Lamentations

Lamentations 1:5

⁵Her foes have become her masters;

her enemies are at ease.

For the LORD has brought her grief

because of her many transgressions.

Her children have gone away

as captives before the enemy.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her foes	צָרֶ֤יהָ	ṣā·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
have become	הָי֨וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
her masters	לְרֹאשׁ֙	lə·rōš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
her enemies	אֹיְבֶ֣יהָ	’ō·yə·ḇe·hā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H341 be hostile to
are at ease	שָׁל֔וּ	šā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7951 be quiet, at ease
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has brought her grief	הוֹגָ֖הּ	hō·w·ḡāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3013 suffer
because of	עַ֣ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
her many	רֹב־	rōḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
transgressions	פְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָ	pə·šā·‘e·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6588 transgression
Her children	עוֹלָלֶ֛יהָ	‘ō·w·lā·le·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5768 child
have gone away	הָלְכ֥וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
as captives	שְׁבִ֖י	šə·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
before	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
the enemy	צָֽר׃ס	ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight

Cross-references

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

Ezekiel 8:17–18 · Jeremiah 30:14–15 · Psalm 90:7–8 · Jeremiah 39:9 · Deuteronomy 32:15–27 · Ezekiel 9:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.