Lamentations

Lamentations 1:21

²¹People have heard my groaning,

but there is no one to comfort me.

All my enemies have heard of my trouble;

they are glad that You have caused it.

May You bring the day You have announced,

so that they may become like me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
People have heard	שָׁמְע֞וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
my	אָ֗נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
groaning	נֶאֱנָחָ֣ה	ne·’ĕ·nā·ḥāh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H584 sigh, groan
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
me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my enemies	אֹ֨יְבַ֜י	’ō·yə·ḇay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
have heard	שָׁמְע֤וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
of my trouble	רָֽעָתִי֙	rā·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7451 bad, evil
they are glad	שָׂ֔שׂוּ	śā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7797 exult, rejoice
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have caused it	עָשִׂ֑יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
May You bring	הֵבֵ֥אתָ	hê·ḇê·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the day	יוֹם־	yō·wm-	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
You have announced	קָרָ֖אתָ	qā·rā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
so that they may become	וְיִֽהְי֥וּ	wə·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like me	כָמֽוֹנִי׃ס	ḵā·mō·w·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H3644 like, as, when

Cross-references

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

Lamentations 1:8 · Lamentations 2:15 · Lamentations 1:22 · Lamentations 1:16 · Jeremiah 50:11 · Psalm 35:15 · Micah 7:9–10 · Lamentations 1:4 · Lamentations 1:2 · Lamentations 4:21–22 · Jeremiah 51:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.