Lamentations

Lamentations 1:11

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.

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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.

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.