Lamentations 3:38

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{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.38", "source": "מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיוֹן֙ לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֔א הָרָע֖וֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃", "text": "From *pî* *ʿelyôn* not *tēṣēʾ* the *rāʿôt* and the *ṭôb*", "grammar": { "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of", "*ʿelyôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - Most High", "*tēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - comes forth", "*rāʿôt*": "adjective, feminine plural with definite article - the evil things", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the good" }, "variants": { "*pî*": "mouth of/command of", "*ʿelyôn*": "Most High/Highest", "*tēṣēʾ*": "comes forth/proceeds/goes out", "*rāʿôt*": "the evil things/the calamities", "*ṭôb*": "the good/the prosperity" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיוֹן֙ לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֔א הָרָע֖וֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃

Transliteration

From pî ʿelyôn not tēṣēʾ the rāʿôt and the ṭôb

Grammar Details

• *pî*: noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of
• *ʿelyôn*: adjective, masculine singular - Most High
• *tēṣēʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - comes forth
• *rāʿôt*: adjective, feminine plural with definite article - the evil things
• *ṭôb*: adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the good

Word Meanings

• *pî*: mouth of/command of
• *ʿelyôn*: Most High/Highest
• *tēṣēʾ*: comes forth/proceeds/goes out
• *rāʿôt*: the evil things/the calamities
• *ṭôb*: the good/the prosperity

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good come?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Does not both calamity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Out of the mouth{H6310} of the Most High{H5945} cometh{H3318} there not evil{H7451} and good?{H2896}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Out of the mouth{H6310} of the most High{H5945} proceedeth{H3318}{(H8799)} not evil{H7451} and good{H2896}?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not euell and good.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not euill and good?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not euyll and good?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Doesn't evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Doesn't evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes– both calamity and blessing?

Referenced Verses

• Isa 45:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.45.7", "source": "יוֹצֵ֥ר אוֹר֙ וּבוֹרֵ֣א חֹ֔שֶׁךְ עֹשֶׂ֥ה שָׁל֖וֹם וּב֣וֹרֵא רָ֑ע אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עֹשֶׂ֥ה כָל־אֵֽלֶּה", "text": "*yôṣēr* *ʾôr* and-*bôrēʾ* *ḥōšek* *ʿōśeh* *šālôm* and-*bôrēʾ* *rāʿ* *ʾănî* *YHWH* *ʿōśeh* all-*ʾēlleh*", "grammar": { "*yôṣēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - forming/who forms", "*ʾôr*": "masculine singular noun - light", "*bôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - creating/who creates", "*ḥōšek*": "masculine singular noun - darkness", "*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - making/who makes", "*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace/well-being", "*rāʿ*": "masculine singular noun - evil/calamity/disaster", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these" }, "variants": { "*yôṣēr*": "forming/who forms/creating/fashioning", "*bôrēʾ*": "creating/who creates/making/bringing into existence", "*ʿōśeh*": "making/who makes/doing/performing/working", "*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/prosperity/completeness/wholeness", "*rāʿ*": "evil/calamity/disaster/distress/adversity" } }
• Job 2:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Job.2.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֗יהָ כְּדַבֵּ֞ר אַחַ֤ת הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַטּ֗וֹב נְקַבֵּל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶת־הָרָ֖ע לֹ֣א נְקַבֵּ֑ל בְּכָל־זֹ֛את לֹא־חָטָ֥א אִיּ֖וֹב בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer ʾēlehā kə-ḏabbēr ʾaḥaṯ han-nəḇālôṯ təḏabbērî gam ʾeṯ*-the-*ṭôḇ nəqabbēl mē-ʾēṯ hā-ʾĕlōhîm wə-ʾeṯ*-the-*rāʿ lōʾ nəqabbēl bə-ḵāl*-*zōʾṯ lōʾ*-*ḥāṭāʾ ʾiyyôḇ bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ʾēlehā*": "preposition + 3fs suffix - to her", "*kə-ḏabbēr*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - as speaking", "*ʾaḥaṯ*": "numeral feminine singular construct - one of", "*han-nəḇālôṯ*": "article + noun feminine plural - the foolish women", "*təḏabbērî*": "piel imperfect 2fs - you speak", "*gam*": "adverb - also/indeed", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ṭôḇ*": "noun masculine singular - good", "*nəqabbēl*": "piel imperfect 1cp - we receive", "*mē-ʾēṯ*": "preposition + direct object marker - from", "*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "article + noun masculine plural - God", "*wə-ʾeṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*rāʿ*": "noun masculine singular - evil", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nəqabbēl*": "piel imperfect 1cp - we receive", "*bə-ḵāl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in all", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - this", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ḥāṭāʾ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he sinned", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun - Job", "*bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*": "preposition + noun feminine dual construct + 3ms suffix - with his lips" }, "variants": { "*kə-ḏabbēr ʾaḥaṯ han-nəḇālôṯ*": "as one of the foolish women speaks/like a foolish woman", "*gam ʾeṯ-ha-ṭôḇ*": "indeed the good (things)", "*mē-ʾēṯ hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "from God/from the hand of God", "*lōʾ nəqabbēl*": "shall we not receive/should we not accept", "*lōʾ-ḥāṭāʾ ʾiyyôḇ bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*": "Job did not sin with his lips/Job did not speak wrongly" } }
• Amos 3:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Amos.3.6", "source": "אִם־יִתָּקַ֤ע שׁוֹפָר֙ בְּעִ֔יר וְעָ֖ם לֹ֣א יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ אִם־תִּהְיֶ֤ה רָעָה֙ בְּעִ֔יר וַיהוָ֖ה לֹ֥א עָשָֽׂה׃", "text": "*ʾIm*-*yittāqaʿ* *šôpār* *bə-ʿîr* *wə-ʿām* *lōʾ* *yeḥĕrādû*? *ʾIm*-*tihyeh* *rāʿâ* *bə-ʿîr* *wa-YHWH* *lōʾ* *ʿāśâ*?", "grammar": { "*ʾIm*": "conditional particle - if", "*yittāqaʿ*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is blown", "*šôpār*": "noun, masculine singular - trumpet/ram's horn", "*bə-ʿîr*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in a city", "*wə-ʿām*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and people", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yeḥĕrādû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will tremble", "*ʾIm*": "conditional particle - if", "*tihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - there will be", "*rāʿâ*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/calamity/disaster", "*bə-ʿîr*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in a city", "*wa-YHWH*": "conjunction + divine name", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʿāśâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has done" }, "variants": { "*yittāqaʿ*": "blown/sounded/trumpeted", "*šôpār*": "trumpet/ram's horn/signal horn", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/populace", "*yeḥĕrādû*": "tremble/be afraid/be terrified", "*tihyeh*": "will be/happen/occur", "*rāʿâ*": "evil/disaster/calamity/misfortune", "*ʿāśâ*": "done/made/caused/brought about" } }
• Jer 32:42 : 42 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.32.42", "source": "כִּֽי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙ אֶל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֵ֛ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֥ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את כֵּ֣ן אָנֹכִ֞י מֵבִ֤יא עֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י דֹּבֵ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶֽם", "text": "*Kî*-*kōh* *ʾāmar* *YHWH*, *kaʾăšer* *hēbēʾtî* to-*hāʿām* *hazzeh* *ʾēt* all-*hārāʿāh* *haggədôlāh* *hazzōʾt*, *kēn* *ʾānōkî* *mēbîʾ* upon-them *ʾet*-all-*haṭṭôbāh* which *ʾānōkî* *dōbēr* upon-them", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/declared", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - just as/according to", "*hēbēʾtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I brought/caused to come", "*hāʿām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people", "*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective - this", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*hārāʿāh*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the evil/calamity", "*haggədôlāh*": "definite adjective, feminine singular - the great", "*hazzōʾt*": "demonstrative adjective, feminine singular - this", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*mēbîʾ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - bringing/causing to come", "*haṭṭôbāh*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the good/goodness", "*dōbēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - speaking/promising" }, "variants": { "*Kî*": "for/because/that/indeed", "*hēbēʾtî*": "brought/caused to come/inflicted", "*hārāʿāh*": "evil/calamity/disaster/misfortune", "*mēbîʾ*": "bringing/causing to come/bestowing", "*haṭṭôbāh*": "good thing/goodness/prosperity/blessing", "*dōbēr*": "speaking/promising/declaring" } }
• Ps 75:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.75.7", "source": "כִּ֤י לֹ֣א מִ֭מּוֹצָא וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב וְ֝לֹ֗א מִמִּדְבַּ֥ר הָרִֽים׃", "text": "For not from-*môṣāʾ* and-from-*maʿărāḇ* and-not from-*miḏbar* *hārîm*", "grammar": { "*môṣāʾ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - from rising/east", "*maʿărāḇ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - from setting/west", "*miḏbar*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - from wilderness", "*hārîm*": "masculine plural noun - mountains" }, "variants": { "*môṣāʾ*": "rising/east/going forth", "*maʿărāḇ*": "setting/west", "*miḏbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*hārîm*": "mountains/hills" } }
• Prov 29:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Proverbs.29.26", "source": "רַ֭בִּים מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ׃", "text": "*rabbîm* *məḇaqšîm* *pənê*-*môšēl* *û*-*mê*-*YHWH* *mišpaṭ*-*ʾîš*", "grammar": { "*rabbîm*": "adjective/substantive, masculine plural - many", "*məḇaqšîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - seeking", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of", "*môšēl*": "qal participle, masculine singular - ruler/one who rules", "*û*": "conjunction - but/yet", "*mê*": "preposition - from", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*mišpaṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - judgment of", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man" }, "variants": { "*rabbîm*": "many/many people", "*məḇaqšîm*": "seek/are seeking", "*pənê-môšēl*": "face of ruler/ruler's favor", "*û-mê-YHWH*": "but from Yahweh/yet from the LORD", "*mišpaṭ-ʾîš*": "judgment of man/man's justice/a person's judgment" } }