Lamentations
Lamentations 1:6
6All the splendor has departed
from the Daughter of Zion.
Her princes are like deer
that find no pasture;
they lack the strength to flee
in the face of the hunter.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the splendor | הֲדָרָ֑הּ | hă·ḏā·rāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1926 ornament, splendour, honour |
| has departed | וַיֵּצֵ֥א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the Daughter | בַּת | baṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Zion | צִיּ֖וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| Her princes | שָׂרֶ֗יהָ | śā·re·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| are | הָי֣וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like deer | כְּאַיָּלִים֙ | kə·’ay·yā·lîm | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural | H354 hart, stag, deer |
| that find | מָצְא֣וּ | mā·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| pasture | מִרְעֶ֔ה | mir·‘eh | Noun - masculine singular | H4829 pasturage, pasture |
| they lack | בְלֹא־ | ḇə·lō- | Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the strength | כֹ֖חַ | ḵō·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| to flee | וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in the face of | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the hunter | רוֹדֵֽף׃ס | rō·w·ḏêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.