Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.9", "source": "גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃", "text": "*gādar* *derākay* with *gāzît* *netîbōtay* *ʿiwwâ*", "grammar": { "*gādar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hedged/walled up", "*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*gāzît*": "noun, feminine singular - hewn stone", "*netîbōtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my paths", "*ʿiwwâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - made crooked" }, "variants": { "*gādar*": "hedged/walled up/fenced", "*gāzît*": "hewn stone/cut stone/dressed stone", "*ʿiwwâ*": "made crooked/twisted/perverted/bent" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 63:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.63.17", "source": "לָ֣מָּה תַתְעֵ֤נוּ יְהוָה֙ מִדְּרָכֶ֔יךָ תַּקְשִׁ֥יחַ לִבֵּ֖נוּ מִיִּרְאָתֶ֑ךָ שׁ֚וּב לְמַ֣עַן עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ שִׁבְטֵ֖י נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Why *tatʿēnû* *YHWH* from your *dĕrāḵeḵā*? Why *taqšîaḥ* our *libbēnû* from your *yirʾāteḵā*? *šûb* for the sake of your *ʿăbādeḵā*, the *šibṭê* your *naḥălāteḵā*.", "grammar": { "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*tatʿēnû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you make us err", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*middĕrāḵeḵā*": "preposition min + noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your ways", "*taqšîaḥ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you harden", "*libbēnû*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - our heart", "*miyyirʾāteḵā*": "preposition min + noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from fear of you", "*šûb*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - return", "*lĕmaʿan*": "preposition - for the sake of", "*ʿăbādeḵā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants", "*šibṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of", "*naḥălāteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your inheritance" }, "variants": { "*tatʿēnû*": "you make us err/you cause us to wander/you lead us astray", "*dĕrāḵeḵā*": "your ways/your paths", "*taqšîaḥ*": "you harden/you make insensitive", "*libbēnû*": "our heart/our mind", "*yirʾāteḵā*": "fear of you/reverence for you", "*šûb*": "return/turn back/restore", "*ʿăbādeḵā*": "your servants/your slaves", "*šibṭê*": "tribes/rods", "*naḥălāteḵā*": "your inheritance/your possession" } }
  • Lam 3:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.11", "source": "דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃", "text": "*derākay* *sôrēr* *wayepaššeḥēnî* *śāmanî* *šōmēm*", "grammar": { "*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*sôrēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - turning aside", "*wayepaššeḥēnî*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he tore me to pieces", "*śāmanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he made me", "*šōmēm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - desolate" }, "variants": { "*sôrēr*": "turning aside/stubborn/rebellious", "*wayepaššeḥēnî*": "and he tore me to pieces/and he pulled me apart/and he rent me asunder", "*šōmēm*": "desolate/devastated/appalled" } }
  • Hos 2:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Hosea.2.6", "source": "‫וְאֶת־בָּנֶ֖יהָ לֹ֣א אֲרַחֵ֑ם כִּֽי־בְנֵ֥י זְנוּנִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃‬", "text": "And *ʾet*-*bānêhā* not *ʾăraḥēm* for-*bənê* *zənûnîm* *hēmmāh*.", "grammar": { "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bānêhā*": "noun, masculine, plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her sons/children", "*ʾăraḥēm*": "piel imperfect, 1st singular - I will have mercy", "*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of", "*zənûnîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - harlotries", "*hēmmāh*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd plural, masculine - they" }, "variants": { "*bānêhā*": "her sons/children/offspring", "*ʾăraḥēm*": "I will have mercy/compassion/pity", "*bənê*": "sons/children/offspring of", "*zənûnîm*": "harlotries/prostitutions/sexual immoralities", "*hēmmāh*": "they/those ones" } }
  • Isa 30:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Isaiah.30.28", "source": "וְרוּחוֹ כְּנַחַל שׁוֹטֵף עַד־צַוָּאר יֶחֱצֶה לַהֲנָפָה גוֹיִם בְּנָפַת שָׁוְא וְרֶסֶן מַתְעֶה עַל לְחָיֵי עַמִּים׃", "text": "And his *rûḥô* like a *naḥal* *šôṭēp* reaching to [the] *ṣawwāʾr* *yeḥĕṣeh*, to *lahănāpâ* *gôyim* with [the] sieve of *šāweʾ*, and a *resen* *matʿeh* on [the] jaws of [the] peoples.", "grammar": { "*rûḥô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his breath/spirit", "*naḥal*": "masculine singular noun - stream/torrent", "*šôṭēp*": "qal participle masculine singular - overflowing/flooding", "*ṣawwāʾr*": "masculine singular noun - neck", "*yeḥĕṣeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it divides/cuts/reaches", "*lahănāpâ*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to sift/winnow", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations", "*šāweʾ*": "masculine singular noun - emptiness/vanity/falsehood", "*resen*": "masculine singular noun - bridle/halter", "*matʿeh*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - causing to err/mislead" }, "variants": { "*rûḥô*": "his breath/spirit/wind", "*naḥal*": "stream/torrent/wadi", "*šôṭēp*": "overflowing/flooding/sweeping", "*ṣawwāʾr*": "neck/throat", "*yeḥĕṣeh*": "it divides/cuts/reaches/halves", "*lahănāpâ*": "to sift/winnow/separate", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*šāweʾ*": "emptiness/vanity/falsehood/destruction", "*resen*": "bridle/halter/restraint", "*matʿeh*": "causing to err/mislead/go astray" } }