Lamentations
Lamentations 5:2
2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our houses to foreigners.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our inheritance | נַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙ | na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| has been turned over | נֶֽהֶפְכָ֣ה | ne·hep̄·ḵāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| to strangers | לְזָרִ֔ים | lə·zā·rîm | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural | H2114 be a stranger |
| our houses | בָּתֵּ֖ינוּ | bāt·tê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1004 house |
| to foreigners | לְנָכְרִֽים׃ | lə·nā·ḵə·rîm | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural | H5237 foreign, alien |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 1:7 · Zephaniah 1:13 · Deuteronomy 28:30–68 · Psalm 79:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.