Lamentations
Lamentations 3:1
Footnotes
- a 3:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, each 3–verse stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִ֤י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the man | הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ | hag·ge·ḇer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1397 man |
| who has seen | רָאָ֣ה | rā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| affliction | עֳנִ֔י | ‘o·nî | Noun - masculine singular | H6040 affliction, poverty |
| under the rod | בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט | bə·šê·ḇeṭ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of | עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ | ‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 88:7 · Psalm 88:15–16 · Job 19:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.