Lamentations

Lamentations 1:7–8

⁷In the days of her affliction and wandering

Jerusalem remembers all the treasures

that were hers in days of old.

When her people fell into enemy hands

she received no help.

Her enemies looked upon her,

laughing at her downfall.

⁸Jerusalem has sinned greatly;

therefore she has become an object of scorn.

All who honored her now despise her,

for they have seen her nakedness;^b

she herself groans and turns away.

Footnotes

b 1:8 Or her shame

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Lamentations 1:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the days	יְמֵ֤י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of her affliction	עָנְיָהּ֙	‘ā·nə·yāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6040 affliction, poverty
and wandering	וּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָ	ū·mə·rū·ḏe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4788 restlessness, straying (?)
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
remembers	זָֽכְרָ֣ה	zā·ḵə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2142 remember
all	כֹּ֚ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the treasures	מַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָ	ma·ḥă·mu·ḏe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4262 desirable, precious thing
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were hers	הָי֖וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in days	מִ֣ימֵי	mî·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of old	קֶ֑דֶם	qe·ḏem	Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
When her people	עַמָּ֣הּ	‘am·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5971 people
fell	בִּנְפֹ֧ל	bin·p̄ōl	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
into enemy	צָ֗ר	ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
hands	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
she received no	וְאֵ֤ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
help	עוֹזֵר֙	‘ō·w·zêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5826 help, succour
Her enemies	צָרִ֔ים	ṣā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6862 narrow, tight
looked upon her	רָא֣וּהָ	rā·’ū·hā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H7200 see
laughing	שָׂחֲק֖וּ	śā·ḥă·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7832 laugh
at	עַ֥ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
her downfall	מִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ס	miš·bat·te·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4868 cessation, annihilation

Lamentations 1:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
has sinned greatly	חֵ֤טְא	ḥêṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H2399 sin
therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
she has become	הָיָ֑תָה	hā·yā·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
an object of scorn	לְנִידָ֣ה	lə·nî·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5206 id.
All	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who honored her	מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ	mə·ḵab·bə·ḏe·hā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
now despise her	הִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙	hiz·zî·lū·hā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H2107 lavish
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have seen	רָא֣וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
her nakedness	עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ	‘er·wā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
she herself	הִ֥יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
groans	נֶאֶנְחָ֖ה	ne·’en·ḥāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H584 sigh, groan
and turns	וַתָּ֥שָׁב	wat·tā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
away	אָחֽוֹר׃ס	’ā·ḥō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part

Cross-references

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Lamentations 1:7 Psalm 79:4 · Psalm 77:5–9 · Deuteronomy 4:34–37 · Psalm 42:4

Lamentations 1:8 Lamentations 1:20–22 · Isaiah 59:2–13 · Jeremiah 13:22 · Lamentations 1:11 · Lamentations 1:4–5 · Jeremiah 13:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.