Lamentations

Lamentations 1:18

¹⁸The LORD is righteous,

yet I rebelled against His command.

Listen, all you people;

look upon my suffering.

My young men and maidens

have gone into captivity.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is righteous	צַדִּ֥יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
yet	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I rebelled	מָרִ֑יתִי	mā·rî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
against His command	פִ֣יהוּ	p̄î·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
Listen	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
all you people	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
look upon	וּרְאוּ֙	ū·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
my suffering	מַכְאֹבִ֔י	maḵ·’ō·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4341 pain
My young men	וּבַחוּרַ֖י	ū·ḇa·ḥū·ray	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H970 young man
and maidens	בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י	bə·ṯū·lō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H1330 virgin
have gone	הָלְכ֥וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
into captivity	בַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ס	ḇaš·še·ḇî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.