Lamentations
Lamentations 1:20
20See, O LORD, how distressed I am!
I am churning within;
my heart is pounding within me,
for I have been most rebellious.
Outside, the sword bereaves;
inside, there is death.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See | רְאֵ֨ה | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| how | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| distressed | צַר־ | ṣar- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| I | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| I am churning | חֳמַרְמָ֔רוּ | ḥo·mar·mā·rū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H2560 ferment, boil or foam up |
| within | מֵעַ֣י | mê·‘ay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
| my heart | לִבִּי֙ | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is pounding | נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ | neh·paḵ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| within me | בְּקִרְבִּ֔י | bə·qir·bî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have been most rebellious | מָר֖וֹ | mā·rōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious |
| Outside | מִח֥וּץ | mi·ḥūṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2351 the outside |
| the sword | חֶ֖רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| bereaves | שִׁכְּלָה־ | šik·kə·lāh- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7921 be bereaved |
| inside | בַּבַּ֥יִת | bab·ba·yiṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| there is death | כַּמָּֽוֶת׃ס | kam·mā·weṯ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 7:15 · Lamentations 2:11 · Isaiah 16:11 · Proverbs 28:13 · Deuteronomy 32:25 · Jeremiah 4:19 · Job 30:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.