Lamentations

Lamentations 3:38–41

³⁸Do not both adversity and good

come from the mouth of the Most High?

³⁹Why should any mortal man complain,

in view of his sins?

⁴⁰Let us examine and test our ways,

and turn back to the LORD.

⁴¹Let us lift up our hearts and hands

to God in heaven:

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
Do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
both adversity	הָרָע֖וֹת	hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H7451 bad, evil
and good	וְהַטּֽוֹב׃	wə·haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
come	תֵצֵ֔א	ṯê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the mouth	מִפִּ֤י	mip·pî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the Most High	עֶלְיוֹן֙	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should any mortal	חָ֔י	ḥāy	Adjective - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
man	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
complain	יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙	yiṯ·’ō·w·nên	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H596 complain, murmur
in view of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
sins	חֶטְאוֹ׃ס	ḥɛṭ·ʾō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2399 sin

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let us examine	נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה	naḥ·pə·śāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H2664 search
and test	וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה	wə·naḥ·qō·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H2713 search
our ways	דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙	ḏə·rā·ḵê·nū	Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and turn back	וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה	wə·nā·šū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7725 turn back, return
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let us lift up	נִשָּׂ֤א	niś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
our hearts	לְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙	lə·ḇā·ḇê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and hands	כַּפָּ֔יִם	kap·pā·yim	Noun - fd	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
God	אֵ֖ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
in heaven	בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	baš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft