20 {
"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"
}
}
21 {
"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"
}
}