Lamentations 4:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּגְדַּל֙ עֲוֺ֣ן בַּת־עַמִּ֔י מֵֽחַטַּ֖את סְדֹ֑ם הַֽהֲפוּכָ֣ה כְמוֹ־רָ֔גַע וְלֹא־חָ֥לוּ בָ֖הּ יָדָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And wayyiḡdal ʿăwōn bat-ʿammî than ḥaṭṭaʾt səḏōm, the hăp̄ûḵâ like rāḡaʿ and not ḥālû in her yāḏāyim

Grammar Details

*wayyiḡdal*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it became great
*ʿăwōn*: masculine singular construct - iniquity of
*bat*: feminine singular construct - daughter of
*ʿammî*: masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people
*mē-ḥaṭṭaʾt*: preposition comparative + feminine singular construct - than the sin of
*səḏōm*: proper noun - Sodom
*ha-hăp̄ûḵâ*: definite feminine singular Qal passive participle - the one overthrown
*kəmô*: preposition - like/as
*rāḡaʿ*: masculine singular noun - moment/instant
*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*ḥālû*: Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they remained/waited
*ḇāh*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her/against her
*yāḏāyim*: feminine dual noun - hands

Word Meanings

*wayyiḡdal*: became great/increased/grew
*ʿăwōn*: iniquity/punishment for iniquity/guilt
*ḥaṭṭaʾt*: sin/sin-offering/punishment for sin
*hăp̄ûḵâ*: overthrown/overturned/destroyed
*rāḡaʿ*: moment/instant/suddenly
*ḥālû*: remained/waited/labored

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Referenced Verses

Gen 19:25 : 25 and he overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
Luke 10:12 : 12 I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
Luke 12:47 : 47 And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
Isa 1:9-9 : 9 Except Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah. 10 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Lam 4:9 : 9 They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.
Ezek 16:48-50 : 48 As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw [good].
Dan 9:12 : 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
Matt 11:23-24 : 23 And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted unto heaven? you shall go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Matt 24:21 : 21 for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.

Similar Verses (AI)

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40As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith Jehovah, so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.
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Ezek 9:9
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9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting [of judgment]: for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah seeth not.
Deut 29:23
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Jer 8:21
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Lam 2:2
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Gen 18:20
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Jer 23:14
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