Lamentations
Lamentations 3:24
24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in Him.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is my portion | חֶלְקִ֤י | ḥel·qî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
| says | אָמְרָ֣ה | ’ā·mə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| my soul | נַפְשִׁ֔י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| I will hope | אוֹחִ֥יל | ’ō·w·ḥîl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3176 wait |
| in Him | לֽוֹ׃ס | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 73:26 · Psalm 16:5 · Psalm 142:5 · Lamentations 3:21 · Psalm 33:18 · Psalm 62:8 · Psalm 31:24 · Jeremiah 51:19 · Job 13:15 · Psalm 42:11 · Romans 15:12 · 1 Samuel 30:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.