Lamentations
Lamentations 3:54
54The waters flowed over my head,
and I thought I was going to die.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jonah 2:3–5 · Ezekiel 37:11 · Psalm 18:4 · 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 · Psalm 69:1–2 · Lamentations 3:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.