Lamentations

Lamentations 3:45–46

⁴⁵You have made us scum and refuse

among the nations.

⁴⁶All our enemies

open their mouths against us.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have made us	תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ	tə·śî·mê·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H7760 put, place, set
scum	סְחִ֧י	sə·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular	H5501 offcouring
and refuse	וּמָא֛וֹס	ū·mā·’ō·ws	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3973 refuse
among	בְּקֶ֥רֶב	bə·qe·reḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7130 inward part, midst
the nations	הָעַמִּֽים׃ס	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
our enemies	אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃	’ō·yə·ḇê·nū	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H341 be hostile to
open	פָּצ֥וּ	pā·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6475 part, open
their mouths	פִּיהֶ֖ם	pî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
against us	עָלֵ֛ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

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

Lamentations 3:45 1 Corinthians 4:13

Lamentations 3:46 Psalm 22:6–8 · Lamentations 2:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.