Lamentations
Lamentations 5:8
8Slaves rule over us;
there is no one to deliver us from their hands.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaves | עֲבָדִים֙ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| rule | מָ֣שְׁלוּ | mā·šə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| over us | בָ֔נוּ | ḇā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| no one | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to deliver us | פֹּרֵ֖ק | pō·rêq | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6561 tear apart, away |
| from their hands | מִיָּדָֽם׃ | mî·yā·ḏām | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 5:15 · Zechariah 11:6 · Proverbs 30:22 · Psalm 7:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.