Lamentations

Lamentations 3:53–56

⁵³They dropped me alive into a pit

and cast stones upon me.

⁵⁴The waters flowed over my head,

and I thought I was going to die.

⁵⁵I called on Your name, O LORD,

out of the depths of the Pit.

⁵⁶You heard my plea:

“Do not ignore my cry for relief.”

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
They dropped me	צָֽמְת֤וּ	ṣā·mə·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6789 put an end to, exterminate
alive	חַיָּ֔י	ḥay·yāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2416 alive, living
into a pit	בַבּוֹר֙	ḇab·bō·wr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
and cast	וַיַּדּוּ־	way·yad·dū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3034 throw, cast
stones	אֶ֖בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
upon me	בִּֽי׃	bî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The waters	מַ֥יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
flowed	צָֽפוּ־	ṣā·p̄ū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6687 flow, overflow, [float]
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my head	רֹאשִׁ֖י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
and I thought	אָמַ֥רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
I was going to die	נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ס	niḡ·zā·rə·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1504 cut, divide

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I called on	קָרָ֤אתִי	qā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Your name	שִׁמְךָ֙	šim·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
O LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
out of the depths	תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃	taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8482 lower, lowest
of the Pit	מִבּ֖וֹר	mib·bō·wr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You heard	שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ	šā·mā·‘ə·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
my plea	קוֹלִ֖י	qō·w·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6963 sound, voice
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
ignore	תַּעְלֵ֧ם	ta‘·lêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5956 conceal
my cry	לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃	lə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7775 cry for help
for relief	לְרַוְחָתִ֖י	lə·raw·ḥā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7309 respite, relief