Lamentations 3:18

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{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.18", "source": "וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wāʾōmar* *ʾābad* *niṣḥî* and *tôḥaltî* from *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wāʾōmar*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 1st person singular - and I said", "*ʾābad*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - perished", "*niṣḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my endurance", "*tôḥaltî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD" }, "variants": { "*ʾābad*": "perished/is gone/is lost", "*niṣḥî*": "my endurance/my strength/my splendor", "*tôḥaltî*": "my hope/my expectation" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wāʾōmar ʾābad niṣḥî and tôḥaltî from YHWH

Grammar Details

• *wāʾōmar*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 1st person singular - and I said
• *ʾābad*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - perished
• *niṣḥî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my endurance
• *tôḥaltî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD

Word Meanings

• *ʾābad*: perished/is gone/is lost
• *niṣḥî*: my endurance/my strength/my splendor
• *tôḥaltî*: my hope/my expectation

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So I say, 'My strength is gone, and so is my hope from the LORD.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And I said, My strength and my hope perished from the LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I said,{H559} My strength{H5331} is perished,{H6} and mine expectation{H8431} from Jehovah.{H3068}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I said{H559}{(H8799)}, My strength{H5331} and my hope{H8431} is perished{H6}{(H8804)} from the LORD{H3068}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I thought in my self: I am vndone, there is no hope for me in the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I saide, My strength & mine hope is perished from the Lord,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I thought in my selfe, I am vndone, there is no hope for me in the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I said, My strength is perished, and my expectation from Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I said, My strength is cut off, and my hope from the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I said, My strength is perished, and my expectation from Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I said,“My endurance has expired; I have lost all hope of deliverance from the LORD.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 17:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.17.15", "source": "וְ֭אַיֵּה אֵפ֣וֹ תִקְוָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י מִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾayyēh* *ʾēp̄ô* *ṯiqwāṯî* *wə-ṯiqwāṯî* who *yəšûrennâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "conjunction + interrogative adverb - and where", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "adverb - then/now", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope", "*wə-ṯiqwāṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my hope", "*yəšûrennâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he will behold it" }, "variants": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "and where/where, then", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "then/now/indeed", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "my hope/expectation", "*yəšûrennâ*": "he will behold it/regard it/observe it" } }
• Ezek 37:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.37.11", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֮ אֵלַי֒ בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת הָאֵ֔לֶּה כָּל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵ֑מָּה הִנֵּ֣ה אֹמְרִ֗ים יָבְשׁ֧וּ עַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּ וְאָבְדָ֥ה תִקְוָתֵ֖נוּ נִגְזַ֥רְנוּ לָֽנוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to me *ben-ʾādām hāʿăṣāmôt hāʾēlleh* all *kol-bêt Yiśrāʾēl* they are *hēmmâ* *hinnēh ʾōmᵊrîm yābᵊšû ʿaṣmôtênû* and *wᵊʾābᵊdâ tiqwātēnû nigzarnû lānû*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ben-ʾādām*": "construct state - son of man/human", "*hāʿăṣāmôt*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - the bones", "*hāʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these", "*kol-bêt*": "construct state with noun - whole house of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ʾōmᵊrîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - saying", "*yābᵊšû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they dried up", "*ʿaṣmôtênû*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our bones", "*wᵊʾābᵊdâ*": "verb, qal perfect with waw-conjunctive, 3rd person feminine singular - and is perished", "*tiqwātēnû*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person plural suffix - our hope", "*nigzarnû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person plural - we are cut off", "*lānû*": "preposition with 1st person plural suffix - to us/for ourselves" }, "variants": { "*yābᵊšû*": "dried up/withered", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation", "*nigzarnû*": "we are cut off/separated/excluded" } }
• Ps 31:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Psalms.31.22", "source": "בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י הִפְלִ֘יא חַסְדּ֥וֹ לִ֝֗י בְּעִ֣יר מָצֽוֹר׃", "text": "*Bārûk* *YHWH* for *hiplîʾ* *ḥasdô* to-me in-*ʿîr* *māṣôr*", "grammar": { "*Bārûk*": "verb, passive participle masculine singular - blessed", "*hiplîʾ*": "verb, perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has made wonderful", "*ḥasdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindness", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of", "*māṣôr*": "noun, masculine singular - siege/distress" }, "variants": { "*Bārûk*": "blessed/praised/adored", "*hiplîʾ*": "made wonderful/did marvelously/performed wondrously", "*ḥasdô*": "his lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*māṣôr*": "siege/distress/fortification" } }
• Ps 116:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.116.11", "source": "אֲ֭נִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְחָפְזִ֑י כָּֽל־הָאָדָ֥ם כֹּזֵֽב׃", "text": "*ʾănî* *ʾāmartî* in *ḥopzî* all *hā-ʾādām* *kōzēv*", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*ve-ḥopzî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my alarm/haste", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all/every", "*hā-ʾādām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*kōzēv*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - lying/a liar" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmartî*": "I said/I thought/I declared", "*ḥopzî*": "my alarm/my haste/my panic/my distress", "*hā-ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/every person", "*kōzēv*": "lying/deceitful/false/a liar" } }
• 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.27.1", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־לִבּ֔וֹ עַתָּ֛ה אֶסָּפֶ֥ה יוֹם־אֶחָ֖ד בְּיַד־שָׁא֑וּל אֵֽין־לִ֨י ט֜וֹב כִּ֣י הִמָּלֵ֥ט אִמָּלֵ֣ט ׀ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ מִמֶּ֤נִּי שָׁאוּל֙ לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי עוֹד֙ בְּכָל־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י מִיָּדֽוֹ", "text": "And *wayyōmer* *Dāwid* to-*lēb* of him, now *ʾessāpeh* day-one in-hand-of-*Šāʾûl*; *ʾên*-to me good, for *himmālēṭ* *ʾimmālēṭ* to-*ʾereṣ* *pəlištîm* and *nôʾaš* from me *Šāʾûl* to seek me again in-all-*gəbûl* *yiśrāʾēl*, and *nimlāṭtî* from hand of him.", "grammar": { "*wayyōmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*lēb*": "noun ms construct - heart", "*ʾessāpeh*": "niphal imperfect 1cs - I will be gathered/perish", "*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*himmālēṭ*": "infinitive absolute niphal - escape", "*ʾimmālēṭ*": "niphal imperfect 1cs - I will escape", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun fs construct - land of", "*pəlištîm*": "proper noun - Philistines", "*nôʾaš*": "niphal perfect 3ms - he will despair/give up", "*gəbûl*": "noun ms construct - territory/border", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*nimlāṭtî*": "niphal perfect 1cs - I will escape" }, "variants": { "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*ʾessāpeh*": "I will perish/be consumed/be gathered", "*himmālēṭ* *ʾimmālēṭ*": "I will surely escape (emphatic construction)", "*nôʾaš*": "despair/give up/abandon" } }
• Job 6:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.6.11", "source": "מַה־כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־קִּ֝צִּ֗י כִּֽי־אַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*mah-kōḥî kî-ʾăyaḥēl ûmah-qiṣṣî kî-ʾaʾărîk napšî*", "grammar": { "*mah-kōḥî*": "interrogative + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - what is my strength", "*kî-ʾăyaḥēl*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - that I should hope/wait", "*ûmah-qiṣṣî*": "conjunction + interrogative + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and what is my end", "*kî-ʾaʾărîk*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - that I should prolong", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life" }, "variants": { "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power", "*yāḥal*": "to wait/hope", "*qēṣ*": "end/limit", "*ʾārak*": "to be long/prolong/extend", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self" } }