Lamentations

Lamentations 5:14–15

¹⁴The elders have left the city gate;

the young men have stopped their music.

¹⁵Joy has left our hearts;

our dancing has turned to mourning.

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joy	מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ	mə·śō·wś	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4885 id.
has left	שָׁבַת֙	šā·ḇaṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
our hearts	לִבֵּ֔נוּ	lib·bê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
our dancing	מְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃	mə·ḥō·lê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H4234 dance
has turned	נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ	neh·paḵ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
to mourning	לְאֵ֖בֶל	lə·’ê·ḇel	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H60 mourning

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Lamentations 5:14 Jeremiah 7:34 · Ezekiel 26:13 · Isaiah 24:7–11 · Revelation 18:22

Lamentations 5:15 Amos 8:10 · Jeremiah 25:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.