Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:31

³¹For I hear a cry like a woman in labor,

a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child —

the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath,

stretching out her hands to say,

“Woe is me,

for my soul faints before the murderers!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I hear	שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
a cry	ק֨וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
like a woman in labor	כְּחוֹלָ֜ה	kə·ḥō·w·lāh	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
a cry of anguish	צָרָה֙	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
like one bearing her first child	כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה	kə·maḇ·kî·rāh	Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular	H1069 give the birthright
the cry	ק֧וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Zion	צִיּ֛וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
gasping for breath	תִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַ	tiṯ·yap·pê·aḥ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3306 breathe, puff
stretching out	תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ	tə·p̄ā·rêś	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
her hands	כַּפֶּ֑יהָ	kap·pe·hā	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
Woe is me	אֽוֹי־	’ō·w-	Interjection	H188 woe!
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֖י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
faints	עָיְפָ֥ה	‘ā·yə·p̄āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5888 be faint
before the murderers	לְהֹרְגִֽים׃פ	lə·hō·rə·ḡîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay

Cross-references

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Lamentations 1:17 · Isaiah 1:15 · Jeremiah 13:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.