Lamentations 2:11

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{ "verseID": "Lamentations.2.11", "source": "כָּל֨וּ בַדְּמָע֤וֹת עֵינַי֙ חֳמַרְמְר֣וּ מֵעַ֔י נִשְׁפַּ֤ךְ לָאָ֙רֶץ֙ כְּבֵדִ֔י עַל־שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־עַמִּ֑י בֵּֽעָטֵ֤ף עוֹלֵל֙ וְיוֹנֵ֔ק בִּרְחֹב֖וֹת קִרְיָֽה׃", "text": "*kālû* in-*dəmāʿôṯ* *ʿênay* *ḥomarmərû* *mēʿay* *nišpaḵ* to-*ʾāreṣ* *kəḇēḏî* on-*šeḇer* daughter-*ʿammî* in-*bēʿāṭēp̄* *ʿôlēl* and-*yônēq* in-*rəḥōḇôṯ* *qiryâ*", "grammar": { "*kālû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have been consumed", "*ḇaddəmāʿôṯ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine plural - with tears", "*ʿênay*": "noun, feminine dual + 1st common singular suffix - my eyes", "*ḥomarmərû*": "pealal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are fermented/troubled", "*mēʿay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st common singular suffix - my inward parts", "*nišpaḵ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is poured out", "*lāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the ground", "*kəḇēḏî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my liver/glory", "*ʿal-šeḇer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - because of the destruction of", "*baṯ-ʿammî*": "construct chain + 1st common singular suffix - daughter of my people", "*bēʿāṭēp̄*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct - as faints", "*ʿôlēl*": "noun, masculine singular - child/infant", "*wəyônēq*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular - and nursing infant", "*birḥōḇôṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - in streets of", "*qiryâ*": "noun, feminine singular - city" }, "variants": { "*kālû*": "be consumed/come to an end/be spent", "*ḥomarmərû*": "be troubled/be agitated/ferment/be in turmoil", "*mēʿay*": "inward parts/bowels/entrails/emotions", "*nišpaḵ*": "be poured out/be spilled", "*kəḇēḏî*": "liver/inner self/glory/honor", "*šeḇer*": "destruction/ruin/breach/breaking", "*bēʿāṭēp̄*": "faint/grow weak/be feeble", "*ʿôlēl*": "child/infant", "*yônēq*": "nursing infant/suckling" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּל֨וּ בַדְּמָע֤וֹת עֵינַי֙ חֳמַרְמְר֣וּ מֵעַ֔י נִשְׁפַּ֤ךְ לָאָ֙רֶץ֙ כְּבֵדִ֔י עַל־שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־עַמִּ֑י בֵּֽעָטֵ֤ף עוֹלֵל֙ וְיוֹנֵ֔ק בִּרְחֹב֖וֹת קִרְיָֽה׃

Transliteration

kālû in-dəmāʿôṯ ʿênay ḥomarmərû mēʿay nišpaḵ to-ʾāreṣ kəḇēḏî on-šeḇer daughter-ʿammî in-bēʿāṭēp̄ ʿôlēl and-yônēq in-rəḥōḇôṯ qiryâ

Grammar Details

• *kālû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have been consumed
• *ḇaddəmāʿôṯ*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine plural - with tears
• *ʿênay*: noun, feminine dual + 1st common singular suffix - my eyes
• *ḥomarmərû*: pealal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are fermented/troubled
• *mēʿay*: noun, masculine plural + 1st common singular suffix - my inward parts
• *nišpaḵ*: niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is poured out
• *lāʾāreṣ*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the ground
• *kəḇēḏî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my liver/glory
• *ʿal-šeḇer*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - because of the destruction of
• *baṯ-ʿammî*: construct chain + 1st common singular suffix - daughter of my people
• *bēʿāṭēp̄*: preposition + niphal infinitive construct - as faints
• *ʿôlēl*: noun, masculine singular - child/infant
• *wəyônēq*: conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular - and nursing infant
• *birḥōḇôṯ*: preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - in streets of
• *qiryâ*: noun, feminine singular - city

Word Meanings

• *kālû*: be consumed/come to an end/be spent
• *ḥomarmərû*: be troubled/be agitated/ferment/be in turmoil
• *mēʿay*: inward parts/bowels/entrails/emotions
• *nišpaḵ*: be poured out/be spilled
• *kəḇēḏî*: liver/inner self/glory/honor
• *šeḇer*: destruction/ruin/breach/breaking
• *bēʿāṭēp̄*: faint/grow weak/be feeble
• *ʿôlēl*: child/infant
• *yônēq*: nursing infant/suckling

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  My eyes are worn out from weeping, my inner being is in turmoil; my heart is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people, as children and infants faint in the streets of the city.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  My eyes fail with tears, my heart is troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and infants faint in the streets of the city.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Mine eyes{H5869} do fail{H3615} with tears,{H1832} my heart{H4578} is troubled;{H2560} My liver{H3516} is poured{H8210} upon the earth,{H776} because of the destruction{H7667} of the daughter{H1323} of my people,{H5971} Because the young children{H5768} and the sucklings{H3243} swoon{H5848} in the streets{H7339} of the city.{H7151}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Mine eyes{H5869} do fail{H3615}{(H8804)} with tears{H1832}, my bowels{H4578} are troubled{H2560}{(H8777)}, my liver{H3516} is poured{H8210}{(H8738)} upon the earth{H776}, for the destruction{H7667} of the daughter{H1323} of my people{H5971}; because the children{H5768} and the sucklings{H3243}{(H8802)} swoon{H5848}{(H8736)} in the streets{H7339} of the city{H7151}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Myne eyes begynne to fayle me thorow wepinge, my body is disquieted, my leuer is poured vpon the earth, for the greate hurte of my people, seynge the children and babes dyd swowne in the stretes of the cite.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Mine eyes doe saile with teares: my bowels swell: my liuer is powred vpon the earth, for the destructio of the daughter of my people, because the children and sucklings swoone in the streetes of the citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Mine eyes begin to fayle me through weeping, my body is disquieted, my liuer is powred vpon the earth for the great hurt of the daughter of my people, seeing the chyldren and babes dyd swowne in the streetes of the citie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  My eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured on the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the young children and the infants swoon in the streets of the city.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Consumed by tears have been my eyes, Troubled have been my bowels, Poured out to the earth hath been my liver, For the breach of the daughter of my people; In infant and suckling being feeble, In the broad places of the city,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Mine eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured upon the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Mine eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured upon the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My eyes are wasted with weeping, the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved, my inner parts are drained out on the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because of the young children and babies at the breast who are falling without strength in the open squares of the town.

• World English Bible (2000)

  My eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured on the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the young children and the infants swoon in the streets of the city.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  כ(Kaf) My eyes are worn out from weeping; my stomach is in knots. My heart is poured out on the ground due to the destruction of my helpless people; children and infants faint in the town squares.

Referenced Verses

• Job 16:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Job.16.13", "source": "יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ עָלַ֨י ׀ רַבָּ֗יו יְפַלַּ֣ח כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ מְרֵרָֽתִי׃", "text": "*yāsōbbû* *ʿālay* *rabbāyw* *yəpallaḥ* *kilyôtay* *wə-lōʾ* *yaḥmôl* *yišpōk* *lāʾāreṣ* *mərērātî*", "grammar": { "*yāsōbbû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they surround", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*rabbāyw*": "adjective masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his archers/many", "*yəpallaḥ*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he pierces", "*kilyôtay*": "noun feminine plural + 1st singular suffix - my kidneys", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaḥmôl*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he spares", "*yišpōk*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he pours out", "*lāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - to the ground", "*mərērātî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my gall" }, "variants": { "*yāsōbbû*": "to surround, encompass", "*rabbāyw*": "archers, many (ones), great (ones)", "*yəpallaḥ*": "to cleave, slice, pierce through", "*kilyôtay*": "kidneys, inner parts, mind", "*yaḥmôl*": "to spare, have compassion", "*yišpōk*": "to pour, pour out, spill", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth, land, ground", "*mərērātî*": "gall, bile, bitterness" } }
• Lam 1:16 : 16 { "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" } }
• Lam 1:20 : 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" } }
• Isa 22:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.22.4", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֥ן אָמַ֛רְתִּי שְׁע֥וּ מִנִּ֖י אֲמָרֵ֣ר בַּבֶּ֑כִי אַל־תָּאִ֣יצוּ לְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִי עַל־שֹׁ֖ד בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "Upon-thus *ʾāmartî* *šᵉʿû* from-me *ʾᵃmārēr* in-the-*bekî* not-*tāʾîṣû* to-*naḥᵃmēnî* upon-*šōd* *bat*-*ʿammî*", "grammar": { "עַל־כֵּ֥ן": "preposition + adverb - therefore/because of this", "*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*šᵉʿû*": "Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - look away/gaze away", "מִנִּ֖י": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*ʾᵃmārēr*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be bitter/weep bitterly", "בַּבֶּ֑כִי": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the weeping", "אַל־תָּאִ֣יצוּ": "negative particle + Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - do not urge/press", "לְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִי": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - to comfort me", "עַל־שֹׁ֖ד": "preposition + masculine singular construct - upon destruction of", "בַּת־עַמִּֽי": "feminine singular construct + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - daughter of my people" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmartî*": "I said/spoke", "*šᵉʿû*": "look away/gaze away/turn away", "*ʾᵃmārēr*": "I will be bitter/weep bitterly/wail", "*bekî*": "weeping/crying", "*tāʾîṣû*": "urge/press/hasten", "*naḥᵃmēnî*": "comfort me/console me", "*šōd*": "destruction/devastation/ruin", "*bat*": "daughter/female inhabitant", "*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation" } }
• Lam 3:48-51 : 48 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.48", "source": "פַּלְגֵי־מַ֙יִם֙ תֵּרַ֣ד עֵינִ֔י עַל־שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "*palgê*-*mayim* *tērad* *ʿênî* for *šeber* *bat*-*ʿammî*", "grammar": { "*palgê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - streams of", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*tērad*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - runs down", "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*šeber*": "noun, masculine singular construct - destruction of", "*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my people" }, "variants": { "*palgê*": "streams of/channels of/rivulets of", "*tērad*": "runs down/flows down", "*šeber*": "destruction of/breaking of/ruin of", "*bat*-*ʿammî*": "daughter of my people/my dear people" } } 49 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.49", "source": "עֵינִ֧י נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃", "text": "*ʿênî* *niggerâ* and not *tidmeh* without *hăpugôt*", "grammar": { "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*niggerâ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - pours down", "*tidmeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - ceases", "*hăpugôt*": "noun, feminine plural - intermissions" }, "variants": { "*niggerâ*": "pours down/flows", "*tidmeh*": "ceases/is silent/stops", "*hăpugôt*": "intermissions/respite/stopping" } } 50 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.50", "source": "עַד־יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "Until *yašqîp* and *yēreʾ* *YHWH* from *šāmāyim*", "grammar": { "*yašqîp*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he looks down", "*yēreʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sees", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the heavens" }, "variants": { "*yašqîp*": "he looks down/he gazes/he observes", "*yēreʾ*": "he sees/he beholds/he perceives" } } 51 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.51", "source": "עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנ֥וֹת עִירִֽי׃", "text": "*ʿênî* *ʿôlelâ* to *napšî* from all *benôt* *ʿîrî*", "grammar": { "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*ʿôlelâ*": "verb, polel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - brings pain", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*benôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - daughters of", "*ʿîrî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my city" }, "variants": { "*ʿôlelâ*": "brings pain/hurts/afflicts", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*benôt*": "daughters of/women of" } }
• Ps 6:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.6.7", "source": "יָגַ֤עְתִּי ׀ בְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗י אַשְׂחֶ֣ה בְכָל־לַ֭יְלָה מִטָּתִ֑י בְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗י עַרְשִׂ֥י אַמְסֶֽה׃", "text": "*yāga'tî* in-*'anḥātî* *'aśḥeh* in-all-*laylâ* *miṭṭātî* in-*dim'ātî* *'arśî* *'amseh*", "grammar": { "*yāga'tî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I am weary", "*'anḥātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in my groaning/sighing", "*'aśḥeh*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I cause to swim/drench", "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition bet - in night", "*miṭṭātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my bed", "*dim'ātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - with my tears", "*'arśî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my couch", "*'amseh*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I dissolve/melt" }, "variants": { "*yāga'tî*": "I am weary/I am exhausted/I am worn out", "*'anḥātî*": "my groaning/my sighing/my moaning", "*'aśḥeh*": "I cause to swim/I flood/I drench/I soak", "*laylâ*": "night", "*miṭṭātî*": "my bed", "*dim'ātî*": "my tears", "*'arśî*": "my couch/my bed", "*'amseh*": "I dissolve/I melt/I saturate/I make to flow" } }
• Ps 22:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.14", "source": "פָּצ֣וּ עָלַ֣י פִּיהֶ֑ם אַ֝רְיֵ֗ה טֹרֵ֥ף וְשֹׁאֵֽג׃", "text": "*pāṣû* upon-me *pîhem* *ʾaryēh* *ṭōrēp* and-*šōʾēg*", "grammar": { "*pāṣû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they opened wide'", "*pîhem*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their mouth'", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lion'", "*ṭōrēp*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'tearing/rending'", "*šōʾēg*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'roaring'" }, "variants": { "*pāṣû*": "they opened wide/gaped/stretched open", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion/predator", "*ṭōrēp*": "tearing/rending/ravening", "*šōʾēg*": "roaring/bellowing" } }
• Jer 4:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.19", "source": "מֵעַ֣י ׀ מֵעַ֨י ׀ *אחולה **אוֹחִ֜ילָה קִיר֥וֹת לִבִּ֛י הֹֽמֶה־לִּ֥י לִבִּ֖י לֹ֣א אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ כִּ֣י ק֤וֹל שׁוֹפָר֙ *שמעתי **שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ נַפְשִׁ֔י תְּרוּעַ֖ת מִלְחָמָֽה׃", "text": "My *mēʿay*, my *mēʿay*, I *ʾôḥîlāh*! The *qîrôt* of my *libbî*! *hōmeh* to me my *libbî*! Not *ʾaḥărîš*! For *qôl* *šôpār* *šāmaʿat* my *napšî*, *tərûʿat* *milḥāmāh*", "grammar": { "*mēʿay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my bowels/inner parts", "*ʾôḥîlāh*": "hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - I writhe in pain", "*qîrôt*": "feminine plural noun, construct - walls of", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*hōmeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - pounding/making tumult", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*ʾaḥărîš*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will keep silence", "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun, construct - sound of", "*šôpār*": "masculine singular noun - ram's horn/trumpet", "*šāmaʿat*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has heard", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my soul", "*tərûʿat*": "feminine singular noun, construct - alarm of", "*milḥāmāh*": "feminine singular noun - war/battle" }, "variants": { "*mēʿay*": "bowels/inner parts/inward feelings", "*ʾôḥîlāh*": "writhe in pain/am in anguish/wait anxiously", "*qîrôt*": "walls/sides", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*hōmeh*": "pounding/making tumult/raging", "*ʾaḥărîš*": "keep silence/be still/hold my peace", "*qôl*": "sound/voice/noise", "*šôpār*": "ram's horn/trumpet/shofar", "*šāmaʿat*": "heard/listened to/heeded", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self", "*tərûʿat*": "alarm/war cry/battle shout", "*milḥāmāh*": "war/battle/fighting" } }
• Jer 8:19-9:1 : 19 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.19", "source": "הִנֵּה־ק֞וֹל שַֽׁוְעַ֣ת בַּת־עַמִּ֗י מֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙ מַרְחַקִּ֔ים הַֽיהוָה֙ אֵ֣ין בְּצִיּ֔וֹן אִם־מַלְכָּ֖הּ אֵ֣ין בָּ֑הּ מַדּ֗וּעַ הִכְעִס֛וּנִי בִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖ם בְּהַבְלֵ֥י נֵכָֽר׃", "text": "Behold-*qôl* *šawʿat* *bat*-*ʿammî* from-*ʾereṣ* *marḥaqqîm*: \"Is-*YHWH* not in-*Ṣiyyôn*? Is-*malkāh* not in-it?\" \"*Maddûaʿ* they *hikʿisûnî* with-*pᵊsîlêhem*, with-*hablê* *nēkār*?\"", "grammar": { "*qôl*": "construct state - sound/voice of", "*šawʿat*": "construct state - cry of", "*bat*": "construct state - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*ʾereṣ*": "construct state - land of", "*marḥaqqîm*": "plural noun - distant places", "*YHWH*": "divine name with interrogative prefix", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper name - Zion", "*malkāh*": "noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her king", "*Maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*hikʿisûnî*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they have provoked me to anger", "*pᵊsîlêhem*": "plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their carved images", "*hablê*": "construct plural - vanities of", "*nēkār*": "noun - foreign/strange" }, "variants": { "*qôl*": "sound/voice/noise", "*šawʿat*": "cry/outcry/distress cry", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/country/territory", "*marḥaqqîm*": "distant places/far countries", "*malkāh*": "her king/ruler/sovereign", "*hikʿisûnî*": "they have provoked me to anger/vexed me/irritated me", "*pᵊsîlêhem*": "their carved images/idols", "*hablê*": "vanities/worthless things/empty things", "*nēkār*": "foreign/strange/alien" } } 20 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.20", "source": "עָבַ֥ר קָצִ֖יר כָּ֣לָה קָ֑יִץ וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ ל֥וֹא נוֹשָֽׁעְנוּ׃", "text": "*ʿābar* *qāṣîr*, *kālāh* *qāyiṣ*; and-*ʾănaḥnû* not *nôšāʿnû*.", "grammar": { "*ʿābar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has passed", "*qāṣîr*": "noun - harvest", "*kālāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has ended", "*qāyiṣ*": "noun - summer/summer fruit", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural pronoun - we", "*nôšāʿnû*": "niphal perfect 1st person plural - we are saved" }, "variants": { "*ʿābar*": "passed/gone by/crossed over", "*qāṣîr*": "harvest/harvesting time", "*kālāh*": "ended/finished/completed", "*qāyiṣ*": "summer/summer fruit season", "*nôšāʿnû*": "we are saved/delivered/rescued" } } 21 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.21", "source": "עַל־שֶׁ֥בֶר בַּת־עַמִּ֖י הָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּי קָדַ֕רְתִּי שַׁמָּ֖ה הֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃", "text": "For-*šeber* *bat*-*ʿammî* I am *hāšbārtî*; *qādarttî*, *šammāh* has *heḥĕzîqatnî*.", "grammar": { "*šeber*": "construct state - wound/injury of", "*bat*": "construct state - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*hāšbārtî*": "hophal perfect 1st person singular - I am broken", "*qādarttî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I am darkened/mourning", "*šammāh*": "noun - horror/astonishment", "*heḥĕzîqatnî*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it has seized me" }, "variants": { "*šeber*": "wound/injury/fracture", "*hāšbārtî*": "I am broken/shattered/crushed", "*qādarttî*": "I am darkened/in mourning/gloomy", "*šammāh*": "horror/astonishment/dismay", "*heḥĕzîqatnî*": "it has seized me/taken hold of me/overpowered me" } } 22 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.22", "source": "הַצֳּרִי֙ אֵ֣ין בְּגִלְעָ֔ד אִם־רֹפֵ֖א אֵ֣ין שָׁ֑ם כִּ֗י מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ לֹ֣א עָֽלְתָ֔ה אֲרֻכַ֖ת בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "Is-the-*ṣŏrî* not in-*Gilʿād*? Is-*rōpēʾ* not there? For why not *ʿālᵊtāh* *ʾărūkat* *bat*-*ʿammî*?", "grammar": { "*ṣŏrî*": "noun with interrogative prefix - balm/resin", "*Gilʿād*": "proper name - Gilead", "*rōpēʾ*": "qal participle masculine singular - healer/physician", "*ʿālᵊtāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - has come up/appeared", "*ʾărūkat*": "construct state - healing/restoration of", "*bat*": "construct state - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people" }, "variants": { "*ṣŏrî*": "balm/resin/medicinal substance", "*rōpēʾ*": "healer/physician/one who heals", "*ʿālᵊtāh*": "has come up/appeared/been applied", "*ʾărūkat*": "healing/restoration/health" } } 23 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.23", "source": "מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן רֹאשִׁי֙ מַ֔יִם וְעֵינִ֖י מְק֣וֹר דִּמְעָ֑ה וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה אֵ֖ת חַֽלְלֵ֥י בַת־עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "*Mî*-*yittēn* *rōʾšî* *mayim* and-*ʿênî* *mᵊqôr* *dimʿāh*, and-I would *wᵊʾebkeh* *yômām* *wālaylāh* *ʾēt* *ḥalᵊlê* *bat*-*ʿammî*.", "grammar": { "*Mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yittēn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will give", "*rōʾšî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my head", "*mayim*": "plural noun - water", "*ʿênî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*mᵊqôr*": "construct state - fountain/spring of", "*dimʿāh*": "noun - tear", "*wᵊʾebkeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw conjunction - and I would weep", "*yômām*": "adverb - by day", "*wālaylāh*": "noun with waw conjunction - and night", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ḥalᵊlê*": "construct plural of *ḥālāl* - slain ones of", "*bat*": "construct state - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people" }, "variants": { "*Mî*-*yittēn*": "who will give/oh that/would that", "*rōʾšî*": "my head", "*mayim*": "water/waters", "*ʿênî*": "my eye", "*mᵊqôr*": "fountain/spring/source", "*dimʿāh*": "tear/weeping", "*wᵊʾebkeh*": "and I would weep/mourn/lament", "*yômām*": "by day/daytime", "*ḥalᵊlê*": "slain ones/wounded ones/pierced ones" } } 1 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.1", "source": "מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֣נִי בַמִּדְבָּ֗ר מְלוֹן֙ אֹֽרְחִ֔ים וְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְאֵלְכָ֖ה מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים עֲצֶ֖רֶת בֹּגְדִֽים׃", "text": "*mî*-*yittenēnî* in-the-*midbār* *mĕlôn* *'ōrĕḥîm* *wĕ'e'ezbāh* *'et*-*'ammî* *wĕ'ēlĕkāh* from-*'ittām* *kî* *kullām* *mĕnā'ăfîm* *'ăṣeret* *bōgĕdîm*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yittenēnî*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - will give me", "*midbār*": "masculine noun, singular with prefixed preposition - in the wilderness", "*mĕlôn*": "masculine noun, construct state - lodging place of", "*'ōrĕḥîm*": "masculine plural noun - travelers/wayfarers", "*wĕ'e'ezbāh*": "conjunction + imperfect verb, 1st person singular cohortative - and I might leave", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*'ammî*": "masculine noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*wĕ'ēlĕkāh*": "conjunction + imperfect verb, 1st person singular cohortative - and I might go", "*'ittām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from them", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kullām*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*mĕnā'ăfîm*": "masculine plural participle - adulterers", "*'ăṣeret*": "feminine noun, construct state - assembly of", "*bōgĕdîm*": "masculine plural participle - traitors/treacherous ones" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittenēnî*": "who will give me/oh that I had", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*mĕlôn*": "lodging place/shelter/inn", "*'ōrĕḥîm*": "travelers/wayfarers/wanderers", "*wĕ'e'ezbāh*": "and I might leave/abandon/forsake", "*wĕ'ēlĕkāh*": "and I might go/depart/walk away", "*mĕnā'ăfîm*": "adulterers/those committing adultery (literal or spiritual)", "*'ăṣeret*": "assembly/gathering/company", "*bōgĕdîm*": "traitors/treacherous ones/deceivers" } }
• Jer 14:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.17", "source": "וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה תֵּרַ֨דְנָה עֵינַ֥י דִּמְעָ֛ה לַ֥יְלָה וְיוֹמָ֖ם וְאַל־תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה כִּי֩ שֶׁ֨בֶר גָּד֜וֹל נִשְׁבְּרָ֗ה בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־עַמִּ֔י מַכָּ֖ה נַחְלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "*wəʾāmartā* to-them *haḏḏāḇār* the-this *tēraḏnāh* *ʿênay* *dimʿāh* *laylāh* *wəyômām* and-not-*tiḏmênāh* for *šeḇer* *gāḏôl* *nišbərāh* *bəṯûlaṯ* *baṯ*-*ʿammî* *makkāh* *naḥlāh* *məʾōḏ*", "grammar": { "*wəʾāmartā*": "qal perfect, 2nd singular masculine with conjunction - and you shall say", "*haḏḏāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular with direct object marker + definite article - the word", "*tēraḏnāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural feminine - they will run down", "*ʿênay*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*dimʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - tears", "*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*wəyômām*": "adverb with conjunction - and day", "*tiḏmênāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural feminine with negative particle - they should not cease", "*šeḇer*": "noun, masculine singular - breaking/fracture", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great", "*nišbərāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - is broken", "*bəṯûlaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - virgin of", "*baṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*makkāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wound/blow", "*naḥlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - sick/sore", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly" }, "variants": { "*tēraḏnāh*": "they will run down/flow down/descend", "*dimʿāh*": "tears/weeping", "*tiḏmênāh*": "they should not cease/be silent/rest", "*šeḇer*": "breaking/fracture/ruin/destruction", "*nišbərāh*": "is broken/shattered/crushed", "*bəṯûlaṯ*": "virgin of/maiden of", "*makkāh*": "wound/blow/defeat", "*naḥlāh*": "sick/sore/severe/grievous" } }
• Jer 44:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.44.7", "source": "וְעַתָּ֡ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לָמָה֩ אַתֶּ֨ם עֹשִׂ֜ים רָעָ֤ה גְדוֹלָה֙ אֶל־נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔ם לְהַכְרִ֨ית לָכֶ֧ם אִישׁ־וְאִשָּׁ֛ה עוֹלֵ֥ל וְיוֹנֵ֖ק מִתּ֣וֹךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֛י הוֹתִ֥יר לָכֶ֖ם שְׁאֵרִֽית׃", "text": "And-now thus-*ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê ṣebāʾôt* *ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl* why you *ʿōśîm* *rāʿāh gedôlāh* to-*napšōtêkem* to-*hakrît* to-you *ʾîš*-and-*ʾiššāh* *ʿôlēl* and-*yônēq* from-midst-of *yehûdāh* to-*biltî* *hôtîr* to-you *šeʾērît*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "perfect verb, 3rd singular masculine - said", "*ʾĕlōhê ṣebāʾôt*": "construct chain - God of hosts/armies", "*ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl*": "construct chain - God of Israel", "*ʿōśîm*": "participle plural masculine - doing", "*rāʿāh gedôlāh*": "noun with adjective - great evil", "*napšōtêkem*": "plural noun with possessive suffix, 2nd plural - your souls", "*hakrît*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to cut off", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - woman", "*ʿôlēl*": "noun, masculine singular - child/infant", "*yônēq*": "participle, masculine singular - nursing/suckling", "*biltî*": "negative particle - not to", "*hôtîr*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to leave/remain", "*šeʾērît*": "noun, feminine singular - remnant" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāh gedôlāh*": "great evil/harm/calamity", "*napšōtêkem*": "your souls/lives/selves", "*hakrît*": "to cut off/destroy/eliminate", "*ʿôlēl*": "child/infant/toddler", "*yônēq*": "nursing infant/suckling", "*šeʾērît*": "remnant/remainder/survivors" } }
• Ps 31:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.31.9", "source": "וְלֹ֣א הִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִי בְּיַד־אוֹיֵ֑ב הֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּ בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב רַגְלָֽי׃", "text": "And-not *hisgartanî* in-*yad*-*ʾôyēb*; *heʿĕmadtā* in-the-*merḥāb* *raglāy*", "grammar": { "*hisgartanî*": "verb, perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you have shut me up/delivered me", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of", "*ʾôyēb*": "noun, masculine singular - enemy", "*heʿĕmadtā*": "verb, perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have set/caused to stand", "*merḥāb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article and prefixed preposition beth - in the broad place", "*raglāy*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my feet" }, "variants": { "*hisgartanî*": "delivered me over/shut me up/confined me", "*ʾôyēb*": "enemy/foe/adversary", "*heʿĕmadtā*": "set/caused to stand/established", "*merḥāb*": "broad place/spacious place/wide area" } }
• Ps 69:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.69.3", "source": "טָבַ֤עְתִּי ׀ בִּיוֵ֣ן מְ֭צוּלָה וְאֵ֣ין מָעֳמָ֑ד בָּ֥אתִי בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־מַ֝֗יִם וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃", "text": "*ṭāba'tî* in-*yāwēn* *mĕṣûlâ* and-*'ên* *mā'ŏmād* *bā'tî* in-*ma'ămaqê*-*mayim* and-*šibbōlet* *šĕṭāpātnî*", "grammar": { "*ṭāba'tî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sunk", "*yāwēn*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition bĕ - in mire/mud", "*mĕṣûlâ*": "feminine singular noun - deep/depth", "*'ên*": "construct particle of negation - there is no", "*mā'ŏmād*": "masculine singular noun - standing place/foothold", "*bā'tî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have come/entered", "*ma'ămaqê*": "masculine plural construct noun with prefixed preposition bĕ - in depths of", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters", "*šibbōlet*": "feminine singular noun - flood/current/flowing stream", "*šĕṭāpātnî*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it has overflowed me" }, "variants": { "*ṭāba'tî*": "I have sunk/I am sinking", "*yāwēn*": "mire/mud", "*mĕṣûlâ*": "depth/deep place/abyss", "*mā'ŏmād*": "standing place/foothold/foundation", "*ma'ămaqê*": "depths/deep places", "*šibbōlet*": "flowing stream/flood/current", "*šĕṭāpātnî*": "it has swept over me/it has flooded me/it has overwhelmed me" } }
• Lam 4:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "Lamentations.4.3", "source": "גַּם־תַּנִּים֙ חָ֣לְצוּ שַׁ֔ד הֵינִ֖יקוּ גּוּרֵיהֶ֑ן בַּת־עַמִּ֣י לְאַכְזָ֔ר כַּיְעֵנִ֖ים בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "Even *tannîm* *ḥālṣû* *šaḏ*, *hênîqû* *gûrêhen*; *bat-ʿammî* to *ʾaḵzār*, like the *yəʿēnîm* in the *miḏbār*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "conjunction - even/also", "*tannîm*": "masculine plural noun - jackals/dragons/sea monsters", "*ḥālṣû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they draw out/bare", "*šaḏ*": "masculine singular noun - breast", "*hênîqû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they suckle/nurse", "*gûrêhen*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine plural suffix - their cubs/young ones", "*bat*": "feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people", "*ləʾaḵzār*": "preposition + masculine singular adjective - to cruel/to be cruel", "*ka-yəʿēnîm*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - like ostriches", "*ba-miḏbār*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - in the wilderness/desert" }, "variants": { "*tannîm*": "jackals/sea monsters/dragons", "*ḥālṣû*": "draw out/bare/pull out", "*hênîqû*": "suckle/nurse/give milk to", "*gûrêhen*": "their cubs/their offspring/their young ones", "*ləʾaḵzār*": "to be cruel/to become cruel/for cruelty", "*yəʿēnîm*": "ostriches/unclean birds/desert birds", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } } 4 { "verseID": "Lamentations.4.4", "source": "דָּבַ֨ק לְשׁ֥וֹן יוֹנֵ֛ק אֶל־חִכּ֖וֹ בַּצָּמָ֑א עֽוֹלָלִים֙ שָׁ֣אֲלוּ לֶ֔חֶם פֹּרֵ֖שׂ אֵ֥ין לָהֶֽם׃", "text": "*Dāḇaq* *ləšôn yônēq* to *ḥikkô* in the *ṣāmāʾ*; *ʿôlālîm* *šāʾălû* *leḥem*, *pōrēś* none to them", "grammar": { "*dāḇaq*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it cleaves/sticks", "*ləšôn*": "masculine singular construct - tongue of", "*yônēq*": "masculine singular Qal participle - suckling/infant", "*ʾel-ḥikkô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his palate/mouth", "*ba-ṣāmāʾ*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - in the thirst", "*ʿôlālîm*": "masculine plural noun - young children/infants", "*šāʾălû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they ask/request", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread/food", "*pōrēś*": "Qal participle masculine singular - one who breaks/divides", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/none", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them/for them" }, "variants": { "*dāḇaq*": "cleaves/sticks/clings", "*yônēq*": "suckling/nursing infant/baby", "*ḥikkô*": "his palate/his mouth/his roof of mouth", "*ṣāmāʾ*": "thirst/dryness", "*ʿôlālîm*": "young children/infants/little ones", "*pōrēś*": "one who breaks/one who divides/one who distributes" } }
• Lam 4:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Lamentations.4.9", "source": "טוֹבִ֤ים הָיוּ֙ חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖י רָעָ֑ב שֶׁ֣הֵ֤ם יָז֙וּבוּ֙ מְדֻקָּרִ֔ים מִתְּנוּבֹ֖ת שָׂדָֽי׃", "text": "*Ṭôḇîm* were *ḥallê-ḥereḇ* than *ḥallê rāʿāḇ*; for they *yāzûḇû* *məḏuqqārîm* from *tənûḇōṯ śāḏāy*", "grammar": { "*ṭôḇîm*": "masculine plural adjective - good/better", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were", "*ḥallê*": "masculine plural construct - slain of", "*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular noun - sword", "*mē-ḥallê*": "preposition comparative + masculine plural construct - than slain of", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - hunger/famine", "*še-hēm*": "relative particle + 3rd masculine plural pronoun - for they", "*yāzûḇû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they flow out", "*məḏuqqārîm*": "masculine plural Pual participle - pierced/stabbed", "*mi-tənûḇōṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural construct - from produce of", "*śāḏāy*": "masculine singular noun - field" }, "variants": { "*ṭôḇîm*": "better/more fortunate/happier", "*ḥallê*": "slain ones/pierced ones/wounded ones", "*yāzûḇû*": "flow out/waste away/pine away", "*məḏuqqārîm*": "pierced/stabbed/thrust through", "*tənûḇōṯ*": "produce/yield/fruits", "*śāḏāy*": "field/land/countryside" } } 10 { "verseID": "Lamentations.4.10", "source": "יְדֵ֗י נָשִׁים֙ רַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹת בִּשְּׁל֖וּ יַלְדֵיהֶ֑ן הָי֤וּ לְבָרוֹת֙ לָ֔מוֹ בְּשֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "The *yəḏê nāšîm raḥămāniyyôṯ* *biššəlû* their *yalḏêhen*; they were *ləḇārôṯ* to them in the *šeḇer bat-ʿammî*", "grammar": { "*yəḏê*": "feminine dual construct - hands of", "*nāšîm*": "feminine plural noun - women", "*raḥămāniyyôṯ*": "feminine plural adjective - compassionate/merciful", "*biššəlû*": "Piel perfect, 3rd common plural - they boiled/cooked", "*yalḏêhen*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine plural suffix - their children", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were", "*ləḇārôṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - for food/for nourishment", "*lāmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix (poetic) - to them/for them", "*bə-šeḇer*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in the destruction/breaking of", "*bat*": "feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people" }, "variants": { "*raḥămāniyyôṯ*": "compassionate/tender-hearted/merciful", "*biššəlû*": "boiled/cooked/simmered", "*ləḇārôṯ*": "for food/for meals/for sustenance", "*šeḇer*": "destruction/breaking/ruin" } }
• Luke 23:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Luke.23.29", "source": "Ὅτι, ἰδού, ἔρχονται ἡμέραι, ἐν αἷς ἐροῦσιν, Μακάριαι αἱ στεῖραι, καὶ κοιλίαι αἳ οὐκ ἐγέννησαν, καὶ μαστοὶ οἳ οὐκ ἔθήλασαν.", "text": "For, *idou*, *erchontai* *hēmerai*, in which they-will-*erousin*, *Makariai* the *steirai*, and *koiliai* which not *egennēsan*, and *mastoi* which not *ethēlasan*.", "grammar": { "*idou*": "aorist middle imperative, 2nd singular - behold/look/see", "*erchontai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd plural - are coming", "*hēmerai*": "nominative plural feminine - days", "αἷς": "relative pronoun, dative plural feminine - which/whom", "*erousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will say", "*Makariai*": "nominative plural feminine - blessed/happy", "*steirai*": "nominative plural feminine - barren women", "*koiliai*": "nominative plural feminine - wombs", "*egennēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - gave birth/bore", "*mastoi*": "nominative plural masculine - breasts", "*ethēlasan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - nursed/gave suck" }, "variants": { "*idou*": "behold/look/see", "*erchontai*": "come/are coming", "*hēmerai*": "days/time", "*erousin*": "will say/speak", "*Makariai*": "blessed/happy/fortunate", "*steirai*": "barren women/sterile", "*koiliai*": "wombs/bellies", "*egennēsan*": "gave birth/bore/generated", "*mastoi*": "breasts/chest", "*ethēlasan*": "nursed/suckled/gave suck" } }
• Isa 38:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Isaiah.38.14", "source": "כְּס֤וּס עָגוּר֙ כֵּ֣ן אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף אֶהְגֶּ֖ה כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה דַּלּ֤וּ עֵינַי֙ לַמָּר֔וֹם אֲדֹנָ֖י עָֽשְׁקָה־לִּ֥י עָרְבֵֽנִי׃", "text": "Like-*sûs* *ʿāgûr* thus *ʾăṣapṣēp* *ʾehgeh* like-the-*yônâ* *dallû* *ʿênay* to-the-*mārôm* *ʾădōnāy* *ʿāšqâ*-to-me *ʿārbēnî*.", "grammar": { "*sûs*": "masculine singular noun - swift", "*ʿāgûr*": "masculine singular noun - crane", "*ʾăṣapṣēp*": "pilpel imperfect, 1st person singular - I chirp", "*ʾehgeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I moan", "*yônâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - dove", "*dallû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are weak", "*ʿênay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*mārôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - height", "*ʾădōnāy*": "proper noun - my Lord", "*ʿāšqâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she oppresses", "*ʿārbēnî*": "qal imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - be surety for me" }, "variants": { "*sûs*": "swift, swallow", "*ʿāgûr*": "crane, wryneck, swallow", "*ʾăṣapṣēp*": "I chirp, I twitter, I peep", "*ʾehgeh*": "I moan, I murmur, I meditate", "*yônâ*": "dove, pigeon", "*dallû*": "they are weak, they fail, they languish", "*mārôm*": "height, heaven, on high", "*ʿāšqâ*": "she oppresses, she mistreats", "*ʿārbēnî*": "be surety for me, take responsibility for me, pledge for me" } }
• Lam 2:19-20 : 19 { "verseID": "Lamentations.2.19", "source": "ק֣וּמִי ׀ רֹ֣נִּי *בליל **בַלַּ֗יְלָה לְרֹאשׁ֙ אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת שִׁפְכִ֤י כַמַּ֙יִם֙ לִבֵּ֔ךְ נֹ֖כַח פְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י שְׂאִ֧י אֵלָ֣יו כַּפַּ֗יִךְ עַל־נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ עֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְ הָעֲטוּפִ֥ים בְּרָעָ֖ב בְּרֹ֥אשׁ כָּל־חוּצֽוֹת׃", "text": "*qûmî* *rōnnî* in-*laylâ* to-*rōʾš* *ʾašmurôṯ* *šip̄ḵî* like-*mayim* *libbēḵ* *nōḵaḥ* *pənê* *ʾăḏōnāy* *śəʾî* to-him *kappayiḵ* on-*nep̄eš* *ʿôlālayiḵ* the-*hāʿăṭûp̄îm* in-*rāʿāḇ* in-*rōʾš* all-*ḥûṣôṯ*", "grammar": { "*qûmî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - arise", "*rōnnî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - cry out/wail", "*ballaylâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the night", "*lərōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - at the beginning of", "*ʾašmurôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - night watches", "*šip̄ḵî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - pour out", "*kammayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - like water", "*libbēḵ*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your heart", "*nōḵaḥ*": "preposition - in front of", "*pənê*": "noun, common plural construct - face of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord", "*śəʾî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - lift up", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kappayiḵ*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your palms/hands", "*ʿal-nep̄eš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - for the life of", "*ʿôlālayiḵ*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your infants", "*hāʿăṭûp̄îm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the faint ones", "*bərāʿāḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with hunger", "*bərōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - at the head of", "*kol-ḥûṣôṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine plural - all streets" }, "variants": { "*qûmî*": "arise/stand up/get up", "*rōnnî*": "cry out/wail/sing", "*ʾašmurôṯ*": "watches (divisions of night)/night watches", "*šip̄ḵî*": "pour out/spill/shed", "*libbēḵ*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*nōḵaḥ*": "in front of/opposite/before", "*śəʾî*": "lift up/raise", "*nep̄eš*": "soul/life/self/person", "*hāʿăṭûp̄îm*": "faint/weak/languishing" } } 20 { "verseID": "Lamentations.2.20", "source": "רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה לְמִ֖י עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ כֹּ֑ה אִם־תֹּאכַ֨לְנָה נָשִׁ֤ים פִּרְיָם֙ עֹלֲלֵ֣י טִפֻּחִ֔ים אִם־יֵהָרֵ֛ג בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ אֲדֹנָ֖י כֹּהֵ֥ן וְנָבִֽיא׃", "text": "*rəʾēh* *YHWH* and-*habḇîṭâ* to-whom *ʿôlaltā* thus if-*tōʾḵalnâ* *nāšîm* *piryām* *ʿōlălê* *ṭippuḥîm* if-*yēhārēḡ* in-*miqdaš* *ʾăḏōnāy* *kōhēn* and-*nāḇîʾ*", "grammar": { "*rəʾēh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - see/look", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*wəhabḇîṭâ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperative, masculine singular + paragogic he - and observe/consider", "*ləmî*": "preposition + interrogative - to whom", "*ʿôlaltā*": "poel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done/dealt severely", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾim-tōʾḵalnâ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - if they shall eat", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women", "*piryām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fruit", "*ʿōlălê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - children of", "*ṭippuḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - span/handbreadths", "*ʾim-yēhārēḡ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - if shall be slain", "*bəmiqdaš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in sanctuary of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord", "*kōhēn*": "noun, masculine singular - priest", "*wənāḇîʾ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and prophet" }, "variants": { "*habḇîṭâ*": "look/observe/regard/consider", "*ʿôlaltā*": "deal severely with/inflict/abuse", "*piryām*": "fruit/offspring", "*ʿōlălê*": "children/infants", "*ṭippuḥîm*": "those carefully raised/those tenderly cared for", "*yēhārēḡ*": "be killed/be slain", "*miqdaš*": "sanctuary/holy place/temple" } }
• 1 Sam 30:4 : 4 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.30.4", "source": "וַיִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜ד וְהָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֛וֹ אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֵין־בָּהֶ֛ם כֹּ֖חַ לִבְכּֽוֹת", "text": "And *wayyiśśāʾ* *dāwiḏ* and the *hāʿām* who *ʾăšer*-with him *ʾeṯ*-their *qôlām* and they *wayyiḇkû* until *ʾăšer* *ʾên*-in them *kōaḥ* to *liḇkôṯ*", "grammar": { "*wayyiśśāʾ*": "consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he lifted/raised", "*dāwiḏ*": "proper noun - David", "*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the people", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that/which", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*qôlām*": "noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their voice", "*wayyiḇkû*": "consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd common plural - and they wept/cried", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/which", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/no", "*kōaḥ*": "noun masculine singular - strength/power", "*liḇkôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to weep/cry" }, "variants": { "*wayyiśśāʾ*": "lifted up/raised/carried", "*hāʿām*": "people/nation/troops", "*qôlām*": "their voice/sound/cry", "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/might/ability" } }