Lamentations

Lamentations 4:12

¹²The kings of the earth did not believe,

nor any people of the world,

that an enemy or a foe

could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The kings	מַלְכֵי־	mal·ḵê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of the earth	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
did not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
believe	הֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙	he·’ĕ·mî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H539 confirm, support
nor any	וְכֹל	wə·ḵå̄l	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
people	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the world	תֵבֵ֑ל	ṯê·ḇêl	Noun - feminine singular	H8398 world
that	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
an enemy	צַ֣ר	ṣar	Noun - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
or a foe	וְאוֹיֵ֔ב	wə·’ō·w·yêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
could enter	יָבֹא֙	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the gates	בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖י	bə·ša·‘ă·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.