Lamentations
Lamentations 1:13
13He sent fire from on high,
and it overpowered my bones.
He spread a net for my feet
and turned me back.
He made me desolate,
faint all the day long.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He sent | שָֽׁלַח־ | šā·laḥ- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| fire | אֵ֥שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| from on high | מִמָּר֛וֹם | mim·mā·rō·wm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H4791 height |
| and it overpowered | וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה | way·yir·den·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate |
| my bones | בְּעַצְמֹתַ֖י | bə·‘aṣ·mō·ṯay | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| He spread | פָּרַ֨שׂ | pā·raś | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6566 spread out, spread |
| a net | רֶ֤שֶׁת | re·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7568 net |
| for my feet | לְרַגְלַי֙ | lə·raḡ·lay | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H7272 foot |
| and turned me | הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי | hĕ·šî·ḇa·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| back | אָח֔וֹר | ’ā·ḥō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H268 the hinder side, back part |
| He made me | נְתָנַ֙נִי֙ | nə·ṯā·na·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| desolate | שֹֽׁמֵמָ֔ה | šō·mê·māh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H8076 devastated |
| faint | דָּוָֽה׃ס | dā·wāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1739 faint, unwell |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the day long | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 3:16 · Job 30:30 · Job 19:6 · Psalm 22:14 · Ezekiel 17:20 · Ezekiel 12:13 · Nahum 1:6 · Psalm 66:11 · Hebrews 12:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.