Lamentations
Lamentations 3:37
37Who has spoken and it came to pass,
unless the Lord has ordained it?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has spoken | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and it came to pass | וַתֶּ֔הִי | wat·te·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| unless | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֖י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| has ordained it | צִוָּֽה׃ | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 33:9–11 · Proverbs 16:9 · Isaiah 46:10 · Proverbs 19:21 · Proverbs 21:30 · Daniel 4:35 · Ephesians 1:11 · Romans 9:15 · James 4:13–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.