Lamentations
Lamentations 5:9
9We get our bread at the risk of our lives
because of the sword in the wilderness.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We get | נָבִ֣יא | nā·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| our bread | לַחְמֵ֔נוּ | laḥ·mê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3899 bread, food |
| at the risk of our lives | בְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙ | bə·nap̄·šê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| because of | מִפְּנֵ֖י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the sword | חֶ֥רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| in the wilderness | הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | ham·miḏ·bār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 4:16–17 · Ezekiel 12:18–19 · Jeremiah 40:9–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.