Lamentations
Lamentations 2:3
3In fierce anger He has cut off
every hornb of Israel
and withdrawn His right hand
at the approach of the enemy.
He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire
that consumes everything around it.
Footnotes
- b 2:3 Or all the strength
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In fierce | בָּֽחֳרִי | bå̄·ḥo·rī | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2750 burning |
| anger | אַ֗ף | ’ap̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| He has cut off | גָּדַ֣ע | gā·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1438 hew, hew down or off |
| every | כֹּ֚ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| horn | קֶ֣רֶן | qe·ren | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7161 horn |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| withdrawn | הֵשִׁ֥יב | hê·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| His right hand | יְמִינ֖וֹ | yə·mî·nōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3225 right hand |
| at the approach | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the enemy | אוֹיֵ֑ב | ’ō·w·yêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| He has burned | וַיִּבְעַ֤ר | way·yiḇ·‘ar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| in Jacob | בְּיַעֲקֹב֙ | bə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| like a flaming | לֶֽהָבָ֔ה | le·hā·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3852 id. |
| fire | כְּאֵ֣שׁ | kə·’êš | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct | H784 fire |
| that consumes | אָכְלָ֖ה | ’ā·ḵə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| everything around it | סָבִֽיב׃ס | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 74:11 · Isaiah 42:25 · Psalm 75:10 · Psalm 75:5 · Jeremiah 48:25 · Psalm 79:5 · Psalm 89:46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.