Lamentations
Lamentations 3:14
14I am a laughingstock to all my people;
they mock me in song all day long.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am | הָיִ֤יתִי | hā·yî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a laughingstock | שְּׂחֹק֙ | śə·ḥōq | Noun - masculine singular | H7814 laughter, derision, sport |
| to all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| they mock me in song | נְגִינָתָ֖ם | nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5058 music |
| all day long | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 20:7 · Lamentations 3:63 · Psalm 22:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.