Lamentations

Lamentations 2:18

¹⁸The hearts of the people

cry out to the Lord.^d

O wall of the Daughter of Zion,

let your tears run down like a river

day and night.

Give yourself no relief,

and your eyes no rest.

Footnotes

d 2:18 Literally Their heart cries out to the Lord.

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The hearts	לִבָּ֖ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
cry out	צָעַ֥ק	ṣā·‘aq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
O wall	חוֹמַ֣ת	ḥō·w·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of the Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Zion	צִ֠יּוֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
let your tears	דִּמְעָה֙	dim·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1832 tears
run down	הוֹרִ֨ידִי	hō·w·rî·ḏî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
like a river	כַנַּ֤חַל	ḵan·na·ḥal	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
day	יוֹמָ֣ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and night	וָלַ֔יְלָה	wā·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
Give	תִּתְּנִ֤י	tit·tə·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
yourself	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
no	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
relief	פוּגַת֙	p̄ū·ḡaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6314 intermission
and your eyes	עֵינֵֽךְ׃ס	‘ê·nêḵ	Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5869 eye
no	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
rest	תִּדֹּ֖ם	tid·dōm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still

Cross-references

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

Psalm 119:145 · Jeremiah 9:1 · Lamentations 2:8 · Lamentations 3:48–49 · Psalm 119:136 · Lamentations 1:16 · Hosea 7:14 · Jeremiah 13:17 · Habakkuk 2:11 · Lamentations 1:2 · Isaiah 26:16–17 · Jeremiah 14:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.