Lamentations
Lamentations 5:6
6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria
to get enough bread.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We submitted | נָתַ֣נּוּ | nā·ṯan·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| to Egypt | מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| Assyria | אַשּׁ֖וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| to get enough | לִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽ | liś·bō·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| bread | לָֽחֶם׃ | lā·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.