Lamentations
Lamentations 3:7–9
7He has walled me in so I cannot escape;
He has weighed me down with chains.
8Even when I cry out and plead for help,
He shuts out my prayer.
9He has barred my ways with cut stones;
He has made my paths crooked.
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 3:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He has walled me in | גָּדַ֧ר | gā·ḏar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1443 wall up or off, build a wall |
| so I cannot | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| escape | אֵצֵ֖א | ’ê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| He has weighed me down | הִכְבִּ֥יד | hiḵ·bîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| with chains | נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ | nə·ḥā·šə·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5178 copper, bronze |
Lamentations 3:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | גַּ֣ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| when | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I cry out | אֶזְעַק֙ | ’ez·‘aq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| and plead for help | וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ | wa·’ă·šaw·wê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H7768 cry out for help |
| He shuts out | שָׂתַ֖ם | śā·ṯam | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close |
| my prayer | תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ | tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8605 prayer |
Lamentations 3:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He has barred | גָּדַ֤ר | gā·ḏar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1443 wall up or off, build a wall |
| my ways | דְּרָכַי֙ | də·rā·ḵay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| with cut stones | בְּגָזִ֔ית | bə·ḡā·zîṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H1496 a cutting, hewing |
| He has made my paths | נְתִיבֹתַ֖י | nə·ṯî·ḇō·ṯay | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H5410 path, pathway |
| crooked | עִוָּֽה׃ס | ‘iw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5753 bend, twist |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 3:7 Job 19:8 · Job 3:23 · Jeremiah 38:6 · Hosea 2:6 · Lamentations 1:14 · Psalm 88:8 · Jeremiah 40:4
Lamentations 3:8 Job 30:20 · Psalm 22:2 · Job 19:7 · Matthew 27:46 · Lamentations 3:44
Lamentations 3:9 Isaiah 63:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.