Lamentations
Lamentations 1:10–11
10The adversary has seized
all her treasures.
For she has seen the nations
enter her sanctuary—
those You had forbidden
to enter Your assembly.
11All her people groan
as they search for bread.
They have traded their treasures for food
to keep themselves alive.
Look, O LORD, and consider,
for I have become despised.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Lamentations 1:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The adversary | צָ֔ר | ṣār | Noun - masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| has seized | יָדוֹ֙ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| her treasures | מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָ | ma·ḥă·mad·de·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H4261 desire, desirable thing |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| she has seen | רָאֲתָ֤ה | rā·’ă·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| the nations | גוֹיִם֙ | ḡō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| enter | בָּ֣אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| her sanctuary | מִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּ | miq·dā·šāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| those | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| You had forbidden | צִוִּ֔יתָה | ṣiw·wî·ṯāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| to enter | יָבֹ֥אוּ | yā·ḇō·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| Your assembly | בַקָּהָ֖ל | ḇaq·qā·hāl | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation |
Lamentations 1:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| her people | עַמָּ֤הּ | ‘am·māh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5971 people |
| groan | נֶאֱנָחִים֙ | ne·’ĕ·nā·ḥîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H584 sigh, groan |
| as they search | מְבַקְּשִׁ֣ים | mə·ḇaq·qə·šîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| for bread | לֶ֔חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| They have traded | נָתְנ֧וּ | nā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| their treasures | מַחֲמוֹדֵּיהֶם | ma·ḥă·mōd·dē·hɛm | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4262 desirable, precious thing |
| for food | בְּאֹ֖כֶל | bə·’ō·ḵel | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H400 food |
| to keep themselves alive | לְהָשִׁ֣יב | lə·hā·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| Look | רְאֵ֤ה | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| O LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and consider | וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה | wə·hab·bî·ṭāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5027 look |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have become | הָיִ֖יתִי | hā·yî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| despised | זוֹלֵלָֽה׃ס | zō·w·lê·lāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H2151 shake |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 1:10 Deuteronomy 23:3 · Jeremiah 51:51 · Isaiah 64:10–11 · Nehemiah 13:1 · Psalm 74:4–8 · Lamentations 1:7
Lamentations 1:11 Jeremiah 52:6 · Jeremiah 38:9 · Lamentations 2:12 · 1 Samuel 30:11–12 · Deuteronomy 28:52–57
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.