1{
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.1",
"source": "אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾănî* the *geber* *rāʾâ* *ʿŏnî* in *šēbeṭ* *ʿebrātô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*geber*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mighty man",
"*rāʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - saw/has seen",
"*ʿŏnî*": "noun, masculine singular - affliction/misery",
"*šēbeṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rod/staff",
"*ʿebrātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wrath/fury"
},
"variants": {
"*geber*": "man/mighty man/warrior/strong one",
"*ʿŏnî*": "affliction/misery/suffering/oppression",
"*šēbeṭ*": "rod/staff/scepter/tribe",
"*ʿebrātô*": "his wrath/his fury/his anger/his overflow"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.2",
"source": "אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*ʾôtî* *nāhag* *wayyōlek* *ḥōšek* and not *ʾôr*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾôtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me",
"*nāhag*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - led/drove/guided",
"*wayyōlek*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he caused to walk/brought",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light"
},
"variants": {
"*nāhag*": "led/drove/guided/conducted",
"*wayyōlek*": "and he brought/and he caused to walk/and he made go",
"*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity/gloom"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.3",
"source": "אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*ʾak* against *bî* *yāšub* *yahăpōk* *yādô* all the *yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/indeed/only",
"*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me",
"*yāšub*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he returns/turns",
"*yahăpōk*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he turns/overturns",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾak*": "surely/indeed/only/however",
"*yāšub*": "he returns/he turns back/he repeats",
"*yahăpōk*": "he turns/he overturns/he changes"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.4",
"source": "בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃",
"text": "*billâ* *beśārî* and *ʿôrî* *šibbar* *ʿaṣmôtāy*",
"grammar": {
"*billâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - wore out/consumed",
"*beśārî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh",
"*ʿôrî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my skin",
"*šibbar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - broke/shattered",
"*ʿaṣmôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bones"
},
"variants": {
"*billâ*": "wore out/consumed/wasted away/made old",
"*šibbar*": "broke/shattered/broke into pieces"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.5",
"source": "בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃",
"text": "*bānâ* against *ʿālây* *wayyaqqap* *rōʾš* and *telāʾâ*",
"grammar": {
"*bānâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - built",
"*ʿālây*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me",
"*wayyaqqap*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he surrounded",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head/poison",
"*telāʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hardship/travail"
},
"variants": {
"*bānâ*": "built/constructed/established",
"*wayyaqqap*": "and he surrounded/and he encompassed",
"*rōʾš*": "head/poison/venom/gall",
"*telāʾâ*": "hardship/travail/weariness"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.6",
"source": "בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃",
"text": "In *maḥăšakkîm* *hôšîbanî* like *mētê* *ʿôlām*",
"grammar": {
"*maḥăšakkîm*": "noun, masculine plural - dark places",
"*hôšîbanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he caused me to dwell/sit",
"*mētê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - dead ones of",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - long duration/eternity"
},
"variants": {
"*maḥăšakkîm*": "dark places/darkness",
"*hôšîbanî*": "he caused me to dwell/he made me sit",
"*mētê*": "dead ones/corpses",
"*ʿôlām*": "long duration/eternity/antiquity/perpetuity"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.7",
"source": "גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃",
"text": "*gādar* about *baʿădî* and not *ʾēṣēʾ* *hikbîd* *neḥāštî*",
"grammar": {
"*gādar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hedged/walled up",
"*baʿădî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - about me/around me",
"*ʾēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will go out",
"*hikbîd*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he made heavy",
"*neḥāštî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bronze/chains"
},
"variants": {
"*gādar*": "hedged/walled up/fenced",
"*baʿădî*": "about me/around me/for my sake",
"*hikbîd*": "he made heavy/he weighed down",
"*neḥāštî*": "my bronze/my chains/my fetters/my copper"
}
}