Lamentations

Lamentations 4:6

⁶The punishment^c of the daughter of my people

is greater than that of Sodom,

which was overthrown in an instant

without a hand turned to help her.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The punishment	עֲוֺ֣ן	‘ă·wōn	Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
is greater	וַיִּגְדַּל֙	way·yiḡ·dal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
than	מֵֽחַטַּ֖את	mê·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of Sodom	סְדֹ֑ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
which was overthrown	הַֽהֲפוּכָ֣ה	ha·hă·p̄ū·ḵāh	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
in	כְמוֹ־	ḵə·mōw-	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
an instant	רָ֔גַע	rā·ḡa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment
without	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a hand	יָדָֽיִם׃ס	yā·ḏā·yim	Noun - fd	H3027 hand
turned to help	חָ֥לוּ	ḥā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
her	בָ֖הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.