Lamentations

Lamentations 2:11–12

¹¹My eyes fail from weeping;

I am churning within.

My heart is poured out in grief

over the destruction of the daughter of my people,

because children and infants faint

in the streets of the city.

¹²They cry out to their mothers:

“Where is the grain and wine?”

as they faint like the wounded

in the streets of the city,

as their lives fade away

in the arms of their mothers.

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Lamentations 2:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My eyes	עֵינַי֙	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
fail	כָּל֨וּ	kā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
from weeping	בַדְּמָע֤וֹת	ḇad·də·mā·‘ō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1832 tears
I am churning	חֳמַרְמְר֣וּ	ḥo·mar·mə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2560 ferment, boil or foam up
within	מֵעַ֔י	mê·‘ay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly
My heart	כְּבֵדִ֔י	kə·ḇê·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3516 liver
is poured out	נִשְׁפַּ֤ךְ	niš·paḵ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
in grief	לָאָ֙רֶץ֙	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the destruction	שֶׁ֖בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
of the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּ֑י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
because children	עוֹלֵל֙	‘ō·w·lêl	Noun - masculine singular	H5768 child
and infants	וְיוֹנֵ֔ק	wə·yō·w·nêq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3243 suck
faint	בֵּֽעָטֵ֤ף	bê·‘ā·ṭêp̄	Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H5848 turn aside
in the streets	בִּרְחֹב֖וֹת	bir·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7339 broad open place, plaza
of the city	קִרְיָֽה׃ס	qir·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7151 town, city

Lamentations 2:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They cry out	יֹֽאמְר֔וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to their mothers	לְאִמֹּתָם֙	lə·’im·mō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H517 mother
Where	אַיֵּ֖ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is the grain	דָּגָ֣ן	dā·ḡān	Noun - masculine singular	H1715 corn, grain
and wine	וָיָ֑יִן	wā·yā·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
as they faint	בְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤ם	bə·hiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭə·p̄ām	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5848 turn aside
like the wounded	כֶּֽחָלָל֙	ke·ḥā·lāl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2491 pierced
in the streets	בִּרְחֹב֣וֹת	bir·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H7339 broad open place, plaza
of the city	עִ֔יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
as their lives	נַפְשָׁ֔ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
fade away	בְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ	bə·hiš·tap·pêḵ	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the arms	חֵ֖יק	ḥêq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2436 bosom
of their mothers	אִמֹּתָֽם׃ס	’im·mō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H517 mother

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Lamentations 2:11 Lamentations 1:20 · Lamentations 1:16 · Jeremiah 4:19 · Job 16:13 · Lamentations 3:48–51 · Psalm 6:7 · Luke 23:29 · Isaiah 22:4 · Psalm 22:14 · Lamentations 4:3–4 · Lamentations 2:19–20 · Psalm 31:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.