Lamentations

Lamentations 5:2–6

2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

our houses to foreigners.

3We have become fatherless orphans;

our mothers are widows.

4We must buy the water we drink;

our wood comes at a price.

5We are closely pursued;

we are weary and find no rest.

6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria

to get enough bread.

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Lamentations 5:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nūNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH5159 possession, property, inheritance
has been turned overנֶֽהֶפְכָ֣הne·hep̄·ḵāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2015 turn, overturn
to strangersלְזָרִ֔יםlə·zā·rîmPreposition-l; Adjective - masculine pluralH2114 be a stranger
our housesבָּתֵּ֖ינוּbāt·tê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH1004 house
to foreignersלְנָכְרִֽים׃lə·nā·ḵə·rîmPreposition-l; Adjective - masculine pluralH5237 foreign, alien

Lamentations 5:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
We have becomeהָיִ֙ינוּ֙hā·yî·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
fatherlessאֵיןʾēnConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
orphansיְתוֹמִ֤יםyə·ṯō·w·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3490 orphan
our mothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ’im·mō·ṯê·nūNoun - feminine plural construct; first person common pluralH517 mother
are widowsכְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃kə·’al·mā·nō·wṯPreposition-k; Noun - feminine pluralH490 widow

Lamentations 5:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
We must buyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbə·ḵe·sep̄Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
the waterמֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙mê·mê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
we drinkשָׁתִ֔ינוּšā·ṯî·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH8354 drink
our woodעֵצֵ֖ינוּ‘ê·ṣê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH6086 tree, trees, wood
comesיָבֹֽאוּ׃yā·ḇō·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
at a priceבִּמְחִ֥ירbim·ḥîrPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH4242 price, hire

Lamentations 5:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
We are closelyעַ֤ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
pursuedנִרְדָּ֔פְנוּnir·dā·p̄ə·nūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common pluralH7291 pursue, chase, persecute
we are wearyיָגַ֖עְנוּyā·ḡa‘·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH3021 toil, grow or be weary
noלֹאlōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
restהֽוּנַ֖חhū·naḥVerb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5117 rest

Lamentations 5:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
We submittedנָתַ֣נּוּnā·ṯan·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH5414 give, put, set
to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙miṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר’aš·šūrNoun - proper - feminine singularH804 Asshur, Assyria
to get enoughלִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽliś·bō·a‘Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
breadלָֽחֶם׃lā·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food

Cross-references

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

Lamentations 5:2 Isaiah 1:7 · Zephaniah 1:13 · Deuteronomy 28:30–68 · Psalm 79:1–2

Lamentations 5:3 Jeremiah 18:21 · Exodus 22:24 · Hosea 14:3 · Jeremiah 15:8

Lamentations 5:4 Isaiah 3:1

Lamentations 5:5 Nehemiah 9:36–37 · Lamentations 1:14 · Jeremiah 27:11–12 · Jeremiah 27:8 · Jeremiah 28:14 · Deuteronomy 28:48

Lamentations 5:6 Hosea 12:1 · Hosea 9:3 · Jeremiah 2:18 · Hosea 7:11 · Jeremiah 2:36 · Genesis 24:2 · Hosea 5:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.