Lamentations
Lamentations 5:7
7Our fathers sinned and are no more,
but we bear their punishment.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our fathers | אֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| sinned | חָֽטְאוּ֙ | ḥā·ṭə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2398 miss |
| no more | אֵינָם | ʾē·nå̄m | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine plural | H369 nothing, nought |
| but we | אֲנַחְנוּ | ʾă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| bear | סָבָֽלְנוּ׃ | sā·ḇā·lə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H5445 bear |
| their punishment | עֲוֺנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם | ‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·hem | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 16:12 · Jeremiah 31:29 · Ezekiel 18:2 · Jeremiah 14:20 · Exodus 20:5 · Genesis 42:36 · Jeremiah 31:15 · Matthew 23:32–36 · Job 7:21 · Job 7:8 · Zechariah 1:5 · Genesis 42:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.