Lamentations

Lamentations 3:12–13

¹²He bent His bow

and set me as the target for His arrow.

¹³He pierced my kidneys

with His arrows.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He bent	דָּרַ֤ךְ	dā·raḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1869 tread, march
His bow	קַשְׁתוֹ֙	qaš·ṯō	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7198 bow
and set me	וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי	way·yaṣ·ṣî·ḇê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
as the target	כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א	kam·maṭ·ṭā·rā	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4307 jail, aim
for His arrow	לַחֵֽץ׃ס	la·ḥêṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2671 arrow

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He pierced	הֵבִיא֙	hê·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
my kidneys	בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י	bə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H3629 kidneys
with His arrows	בְּנֵ֖י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

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

Lamentations 3:12 Psalm 38:2 · Job 7:20 · Lamentations 2:4 · Psalm 7:12–13 · Job 6:4

Lamentations 3:13 Job 6:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.