Lamentations

Lamentations 4:8

⁸But now their appearance is blacker than soot;

they are not recognized in the streets.

Their skin has shriveled on their bones;

it has become as dry as a stick.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But now their appearance	תָּֽאֳרָ֔ם	tā·’o·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8389 outline, form
is blacker	חָשַׁ֤ךְ	ḥā·šaḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2821 be, grow dark
than soot	מִשְּׁחוֹר֙	miš·šə·ḥō·wr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7815 blackness
they are not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
recognized	נִכְּר֖וּ	nik·kə·rū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5234 regard, recognize
in the streets	בַּחוּצ֑וֹת	ba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2351 the outside
Their skin	עוֹרָם֙	‘ō·w·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5785 skin
has shriveled	צָפַ֤ד	ṣā·p̄aḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6821 draw together, contract
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their bones	עַצְמָ֔ם	‘aṣ·mām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6106 bone, substance, self
it has become	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as dry	יָבֵ֖שׁ	yā·ḇêš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
as a stick	כָעֵֽץ׃ס	ḵā·‘êṣ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.