Lamentations

Lamentations 1:16–17

¹⁶For these things I weep;

my eyes flow with tears.

For there is no one nearby to comfort me,

no one to revive my soul.

My children are destitute

because the enemy has prevailed.

¹⁷Zion stretches out her hands,

but there is no one to comfort her.

The LORD has decreed against Jacob

that his neighbors become his foes.

Jerusalem has become

an unclean thing among them.

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Lamentations 1:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
these things	אֵ֣לֶּה׀	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
weep	בוֹכִיָּ֗ה	ḇō·w·ḵî·yāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
my eyes	עֵינִ֤י׀	‘ê·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5869 eye
flow	יֹ֣רְדָה	yō·rə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
with tears	מַּ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is no one nearby	רָחַ֥ק	rā·ḥaq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
to comfort me	מְנַחֵ֖ם	mə·na·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
no one to revive	מֵשִׁ֣יב	mê·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
My children	בָנַי֙	ḇā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
are	הָי֤וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
destitute	שֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔ים	šō·w·mê·mîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the enemy	אוֹיֵֽב׃ס	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
has prevailed	גָבַ֖ר	ḡā·ḇar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1396 be strong, mighty

Lamentations 1:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Zion	צִיּ֜וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
stretches out	פֵּֽרְשָׂ֨ה	pê·rə·śāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
her hands	בְּיָדֶ֗יהָ	bə·yā·ḏe·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand
but there is no	אֵ֤ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one to comfort	מְנַחֵם֙	mə·na·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
her	לָ֔הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
The LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has decreed	צִוָּ֧ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
against Jacob	לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב	lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
that his neighbors	סְבִיבָ֣יו	sə·ḇî·ḇāw	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5439 circuit, round about
become his foes	צָרָ֑יו	ṣā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
has become	הָיְתָ֧ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
an unclean thing	לְנִדָּ֖ה	lə·nid·dāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5079 impurity
among them	בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ס	bê·nê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H996 interval, space between

Cross-references

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Lamentations 1:16 Psalm 119:136 · Lamentations 1:2 · Lamentations 3:48–49 · Jeremiah 13:17 · Lamentations 2:18 · Jeremiah 14:17 · Lamentations 2:11

Lamentations 1:17 Jeremiah 4:31 · Isaiah 1:15 · Lamentations 1:9 · Jeremiah 21:4–5 · Jeremiah 34:22 · 2 Kings 24:2–4 · Lamentations 1:19 · 2 Kings 25:1 · Lamentations 1:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.