Lamentations

Lamentations 1:3

3Judah has gone into exile

under affliction and harsh slavery;

she dwells among the nations

but finds no place to rest.

All her pursuers have overtaken her

in the midst of her distress.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Judahיְהוּדָ֤הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
has gone into exileגָּֽלְתָ֨הgā·lə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1540 uncover, remove
under afflictionמֵעֹ֙נִי֙mê·‘ō·nîPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH6040 affliction, poverty
and harshוּמֵרֹ֣בū·mê·rōḇConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
slaveryעֲבֹדָ֔ה‘ă·ḇō·ḏāhNoun - feminine singularH5656 labour, service
sheהִ֚יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
dwellsיָשְׁבָ֣הyā·šə·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םḇag·gō·w·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
but findsמָצְאָ֖הmā·ṣə·’āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH4672 attain to, find
noלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
place to restמָנ֑וֹחַmā·nō·w·aḥNoun - masculine singularH4494 resting-place, state, or condition of rest
Allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
her pursuersרֹדְפֶ֥יהָrō·ḏə·p̄e·hāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH7291 pursue, chase, persecute
have overtaken herהִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhiś·śî·ḡū·hāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singularH5381 reach, overtake
in the midstבֵּ֥יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
of her distressהַמְּצָרִֽים׃סham·mə·ṣā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4712 straits, distress

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.