Psalms

Psalm 69:20

²⁰Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I looked for sympathy, but there was none,

for comforters, but I found no one.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Insults	חֶרְפָּ֤ה׀	ḥer·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
have broken	שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה	šā·ḇə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
my heart	לִבִּ֗י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and I am in despair	וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה	wā·’ā·nū·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5136 be sick
I looked	וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה	wā·’ă·qaw·weh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6960 wait for
for sympathy	לָנ֣וּד	lā·nūḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
but there was none	וָאַ֑יִן	wā·’a·yin	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
for comforters	וְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗ים	wə·lam·na·ḥă·mîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H5162 be sorry, console
but I found	מָצָֽאתִי׃	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
no one	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.