Lam 3:2-9 : 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"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.8",
"source": "גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃",
"text": "*gam* when *kî* *ʾezʿaq* *waʾăšawwēaʿ* *śātam* *tepillātî*",
"grammar": {
"*gam*": "adverb - also/even",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when/that/because",
"*ʾezʿaq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out",
"*waʾăšawwēaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 1st person singular - and I cry for help",
"*śātam*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shut out",
"*tepillātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my prayer"
},
"variants": {
"*gam*": "also/even/moreover/indeed",
"*kî*": "when/that/because/although",
"*ʾezʿaq*": "I cry out/I call/I scream",
"*waʾăšawwēaʿ*": "and I cry for help/and I plead",
"*śātam*": "he shut out/he blocked/he stopped"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.9",
"source": "גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃",
"text": "*gādar* *derākay* with *gāzît* *netîbōtay* *ʿiwwâ*",
"grammar": {
"*gādar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hedged/walled up",
"*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways",
"*gāzît*": "noun, feminine singular - hewn stone",
"*netîbōtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my paths",
"*ʿiwwâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - made crooked"
},
"variants": {
"*gādar*": "hedged/walled up/fenced",
"*gāzît*": "hewn stone/cut stone/dressed stone",
"*ʿiwwâ*": "made crooked/twisted/perverted/bent"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.10",
"source": "דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י *אריה **אֲרִ֖י בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃",
"text": "*dōb* *ʾōrēb* *hûʾ* to me, *ʾărî* in *mistārîm*",
"grammar": {
"*dōb*": "noun, masculine singular - bear",
"*ʾōrēb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - lying in wait",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*ʾărî*": "noun, masculine singular - lion",
"*mistārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - hiding places"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōrēb*": "lying in wait/lurking/ambushing",
"*ʾărî*": "lion/lionlike",
"*mistārîm*": "hiding places/secret places/lurking places"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.11",
"source": "דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃",
"text": "*derākay* *sôrēr* *wayepaššeḥēnî* *śāmanî* *šōmēm*",
"grammar": {
"*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways",
"*sôrēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - turning aside",
"*wayepaššeḥēnî*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he tore me to pieces",
"*śāmanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he made me",
"*šōmēm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - desolate"
},
"variants": {
"*sôrēr*": "turning aside/stubborn/rebellious",
"*wayepaššeḥēnî*": "and he tore me to pieces/and he pulled me apart/and he rent me asunder",
"*šōmēm*": "desolate/devastated/appalled"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.12",
"source": "דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃",
"text": "*dārak* *qaštô* *wayyaṣṣîbēnî* like the *maṭṭārāʾ* for *ḥēṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*dārak*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - bent/tread",
"*qaštô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bow",
"*wayyaṣṣîbēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he set me up",
"*maṭṭārāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the target",
"*ḥēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - arrow"
},
"variants": {
"*dārak*": "bent/tread/strung [a bow]",
"*wayyaṣṣîbēnî*": "and he set me up/and he positioned me/and he fixed me",
"*maṭṭārāʾ*": "target/mark",
"*ḥēṣ*": "arrow/shaft"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.13",
"source": "הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*hēbîʾ* in *kilyôtāy* *benê* *ʾašpātô*",
"grammar": {
"*hēbîʾ*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he brought/caused to enter",
"*kilyôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my kidneys/inward parts",
"*benê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*ʾašpātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his quiver"
},
"variants": {
"*hēbîʾ*": "he brought/he caused to enter",
"*kilyôtāy*": "my kidneys/my inward parts/my innermost being",
"*benê*": "sons of/children of",
"*ʾašpātô*": "his quiver"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.14",
"source": "הָיִ֤יתִי שְּׂחֹק֙ לְכָל־עַמִּ֔י נְגִינָתָ֖ם כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*hāyîtî* *śeḥōq* to all *ʿammî* *negînātām* all the *yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*hāyîtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I became/was",
"*śeḥōq*": "noun, masculine singular - laughingstock/derision",
"*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my people",
"*negînātām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their mocking song",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day"
},
"variants": {
"*śeḥōq*": "laughingstock/derision/mockery",
"*negînātām*": "their mocking song/their taunt song/their music"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.15",
"source": "הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרוֹרִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃",
"text": "*hiśbîʿanî* with *merôrîm* *hirwanî* *laʿănâ*",
"grammar": {
"*hiśbîʿanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he filled/satisfied me",
"*merôrîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the bitter herbs",
"*hirwanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he saturated me",
"*laʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wormwood"
},
"variants": {
"*hiśbîʿanî*": "he filled me/he satisfied me/he sated me",
"*merôrîm*": "bitter herbs/bitterness",
"*hirwanî*": "he saturated me/he made me drink deeply",
"*laʿănâ*": "wormwood/bitterness"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.16",
"source": "וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃",
"text": "*wayyagrēs* with *ḥāṣāṣ* *šinnāy* *hikpîšanî* in the *ʾēper*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyagrēs*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he broke",
"*ḥāṣāṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - gravel",
"*šinnāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my teeth",
"*hikpîšanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he covered me",
"*ʾēper*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the ashes"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyagrēs*": "and he broke/and he crushed",
"*ḥāṣāṣ*": "gravel/pebbles",
"*hikpîšanî*": "he covered me/he pressed me down"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.17",
"source": "וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃",
"text": "*wattiznaḥ* from *šālôm* *napšî* *nāšîtî* *ṭôbâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wattiznaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular - and you rejected",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*nāšîtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I forgot",
"*ṭôbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - goodness"
},
"variants": {
"*wattiznaḥ*": "and you rejected/and you cast away/and you refused",
"*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/prosperity",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/my self",
"*ṭôbâ*": "goodness/prosperity/welfare"
}
}
18 {
"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"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.19",
"source": "זְכָר־עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃",
"text": "*zekār* *ʿānyî* and *merûdî* *laʿănâ* and *rōʾš*",
"grammar": {
"*zekār*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - remember",
"*ʿānyî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my affliction",
"*merûdî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my homelessness",
"*laʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wormwood",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - poison/gall"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿānyî*": "my affliction/my misery",
"*merûdî*": "my homelessness/my wandering/my restlessness",
"*rōʾš*": "poison/gall/venom/bitterness"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.20",
"source": "זָכ֣וֹר תִּזְכּ֔וֹר *ותשיח **וְתָשׁ֥וֹחַ עָלַ֖י נַפְשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "*zākôr* *tizkôr* and *tāšôaḥ* upon *ʿālay* *napšî*",
"grammar": {
"*zākôr*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - remember",
"*tizkôr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will remember",
"*tāšôaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - bows down",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul"
},
"variants": {
"*zākôr tizkôr*": "you will surely remember/remembering you will remember",
"*tāšôaḥ*": "bows down/is humbled/sinks down",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.21",
"source": "זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־לִבִּ֖י עַל־כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל׃",
"text": "*zōʾt* *ʾāšîb* to *libbî* therefore *ʾôḥîl*",
"grammar": {
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*ʾāšîb*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return/bring back",
"*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my heart",
"*ʾôḥîl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will hope/wait"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāšîb*": "I will return/I will bring back/I will recall",
"*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self",
"*ʾôḥîl*": "I will hope/I will wait"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.22",
"source": "חַֽסְדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־תָ֔מְנוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־כָל֖וּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃",
"text": "*ḥasdê* *YHWH* that not *tāmnû* that not *kālû* *raḥămāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥasdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - lovingkindnesses of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*tāmnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural - we are consumed",
"*kālû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are finished",
"*raḥămāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his compassions"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥasdê*": "lovingkindnesses of/mercies of/steadfast love of",
"*tāmnû*": "we are consumed/we are cut off/we are ended",
"*kālû*": "they are finished/they are ended/they are spent",
"*raḥămāyw*": "his compassions/his tender mercies"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.23",
"source": "חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "*ḥădāšîm* for the *beqārîm* great *ʾĕmûnātekā*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥădāšîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - new",
"*beqārîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the mornings",
"*rabbâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - great",
"*ʾĕmûnātekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your faithfulness"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥădāšîm*": "new/fresh/renewed",
"*rabbâ*": "great/much/abundant",
"*ʾĕmûnātekā*": "your faithfulness/your steadfastness/your reliability"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.24",
"source": "חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ḥelqî* *YHWH* *ʾāmerâ* *napšî* therefore *ʾôḥîl* to him",
"grammar": {
"*ḥelqî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my portion",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾāmerâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she said",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*ʾôḥîl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will hope/wait"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥelqî*": "my portion/my share/my lot",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself",
"*ʾôḥîl*": "I will hope/I will wait"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.25",
"source": "ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקֹוָ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃",
"text": "*ṭôb* *YHWH* to *qōwāw* to *nepeš* *tidreše̱nnû*",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*qōwāw*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - ones waiting for him",
"*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul",
"*tidreše̱nnû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - she seeks him"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/agreeable",
"*qōwāw*": "ones waiting for him/ones hoping in him",
"*nepeš*": "soul/life/person",
"*tidreše̱nnû*": "she seeks him/she inquires of him"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.26",
"source": "ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*ṭôb* and *yāḥîl* and *dûmām* for *tešûʿat* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*yāḥîl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he waits",
"*dûmām*": "adverb - silently",
"*tešûʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - salvation of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb*": "good/it is good",
"*yāḥîl*": "he waits/one should wait",
"*dûmām*": "silently/quietly/in silence",
"*tešûʿat*": "salvation of/deliverance of/help of"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.27",
"source": "ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃",
"text": "*ṭôb* to the *geber* that *yiśśāʾ* *ʿōl* in *neʿûrāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*geber*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man",
"*yiśśāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he bears",
"*ʿōl*": "noun, masculine singular - yoke",
"*neʿûrāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his youth"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb*": "good/it is good",
"*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man",
"*yiśśāʾ*": "he bears/he carries",
"*ʿōl*": "yoke/burden"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.28",
"source": "יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּדָד֙ וְיִדֹּ֔ם כִּ֥י נָטַ֖ל עָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "*yēšēb* *bādād* and *yiddōm* because *nāṭal* upon him",
"grammar": {
"*yēšēb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sits",
"*bādād*": "adverb - alone",
"*yiddōm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is silent",
"*nāṭal*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has laid"
},
"variants": {
"*yēšēb*": "he sits/let him sit/may he sit",
"*bādād*": "alone/isolated/solitary",
"*yiddōm*": "he is silent/let him be silent/may he be silent",
"*nāṭal*": "he has laid/he has imposed/he has placed"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.29",
"source": "יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּֽעָפָר֙ פִּ֔יהוּ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃",
"text": "*yittēn* in *ʿāpār* *pîhû* *ʾûlay* there is *tiqwâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he puts",
"*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the dust",
"*pîhû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mouth",
"*ʾûlay*": "adverb - perhaps",
"*tiqwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hope"
},
"variants": {
"*yittēn*": "he puts/let him put/may he put",
"*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/earth",
"*ʾûlay*": "perhaps/maybe/possibly",
"*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.30",
"source": "יִתֵּ֧ן לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ לֶ֖חִי יִשְׂבַּ֥ע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃",
"text": "*yittēn* to *makkēhû* *leḥî* *yiśbaʿ* with *ḥerpâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gives",
"*makkēhû*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - one striking him",
"*leḥî*": "noun, masculine singular - cheek",
"*yiśbaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is filled",
"*ḥerpâ*": "noun, feminine singular - reproach"
},
"variants": {
"*yittēn*": "he gives/let him give/may he give",
"*leḥî*": "cheek/jaw",
"*yiśbaʿ*": "he is filled/he is satisfied/let him be filled",
"*ḥerpâ*": "reproach/disgrace/shame"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.31",
"source": "כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יִזְנַ֛ח לְעוֹלָ֖ם אֲדֹנָֽי׃",
"text": "For not *yiznaḥ* forever *ʾădōnāy*",
"grammar": {
"*yiznaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he rejects",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - my Lord"
},
"variants": {
"*yiznaḥ*": "he rejects/he casts away/he forsakes",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/the Lord"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.32",
"source": "כִּ֣י אִם־הוֹגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב *חסדו **חֲסָדָֽיו׃",
"text": "For though *hôgâ* and *riḥam* according to abundance *ḥăsādāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*hôgâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he causes grief",
"*riḥam*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shows compassion",
"*ḥăsādāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindnesses"
},
"variants": {
"*hôgâ*": "he causes grief/he afflicts",
"*riḥam*": "he shows compassion/he has mercy",
"*ḥăsādāyw*": "his lovingkindnesses/his mercies/his steadfast love"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.33",
"source": "כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִבּ֔וֹ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְ[t]נֵי־אִֽישׁ׃",
"text": "For not *ʿinnâ* from *libbô* and *wayyaggeh* *benê*-*ʾîš*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿinnâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he afflicted",
"*libbô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart",
"*wayyaggeh*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he grieves",
"*benê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿinnâ*": "he afflicted/he oppressed",
"*libbô*": "his heart/his will/his mind",
"*wayyaggeh*": "and he grieves/and he causes sorrow",
"*benê-ʾîš*": "sons of man/children of men/mankind"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.34",
"source": "לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל אֲסִ֥ירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "To *dakkēʾ* under *raglāyw* all *ʾăsîrê* *ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*dakkēʾ*": "verb, piel infinitive construct - to crush",
"*raglāyw*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his feet",
"*ʾăsîrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - prisoners of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth"
},
"variants": {
"*dakkēʾ*": "to crush/to trample/to oppress",
"*ʾăsîrê*": "prisoners of/captives of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.35",
"source": "לְהַטּוֹת֙ מִשְׁפַּט־גָּ֔בֶר נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃",
"text": "To *haṭṭôt* *mišpaṭ*-*gāber* before *penê* *ʿelyôn*",
"grammar": {
"*haṭṭôt*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to turn aside/pervert",
"*mišpaṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - justice of",
"*gāber*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*penê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of",
"*ʿelyôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - Most High"
},
"variants": {
"*haṭṭôt*": "to turn aside/to pervert/to subvert",
"*mišpaṭ*": "justice of/judgment of/right of",
"*gāber*": "man/mighty man/strong man",
"*ʿelyôn*": "Most High/Highest"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.36",
"source": "לְעַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּרִיב֔וֹ אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃",
"text": "To *ʿawwēt* *ʾādām* in *rîbô* *ʾădōnāy* not *rāʾâ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿawwēt*": "verb, piel infinitive construct - to subvert",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*rîbô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his cause",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - my Lord",
"*rāʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saw"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿawwēt*": "to subvert/to wrong/to pervert",
"*ʾādām*": "man/human/mankind",
"*rîbô*": "his cause/his lawsuit/his dispute",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/the Lord"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.37",
"source": "מִ֣י זֶ֤ה אָמַר֙ וַתֶּ֔הִי אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א צִוָּֽה׃",
"text": "Who this *ʾāmar* *wattehî* *ʾădōnāy* not *ṣiwwâ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*wattehî*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and it came to pass",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - my Lord",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmar*": "he said/he spoke/he commanded",
"*wattehî*": "and it came to pass/and it happened",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/the Lord",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "he commanded/he ordered"
}
}
38 {
"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"
}
}
39 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.39",
"source": "מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־*חטאו **חֲטָאָֽיו׃",
"text": "Why *yitʾônēn* *ʾādām* *ḥāy*, *geber* for *ḥăṭāʾāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*yitʾônēn*": "verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he complains",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*ḥāy*": "adjective, masculine singular - living",
"*geber*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*ḥăṭāʾāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sins"
},
"variants": {
"*yitʾônēn*": "he complains/he murmurs/he laments",
"*ʾādām*": "man/human/mankind",
"*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man",
"*ḥăṭāʾāyw*": "his sins/his transgressions"
}
}
40 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.40",
"source": "נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙ וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה עַד־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*naḥpeśâ* *derākêynû* and *naḥqōrâ* and *nāšûbâ* unto *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*naḥpeśâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us search",
"*derākêynû*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our ways",
"*naḥqōrâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us examine",
"*nāšûbâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us return",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*naḥpeśâ*": "let us search/let us examine",
"*naḥqōrâ*": "let us examine/let us investigate/let us test",
"*nāšûbâ*": "let us return/let us turn back"
}
}
41 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.41",
"source": "נִשָּׂ֤א לְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־כַּפָּ֔יִם אֶל־אֵ֖ל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*niśśāʾ* *lebābênû* unto *kappāyim* unto *ʾēl* in the *šāmāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*niśśāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us lift up",
"*lebābênû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our heart",
"*kappāyim*": "noun, feminine dual - palms/hands",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the heavens"
},
"variants": {
"*niśśāʾ*": "let us lift up/let us raise",
"*lebābênû*": "our heart/our inner being",
"*kappāyim*": "palms/hands",
"*ʾēl*": "God/divine being/mighty one"
}
}
42 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.42",
"source": "נַ֤חְנוּ פָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙ וּמָרִ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א סָלָֽחְתָּ׃",
"text": "*naḥnû* *pāšaʿnû* and *mārînû* *ʾattâ* not *sālāḥtā*",
"grammar": {
"*naḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st person plural - we",
"*pāšaʿnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have transgressed",
"*mārînû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have rebelled",
"*ʾattâ*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*sālāḥtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have forgiven"
},
"variants": {
"*pāšaʿnû*": "we have transgressed/we have rebelled",
"*mārînû*": "we have rebelled/we have disobeyed",
"*sālāḥtā*": "you have forgiven/you have pardoned"
}
}
43 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.43",
"source": "סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃",
"text": "*sakkōtâ* with *ʾap* and *wattirdepēnû* *hāragtā* not *ḥāmāltā*",
"grammar": {
"*sakkōtâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you covered",
"*ʾap*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the anger",
"*wattirdepēnû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - and you pursued us",
"*hāragtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have slain",
"*ḥāmāltā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have pitied"
},
"variants": {
"*sakkōtâ*": "you covered/you shrouded/you screened",
"*ʾap*": "anger/nose/wrath",
"*wattirdepēnû*": "and you pursued us/and you chased us",
"*hāragtā*": "you have slain/you have killed",
"*ḥāmāltā*": "you have pitied/you have spared/you have shown compassion"
}
}
44 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.44",
"source": "סַכּ֤וֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן֙ לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲב֖וֹר תְּפִלָּֽה׃",
"text": "*sakkôtâ* with the *ʿānān* to yourself from passing *tepillâ*",
"grammar": {
"*sakkôtâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you covered",
"*ʿānān*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the cloud",
"*tepillâ*": "noun, feminine singular - prayer"
},
"variants": {
"*sakkôtâ*": "you covered/you screened/you veiled",
"*ʿānān*": "cloud/cloud mass",
"*tepillâ*": "prayer/supplication"
}
}
45 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.45",
"source": "סְחִ֧י וּמָא֛וֹס תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃",
"text": "*seḥî* and *māʾôs* *teśîmēnû* in *qereb* the *ʿammîm*",
"grammar": {
"*seḥî*": "noun, masculine singular - refuse/filth",
"*māʾôs*": "noun, masculine singular - refuse/something rejected",
"*teśîmēnû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you make us",
"*qereb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of",
"*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the peoples"
},
"variants": {
"*seḥî*": "refuse/filth/offscouring",
"*māʾôs*": "refuse/something rejected/something despised",
"*teśîmēnû*": "you make us/you set us/you place us",
"*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations"
}
}
46 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.46",
"source": "פָּצ֥וּ עָלֵ֛ינוּ פִּיהֶ֖ם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "*pāṣû* against *ʿālênû* *pîhem* all *ʾōyebênû*",
"grammar": {
"*pāṣû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they open wide",
"*ʿālênû*": "preposition with 1st person plural suffix - against us",
"*pîhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their mouth",
"*ʾōyebênû*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our enemies"
},
"variants": {
"*pāṣû*": "they open wide/they gape",
"*pîhem*": "their mouth/their speech",
"*ʾōyebênû*": "our enemies/our adversaries"
}
}
47 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.47",
"source": "פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃",
"text": "*paḥad* and *paḥat* *hāyâ* to us the *šēʾt* and the *šāber*",
"grammar": {
"*paḥad*": "noun, masculine singular - terror",
"*paḥat*": "noun, masculine singular - pit",
"*hāyâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was",
"*šēʾt*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the devastation",
"*šāber*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the destruction"
},
"variants": {
"*paḥad*": "terror/dread/fear",
"*paḥat*": "pit/trap",
"*šēʾt*": "devastation/desolation",
"*šāber*": "destruction/breaking"
}
}
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"
}
}
52 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.52",
"source": "צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר אֹיְבַ֥י חִנָּֽם׃",
"text": "*ṣôd* *ṣādûnî* like the *ṣippôr* *ʾōyebay* *ḥinnām*",
"grammar": {
"*ṣôd*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - hunting",
"*ṣādûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular suffix - they hunted me",
"*ṣippôr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the bird",
"*ʾōyebay*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my enemies",
"*ḥinnām*": "adverb - without cause"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣôd ṣādûnî*": "hunting they hunted me/they surely hunted me",
"*ṣippôr*": "bird/sparrow",
"*ʾōyebay*": "my enemies/my adversaries",
"*ḥinnām*": "without cause/for no reason/gratuitously"
}
}
53 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.53",
"source": "צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃",
"text": "*ṣāmetû* in the *bôr* *ḥayyāy* and *wayyaddû*-*ʾeben* against me",
"grammar": {
"*ṣāmetû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they silenced",
"*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the pit",
"*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my life",
"*wayyaddû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they threw",
"*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣāmetû*": "they silenced/they put an end to/they cut off",
"*bôr*": "pit/cistern/dungeon",
"*wayyaddû*": "and they threw/and they cast/and they hurled"
}
}
54 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.54",
"source": "צָֽפוּ־מַ֥יִם עַל־רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃",
"text": "*ṣāpû*-*mayim* over *rōʾšî* *ʾāmartî* *nigzārtî*",
"grammar": {
"*ṣāpû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they flowed",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*rōʾšî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my head",
"*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said",
"*nigzārtî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am cut off"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣāpû*": "they flowed/they overwhelmed",
"*ʾāmartî*": "I said/I thought",
"*nigzārtî*": "I am cut off/I am destroyed/I am finished"
}
}
55 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.55",
"source": "קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*qārāʾtî* *šimkā* *YHWH* from *bôr* *taḥtiyyôt*",
"grammar": {
"*qārāʾtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I called",
"*šimkā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - pit of",
"*taḥtiyyôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - lowest parts"
},
"variants": {
"*qārāʾtî*": "I called/I cried out",
"*bôr*": "pit of/dungeon of",
"*taḥtiyyôt*": "lowest parts/depths"
}
}
56 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.56",
"source": "קוֹלִ֖י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃",
"text": "*qôlî* *šāmāʿtā* do not *taʿlēm* *ʾāznekā* to *rawḥātî* to *šawʿātî*",
"grammar": {
"*qôlî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my voice",
"*šāmāʿtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you heard",
"*taʿlēm*": "verb, hiphil imperfect jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - hide",
"*ʾāznekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ear",
"*rawḥātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my relief",
"*šawʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my cry"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmāʿtā*": "you heard/you listened to",
"*taʿlēm*": "hide/shut/close",
"*rawḥātî*": "my relief/my breathing room",
"*šawʿātî*": "my cry/my outcry"
}
}
57 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.57",
"source": "קָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃",
"text": "*qārabtā* in *yôm* *ʾeqrāʾekkā* *ʾāmartā* do not *tîrāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*qārabtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you drew near",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of",
"*ʾeqrāʾekkā*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I call upon you",
"*ʾāmartā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you said",
"*tîrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - fear"
},
"variants": {
"*qārabtā*": "you drew near/you came close",
"*ʾeqrāʾekkā*": "I call upon you/I cry out to you",
"*ʾāmartā*": "you said/you spoke",
"*tîrāʾ*": "fear/be afraid"
}
}
58 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.58",
"source": "רַ֧בְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֛י רִיבֵ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃",
"text": "*rabtā* *ʾădōnāy* *rîbê* *napšî* *gāʾaltā* *ḥayyāy*",
"grammar": {
"*rabtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have pleaded",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - my Lord",
"*rîbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - disputes of",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*gāʾaltā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have redeemed",
"*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my life"
},
"variants": {
"*rabtā*": "you have pleaded/you have contended for/you have fought",
"*rîbê*": "disputes of/causes of/cases of",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself",
"*gāʾaltā*": "you have redeemed/you have ransomed"
}
}
59 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.59",
"source": "רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃",
"text": "*rāʾîtâ* *YHWH* *ʿawwātātî* *šāpṭâ* *mišpāṭî*",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾîtâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have seen",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʿawwātātî*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my wrong",
"*šāpṭâ*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - judge",
"*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my cause"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʾîtâ*": "you have seen/you have observed",
"*ʿawwātātî*": "my wrong/my injustice/my oppression",
"*šāpṭâ*": "judge/vindicate",
"*mišpāṭî*": "my cause/my case/my right"
}
}
60 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.60",
"source": "רָאִ֙יתָה֙ כָּל־נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃",
"text": "*rāʾîtâ* all *niqmātām* all *maḥšebōtām* for me",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾîtâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have seen",
"*niqmātām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their vengeance",
"*maḥšebōtām*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their plans"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʾîtâ*": "you have seen/you have observed",
"*niqmātām*": "their vengeance/their revenge",
"*maḥšebōtām*": "their plans/their thoughts/their schemes"
}
}
61 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.61",
"source": "שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃",
"text": "*šāmaʿtā* *ḥerpātām* *YHWH* all *maḥšebōtām* against me",
"grammar": {
"*šāmaʿtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have heard",
"*ḥerpātām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their reproach",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*maḥšebōtām*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their plans"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmaʿtā*": "you have heard/you have listened to",
"*ḥerpātām*": "their reproach/their taunt/their insult",
"*maḥšebōtām*": "their plans/their thoughts/their schemes"
}
}
62 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.62",
"source": "שִׂפְתֵ֤י קָמַי֙ וְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔ם עָלַ֖י כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*śiptê* *qāmay* and *hegyônām* against me all the *yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*śiptê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - lips of",
"*qāmay*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - those rising against me",
"*hegyônām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their meditation",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day"
},
"variants": {
"*śiptê*": "lips of/speech of/words of",
"*qāmay*": "those rising against me/my opponents/my assailants",
"*hegyônām*": "their meditation/their murmuring/their plotting"
}
}
63 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.63",
"source": "שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃",
"text": "*šibtām* and *qîmātām* *habbîṭâ* I am *mangînātām*",
"grammar": {
"*šibtām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sitting",
"*qîmātām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their rising",
"*habbîṭâ*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular - look",
"*mangînātām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their mocking song"
},
"variants": {
"*šibtām*": "their sitting/their dwelling",
"*qîmātām*": "their rising/their standing",
"*habbîṭâ*": "look/observe/behold",
"*mangînātām*": "their mocking song/their music/their taunt song"
}
}
64 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.64",
"source": "תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*tāšîb* to them *gemûl* *YHWH* according to *maʿăśēh* *yedêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*tāšîb*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will repay",
"*gemûl*": "noun, masculine singular - recompense",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work of",
"*yedêhem*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hands"
},
"variants": {
"*tāšîb*": "you will repay/you will return",
"*gemûl*": "recompense/reward/retribution",
"*maʿăśēh*": "work of/deed of/action of"
}
}
65 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.65",
"source": "תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ מְגִנַּת־לֵ֔ב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*tittēn* to them *meginnat*-*lēb* *taʾălātkā* to them",
"grammar": {
"*tittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will give",
"*meginnat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - covering of",
"*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart",
"*taʾălātkā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your curse"
},
"variants": {
"*tittēn*": "you will give/you will grant",
"*meginnat-lēb*": "covering of heart/hardness of heart/stubbornness",
"*taʾălātkā*": "your curse/your imprecation"
}
}
66 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.66",
"source": "תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*tirdōp* with *ʾap* and *tašmîdēm* from under *šemê* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*tirdōp*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will pursue",
"*ʾap*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the anger",
"*tašmîdēm*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you will destroy them",
"*šemê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - heavens of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*tirdōp*": "you will pursue/you will chase",
"*ʾap*": "anger/wrath",
"*tašmîdēm*": "you will destroy them/you will annihilate them",
"*šemê*": "heavens of/skies of"
}
}