Lamentations
Lamentations 2:14
14The visions of your prophets
were empty and deceptive;
they did not expose your guilt
to ward off your captivity.
The burdens they envisioned for you
were empty and misleading.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The visions | חָ֤זוּ | ḥā·zū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2372 see, behold |
| of your prophets | נְבִיאַ֗יִךְ | nə·ḇî·’a·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| were empty | שָׁ֣וְא | šāw | Noun - masculine singular | H7723 emptiness, vanity |
| and deceptive | וְתָפֵ֔ל | wə·ṯā·p̄êl | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H8602 tasteless, unseasoned |
| they did not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| expose | גִלּ֥וּ | ḡil·lū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H1540 uncover, remove |
| your guilt | עֲוֺנֵ֖ךְ | ‘ă·wō·nêḵ | Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| to ward off | לְהָשִׁ֣יב | lə·hā·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| your captivity | שְׁבִיתֵךְ | šə·ḇī·ṯēḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7622 exile, prisoners, former state of prosperity |
| The burdens | מַשְׂא֥וֹת | maś·’ō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| they envisioned | וַיֶּ֣חֱזוּ | way·ye·ḥĕ·zū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2372 see, behold |
| for you | לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| were empty | שָׁ֖וְא | šāw | Noun - masculine singular | H7723 emptiness, vanity |
| and misleading | וּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ס | ū·mad·dū·ḥîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H4065 seduction |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 58:1 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Ezekiel 22:28 · Micah 3:5–7 · Ezekiel 22:25 · Jeremiah 2:8 · Jeremiah 8:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.