḥōṯay* *wə*-my *libbî* *dawwāy*.", "grammar": { "*tāḇōʾ*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let it come", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*rāʿāṯām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their evil", "*ləp̄āneḵā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - before you", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿôlēl*": "polel imperative, masculine singular - deal severely", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - as", "*ʿôlaltā*": "polel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you dealt severely", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*ʿal*": "preposition - because of", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*pəšāʿāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my transgressions", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rabbôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural - many", "*ʾanḥōṯay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st singular suffix - my sighs", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*dawwāy*": "adjective, masculine singular - faint" }, "variants": { "*tāḇōʾ rāʿāṯām*": "let their evil come/may their wickedness come before you", "*ʿôlēl lāmô*": "deal with them/do to them", "*ʿôlaltā*": "you have dealt with/you have done to", "*pəšāʿāy*": "my transgressions/my sins/my rebellions", "*rabbôṯ ʾanḥōṯay*": "many are my sighs/my groans are many", "*libbî dawwāy*": "my heart is faint/my heart is sick/my heart is sorrowful" } }