Lamentations
Lamentations 1:17
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.
Word by word
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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.