Lamentations
Lamentations 5:12–14
12Princes have been hung up by their hands;
elders receive no respect.
13Young men toil at millstones;
boys stagger under loads of wood.
14The elders have left the city gate;
the young men have stopped their music.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Lamentations 5:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princes | שָׂרִים֙ | śā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| have been hung up | נִתְל֔וּ | niṯ·lū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8518 hang |
| by their hands | בְּיָדָ֣ם | bə·yā·ḏām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| elders | זְקֵנִ֖ים | zə·qê·nîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2205 old |
| receive no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| respect | פְּנֵ֥י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
Lamentations 5:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young men | בַּחוּרִים֙ | ba·ḥū·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H970 young man |
| toil | נָשָׂ֔אוּ | nā·śā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| at millstones | טְח֣וֹן | ṭə·ḥō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H2911 grinding-mill, hand-mill |
| boys | וּנְעָרִ֖ים | ū·nə·‘ā·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| stagger | כָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ | kā·šā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3782 stumble, stagger, totter |
| under loads of wood | בָּעֵ֥ץ | bā·‘êṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
Lamentations 5:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The elders | זְקֵנִים֙ | zə·qê·nîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2205 old |
| have left | שָׁבָ֔תוּ | šā·ḇā·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| the city gate | מִשַּׁ֣עַר | miš·ša·‘ar | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| the young men | בַּחוּרִ֖ים | ba·ḥū·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H970 young man |
| their music | מִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃ | min·nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5058 music |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 5:12 Lamentations 4:16 · Isaiah 47:6
Lamentations 5:13 Judges 16:21 · Matthew 23:4
Lamentations 5:14 Jeremiah 7:34 · Ezekiel 26:13 · Isaiah 24:7–11 · Revelation 18:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.