Lamentations
Lamentations 5:14
14The elders have left the city gate;
the young men have stopped their music.
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 7:34 · Ezekiel 26:13 · Isaiah 24:7–11 · Revelation 18:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.