Lamentations
Lamentations 3:39–40
39Why should any mortal man complain,
in view of his sins?
40Let us examine and test our ways,
and turn back to 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 3:39
| 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 |
Lamentations 3:40
| 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 |
Cross-references
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Lamentations 3:39 Proverbs 19:3 · Micah 7:9 · Genesis 4:5–7 · Jeremiah 30:15
Lamentations 3:40 2 Corinthians 13:5 · Psalm 139:23–24 · Joel 2:12–13 · Isaiah 55:7 · Psalm 4:4 · Psalm 119:59 · Haggai 1:5–9 · Hosea 6:1 · Hosea 14:1–3 · 1 Corinthians 11:28 · 2 Chronicles 30:9 · Ezekiel 18:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.