Lamentations

Lamentations 2:4

⁴He has bent His bow like an enemy;

His right hand is positioned.

Like a foe He has killed

all who were pleasing to the eye;

He has poured out His wrath like fire

on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has bent	דָּרַ֨ךְ	dā·raḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1869 tread, march
His bow	קַשְׁתּ֜וֹ	qaš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7198 bow
like an enemy	כְּאוֹיֵ֗ב	kə·’ō·w·yêḇ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
His right hand	יְמִינוֹ֙	yə·mî·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
is positioned	נִצָּ֤ב	niṣ·ṣāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
Like a foe	כְּצָ֔ר	kə·ṣār	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
He has killed	וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔ג	way·ya·hă·rōḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who were pleasing	מַחֲמַדֵּי־	ma·ḥă·mad·dê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4261 desire, desirable thing
to the eye	עָ֑יִן	‘ā·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
He has poured out	שָׁפַ֥ךְ	šā·p̄aḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
His wrath	חֲמָתֽוֹ׃ס	ḥă·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2534 heat, rage
like fire	כָּאֵ֖שׁ	kā·’êš	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
on the tent	בְּאֹ֙הֶל֙	bə·’ō·hel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of the Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Zion	צִיּ֔וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 7:20 · Isaiah 42:25 · Job 6:4 · Ezekiel 24:25 · Jeremiah 21:5 · Lamentations 3:12–13 · Jeremiah 30:14 · Nahum 1:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.