Lamentations

Lamentations 4:20

²⁰The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life,

was captured in their pits.

We had said of him,

“Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD’s	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
anointed	מְשִׁ֣יחַ	mə·šî·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4899 anointed
the breath	ר֤וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of our life	אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙	’ap·pê·nū	Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common plural	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
was captured	נִלְכַּ֖ד	nil·kaḏ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
in their pits	בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑ם	biš·ḥî·ṯō·w·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7825 pit-fall
We had said	אָמַ֔רְנוּ	’ā·mar·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H559 utter, say
of him	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Under his shadow	בְּצִלּ֖וֹ	bə·ṣil·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6738 shadow
we will live	נִֽחְיֶ֥ה	niḥ·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H2421 live
among the nations	בַגּוֹיִֽם׃ס	ḇag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.