Lamentations

Lamentations 4:18

¹⁸They stalked our every step,

so that we could not walk in our streets.

Our end drew near, our time ran out,

for our end had come!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They stalked	צָד֣וּ	ṣā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6679 hunt
our every step	צְעָדֵ֔ינוּ	ṣə·‘ā·ḏê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H6806 step, pace
so that we could not walk	מִלֶּ֖כֶת	mil·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
in our streets	בִּרְחֹבֹתֵ֑ינוּ	bir·ḥō·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7339 broad open place, plaza
Our end	קִצֵּ֛ינוּ	qiṣ·ṣê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H7093 end
drew near	קָרַ֥ב	qā·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
our time	יָמֵ֖ינוּ	yā·mê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H3117 day
ran out	מָלְא֥וּ	mā·lə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
for our end	קִצֵּֽינוּ׃ס	qiṣ·ṣê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H7093 end
had come	בָ֥א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.