Lamentations

Lamentations 1:2

²She weeps aloud in the night,

with tears upon her cheeks.

Among all her lovers

there is no one to comfort her.

All her friends have betrayed her;

they have become her enemies.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She weeps aloud	בָּכ֨וֹ	bā·ḵōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1058 weep, bewail
in the night	בַּלַּ֗יְלָה	bal·lay·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
with tears	וְדִמְעָתָהּ֙	wə·ḏim·‘ā·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1832 tears
upon	עַ֣ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
her cheeks	לֶֽחֱיָ֔הּ	le·ḥĕ·yāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3895 jaw, cheek
Among all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
her lovers	אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ	’ō·hă·ḇe·hā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H157 love
there is no one	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to comfort	מְנַחֵ֖ם	mə·na·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
her friends	רֵעֶ֙יהָ֙	rê·‘e·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
have betrayed	בָּ֣גְדוּ	bā·ḡə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
her	בָ֔הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
they have become	הָ֥יוּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
her	לָ֖הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
enemies	לְאֹיְבִֽים׃ס	lə·’ō·yə·ḇîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H341 be hostile to

Cross-references

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

Psalm 6:6 · Micah 7:5 · Job 19:13–14 · Lamentations 1:19 · Jeremiah 30:14 · Jeremiah 22:20–22 · Lamentations 1:16–17 · Psalm 31:11 · Lamentations 1:9 · Ezekiel 23:22–25 · Jeremiah 4:30 · Jeremiah 9:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.