Lamentations
Lamentations 5:16–17
16The crown has fallen from our head.
Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17Because of this, our hearts are faint;
because of these, our eyes grow dim—
Word by word
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Lamentations 5:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The crown | עֲטֶ֣רֶת | ‘ă·ṭe·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5850 crown, wreath |
| has fallen | נָֽפְלָה֙ | nā·p̄ə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| from our head | רֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ | rō·šê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H7218 head |
| Woe | אֽוֹי־ | ’ō·w- | Interjection | H188 woe! |
| to us | לָ֖נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we have sinned | חָטָֽאנוּ׃ | ḥā·ṭā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H2398 miss |
Lamentations 5:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this | זֶ֗ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| our hearts | לִבֵּ֔נוּ | lib·bê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| are | הָיָ֤ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| faint | דָוֶה֙ | ḏā·weh | Adjective - masculine singular | H1739 faint, unwell |
| because of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| these | אֵ֖לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| our eyes | עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ | ‘ê·nê·nū | Noun - cdc; first person common plural | H5869 eye |
| grow dim | חָשְׁכ֥וּ | ḥā·šə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2821 be, grow dark |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 5:16 Psalm 89:39 · Isaiah 3:9–11 · Jeremiah 13:18 · Job 19:9 · Lamentations 4:13 · Lamentations 1:1
Lamentations 5:17 Psalm 6:7 · Isaiah 1:5 · Job 17:7 · Lamentations 2:11 · Isaiah 38:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.