Lamentations
Lamentations 2:5
5The Lord is like an enemy;
He has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all her palaces
and destroyed her strongholds.
He has multiplied mourning and lamentation
for the Daughter of Judah.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord | אֲדֹנָ֤י׀ | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| is | הָיָ֨ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like an enemy | כְּאוֹיֵב֙ | kə·’ō·w·yêḇ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| He has swallowed up | בִּלַּ֣ע | bil·la‘ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| He has swallowed up | בִּלַּע֙ | bil·la‘ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| her palaces | אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ | ’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H759 citadel |
| and destroyed | שִׁחֵ֖ת | ši·ḥêṯ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| her strongholds | מִבְצָרָ֑יו | miḇ·ṣā·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4013 fortification |
| He has multiplied | וַיֶּ֙רֶב֙ | way·ye·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| mourning | תַּאֲנִיָּ֖ה | ta·’ă·nî·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8386 lamentation |
| and lamentation | וַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ס | wa·’ă·nî·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H592 mourning |
| for the Daughter | בְּבַת־ | bə·ḇaṯ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 2:2 · Jeremiah 30:14 · 2 Kings 25:9 · Jeremiah 52:13 · Lamentations 2:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.