Lamentations
Lamentations 3:17–18
17My soul has been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18So I say, “My strength has perished,
along with my hope from the LORD.”
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.
Lamentations 3:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My soul | נַפְשִׁ֖י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| has been deprived | וַתִּזְנַ֧ח | wat·tiz·naḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
| of peace | מִשָּׁל֛וֹם | miš·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| I have forgotten | נָשִׁ֥יתִי | nā·šî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5382 forget |
| what prosperity is | טוֹבָֽה׃ | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
Lamentations 3:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I say | וָאֹמַר֙ | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| My strength | נִצְחִ֔י | niṣ·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity |
| has perished | אָבַ֣ד | ’ā·ḇaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6 perish |
| along with my hope | וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י | wə·ṯō·w·ḥal·tî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8431 hope |
| from the LORD | מֵיְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 3:17 Isaiah 59:11 · Isaiah 54:10 · Job 7:7 · Zechariah 8:10 · Jeremiah 8:15 · Genesis 41:30 · Jeremiah 16:5 · Jeremiah 14:19 · Isaiah 38:17 · Psalm 119:155 · Lamentations 1:16 · Jeremiah 20:14–18
Lamentations 3:18 Job 17:15 · 1 Samuel 27:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.