Lamentations

Lamentations 3:34–36

³⁴To crush underfoot

all the prisoners of the land,

³⁵to deny a man justice

before the Most High,

³⁶to subvert a man in his lawsuit—

of these the Lord does not approve.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To crush	לְדַכֵּא֙	lə·ḏak·kê	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1792 crush
underfoot	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the prisoners	אֲסִ֥ירֵי	’ă·sî·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H615 bondman, prisoner
of the land	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to deny	לְהַטּוֹת֙	lə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
a man	גָּ֔בֶר	gā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
justice	מִשְׁפַּט־	miš·paṭ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
before	נֶ֖גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
the Most High	עֶלְיֽוֹן׃	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to subvert	לְעַוֵּ֤ת	lə·‘aw·wêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5791 be bent, crooked
a man	אָדָם֙	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
in his lawsuit	בְּרִיב֔וֹ	bə·rî·ḇōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
of these the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
does not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
approve	רָאָֽה׃ס	rā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see

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

Lamentations 3:34 Zechariah 9:11–12 · Isaiah 51:22–23 · Psalm 102:20 · Psalm 69:33 · Isaiah 49:9 · Jeremiah 51:33–36

Lamentations 3:36 Isaiah 59:15 · Habakkuk 1:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.