Lamentations

Lamentations 2:15

¹⁵All who pass by

clap their hands at you in scorn.

They hiss and shake their heads

at the Daughter of Jerusalem:

“Is this the city that was called

the perfection of beauty,

the joy of all the earth?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who pass by	עֹ֣בְרֵי	‘ō·ḇə·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
clap	סָֽפְק֨וּ	sā·p̄ə·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5606 clap, be enough, vomit
their hands	כַּפַּ֙יִם֙	kap·pa·yim	Noun - fd	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
at you	עָלַ֤יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
They hiss	שָֽׁרְקוּ֙	šā·rə·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8319 hiss
and shake	וַיָּנִ֣עוּ	way·yā·ni·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
their heads	רֹאשָׁ֔ם	rō·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Daughter	בַּ֖ת	baṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
Is this	הֲזֹ֣את	hă·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
the city	הָעִ֗יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
that was called	שֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	še·yō·mə·rū	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
the perfection	כְּלִ֣ילַת	kə·lî·laṯ	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H3632 entire, whole, holocaust
of beauty	יֹ֔פִי	yō·p̄î	Noun - masculine singular	H3308 beauty
the joy	מָשׂ֖וֹשׂ	mā·śō·wś	Noun - masculine singular	H4885 id.
of all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃ס	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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

Psalm 48:2 · Jeremiah 18:16 · Ezekiel 25:6 · Psalm 50:2 · Jeremiah 19:8 · Isaiah 64:11 · Matthew 27:39 · Psalm 22:7 · Isaiah 37:22 · Zephaniah 2:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.