Lamentations

Lamentations 1:14

¹⁴My transgressions are bound into a yoke,^c

knit together by His hand;

they are draped over my neck,

and the Lord has broken my strength.

He has delivered me into the hands

of those I cannot withstand.

Footnotes

c 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; other Hebrew manuscripts and LXX He kept watch over my sins

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My transgressions	פְּשָׁעַ֜י	pə·šā·‘ay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6588 transgression
are bound into	נִשְׂקַד֩	niś·qaḏ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8244 bind on
a yoke	עֹ֨ל	‘ōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5923 yoke
knit together	יִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּ	yiś·tā·rə·ḡū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8276 be intertwined
by His hand	בְּיָד֗וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
they are draped	עָל֥וּ	‘ā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my neck	צַוָּארִ֖י	ṣaw·wā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6677 neck, back of neck
and the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֔י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
has broken	הִכְשִׁ֣יל	hiḵ·šîl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
my strength	כֹּחִ֑י	kō·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3581 strength, power
He has delivered me	נְתָנַ֣נִי	nə·ṯā·na·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בִּידֵ֖י	bî·ḏê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of those I cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
withstand	קֽוּם׃ס	qūm	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6965 arise, stand up, stand

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 47:6 · Deuteronomy 28:48 · Ezekiel 25:7 · Proverbs 5:22 · Jeremiah 28:14 · Ezekiel 25:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.