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Lamentations 4— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֵיכָה֙’ê·ḵāhHowH0349
1יוּעַ֣ם!yū·‘amhas become dimH6004
2זָהָ֔בzā·hāḇ,the goldH2091
3יִשְׁנֶ֖א!yiš·ne[How] changedH8132
4הַכֶּ֣תֶםhak·ke·ṯemthe fine goldH3800
5הַטּ֑וֹבhaṭ·ṭō·wḇ;-H2896
6תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙tiš·tap·pê·ḵə·nāhare scatteredH8210
7אַבְנֵי־’aḇ·nê-the stonesH0068
8קֹ֔דֶשׁqō·ḏeš,of the sanctuaryH6944
9בְּרֹ֖אשׁbə·rōšat the headH7218
10כָּל־kāl-of everyH3605
11חוּצֽוֹת׃.ḥū·ṣō·wṯ.streetH2351
12סs-

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּנֵ֤יbə·nêThe sonsH1121
1צִיּוֹן֙ṣî·yō·wnof ZionH6726
2הַיְקָרִ֔יםhay·qā·rîm,preciousH3368
3הַמְסֻלָּאִ֖יםham·sul·lā·’îmValuableH5537
4בַּפָּ֑זbap·pāz;as fine goldH6337
5אֵיכָ֤ה’ê·ḵāhhow areH0349
6נֶחְשְׁבוּ֙neḥ·šə·ḇūthey regardedH2803
7לְנִבְלֵי־lə·niḇ·lê-as potsH5035
8חֶ֔רֶשׂḥe·reś,clayH2789
9מַעֲשֵׂ֖הma·‘ă·śêhthe workH4639
10יְדֵ֥יyə·ḏêof the handsH3027
11יוֹצֵֽר׃!yō·w·ṣêr.of the potterH3335
12ס.s-

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0גַּם־gam-EvenH1571
1[תנין]tan·nîn-
2(תַּנִּים֙)tan·nîmthe jackalsH8568
3חָ֣לְצוּḥā·lə·ṣūpresentH2502
4שַׁ֔דšaḏ,their breastsH7699
5הֵינִ֖יקוּhê·nî·qūto nurseH3243
6גּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgū·rê·hen;their youngH1482
7בַּת־baṯ-the daughterH1323
8עַמִּ֣י‘am·mîof my peopleH5971
9לְאַכְזָ֔רlə·’aḵ·zār,[But is] cruelH0393
10[כי]ostrichesH3283
11[ענים]‘ê·nîm-
12(כַּיְעֵנִ֖ים)kay·‘ê·nîmLike ostrichesH3283
13בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃.bam·miḏ·bār.in the wildernessH4057
14סs-

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0דָּבַ֨קdā·ḇaqClingsH1692
1לְשׁ֥וֹןlə·šō·wnthe tongueH3956
2יוֹנֵ֛קyō·w·nêqof the infantH3243
3אֶל־’el-toH0413
4חכּ֖וֹ‪‬‪‬‪‬ḥik·kōwthe roof of its mouthH2441
5בַּצָּמָ֑אbaṣ·ṣā·mā;for thirstH6772
6עֽוֹלָלִים֙‘ō·w·lā·lîmthe young childrenH5768
7שָׁ֣אֲלוּšā·’ă·lūask forH7592
8לֶ֔חֶםle·ḥem,breadH3899
9פֹּרֵ֖שׂpō·rêś[But] breaks [it]H6566
10אֵ֥ין’ênno oneH0369
11לָהֶֽם׃.lā·hem.for themH1992
12סs-

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הָאֹֽכְלִים֙hā·’ō·ḵə·lîmThose who ateH0398
1לְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔יםlə·ma·‘ă·ḏan·nîm,delicaciesH4574
2נָשַׁ֖מּוּnā·šam·mūAre desolateH8074
3בַּחוּצ֑וֹתba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ;in the streetsH2351
4הָאֱמֻנִים֙hā·’ĕ·mu·nîmThose who were brought upH0539
5עֲלֵ֣י‘ă·lêinH5921
6תוֹלָ֔עṯō·w·lā‘,scarletH8438
7חִבְּק֖וּḥib·bə·qūEmbraceH2263
8אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃.’aš·pat·tō·wṯ.ash heapsH0830
9סs-

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּגְדַּל֙way·yiḡ·dalAnd is greaterH1431
1עֲוֺ֣ן‘ă·wōnthe [punishment] of the iniquityH5771
2בַּת־baṯ-of the daughterH1323
3עַמִּ֔י‘am·mî,of my peopleH5971
4מֵֽחַטַּ֖אתmê·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯthan the [punishment] of the sinH2403
5סְדֹ֑םsə·ḏōm;of SodomH5467
6הַֽהֲפוּכָ֣הha·hă·p̄ū·ḵāhwhich was overthrownH2015
7כְמוֹ־ḵə·mōw-inH3644
8רָ֔גַעrā·ḡa‘,a momentH7281
9וְלֹא־wə·lō-and with noH3808
10חָ֥לוּḥā·lūto helpH2342
11בָ֖הּḇāhher
12יָדָֽיִם׃.yā·ḏā·yim.handH3027
13סs-

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0זַכּ֤וּzak·kūWere brighterH2141
1נְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙nə·zî·re·hāHer NaziritesH5139
2מִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmiš·še·leḡ,than snowH7950
3צַח֖וּṣa·ḥūand whiterH6705
4מֵחָלָ֑בmê·ḥā·lāḇ;than milkH2461
5אָ֤דְמוּ’ā·ḏə·mūthey were more ruddyH0119
6עֶ֙צֶם֙‘e·ṣemin bodyH6106
7מִפְּנִינִ֔יםmip·pə·nî·nîm,than rubiesH6443
8סַפִּ֖ירsap·pîr[Like] sapphireH5601
9גִּזְרָתָֽם׃.giz·rā·ṯām.in their appearanceH1508
10סs-

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0חָשַׁ֤ךְḥā·šaḵ[Now] is blackerH2821
1מִשְּׁחוֹר֙miš·šə·ḥō·wrthan sootH7815
2תָּֽאֳרָ֔םtā·’o·rām,their appearanceH8389
3לֹ֥אnotH3808
4נִכְּר֖וּnik·kə·rūthey go unrecognizedH5234
5בַּחוּצ֑וֹתba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ;in the streetsH2351
6צָפַ֤דṣā·p̄aḏclingsH6821
7עוֹרָם֙‘ō·w·rāmtheir skinH5785
8עַל־‘al-toH5921
9עַצְמָ֔ם‘aṣ·mām,their bonesH6106
10יָבֵ֖שׁyā·ḇêšas dryH3001
11הָיָ֥הhā·yāhit has becomeH1961
12כָעֵֽץ׃.ḵā·‘êṣ.as woodH6086
13סs-

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0טוֹבִ֤יםṭō·w·ḇîmBetter offH2896
1הָיוּ֙hā·yūareH1961
2חַלְלֵי־ḥal·lê-[Those] slainH2491
3חֶ֔רֶבḥe·reḇ,by the swordH2719
4מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖יmê·ḥal·lêThan [those] who dieH2491
5רָעָ֑בrā·‘āḇ;of hungerH7458
6שֶׁ֣הֵ֤םše·hêmfor thoseH1992
7יָז֙וּבוּ֙yā·zū·ḇūpine awayH2100
8מְדֻקָּרִ֔יםmə·ḏuq·qā·rîm,StrickenH1856
9מִתְּנוּבֹ֖תmit·tə·nū·ḇōṯ[for [lack] of the fruitsH8570
10שָׂדָֽי׃.śā·ḏāy.of the fieldH7704
11סs-

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יְדֵ֗יyə·ḏê,The handsH3027
1נָשִׁים֙nā·šîmof the womenH0802
2רַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹתra·ḥă·mā·nî·yō·wṯ,compassionateH7362
3בִּשְּׁל֖וּbiš·šə·lūhave cookedH1310
4יַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal·ḏê·hen;their own childrenH3206
5הָי֤וּhā·yūthey becameH1961
6לְבָרוֹת֙lə·ḇā·rō·wṯfoodH1262
7לָ֔מוֹlā·mōw,for them
8בְּשֶׁ֖בֶרbə·še·ḇerin the destructionH7667
9בַּת־baṯ-of the daughterH1323
10עַמִּֽי׃.‘am·mî.of my peopleH5971
11סs-

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּלָּ֤הkil·lāhHas fulfilledH3615
1יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3חֲמָת֔וֹḥă·mā·ṯōw,His furyH2534
4שָׁפַ֖ךְšā·p̄aḵHe has poured outH8210
5חֲר֣וֹןḥă·rō·wnfierceH2740
6אַפּ֑וֹ’ap·pōw;His angerH0639
7וַיַּצֶּת־way·yaṣ·ṣeṯ-and He kindledH3341
8אֵ֣שׁ’êša fireH0784
9בְּצִיּ֔וֹןbə·ṣî·yō·wn,in ZionH6726
10וַתֹּ֖אכַלwat·tō·ḵaland it has devouredH0398
11יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃.yə·sō·w·ḏō·ṯe·hā.its foundationsH3247
12סs-

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֹ֤אNotH3808
1הֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙he·’ĕ·mî·nūwould have believedH0539
2מַלְכֵי־mal·ḵê-the kingsH4428
3אֶ֔רֶץ’e·reṣ,of the earthH0776
4[וכל]wə·ḵōl-
5(כֹּ֖ל)kōland allH3605
6יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyō·šə·ḇêinhabitantsH3427
7תֵבֵ֑לṯê·ḇêl;of the worldH8398
8כִּ֤יthatH3588
9יָבֹא֙yā·ḇōCould enterH0935
10צַ֣רṣarthe adversaryH6862
11וְאוֹיֵ֔בwə·’ō·w·yêḇ,and the enemyH0341
12בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbə·ša·‘ă·rêthe gatesH8179
13יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃.yə·rū·šā·lim.of JerusalemH3389
14סs-

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתmê·ḥaṭ·ṭōṯBecause of the sinsH2403
1נְבִיאֶ֔יהָnə·ḇî·’e·hā,of her prophetsH5030
2עֲוֺנ֖וֹת‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ[And] the iniquitiesH5771
3כֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָkō·hă·ne·hā;of her priestsH3548
4הַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםhaš·šō·p̄ə·ḵîmwho shedH8210
5בְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbə·qir·bāhin her midstH7130
6דַּ֥םdamthe bloodH1818
7צַדִּיקִֽים׃.ṣad·dî·qîm.of the justH6662
8סs-

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נָע֤וּnā·‘ūThey wanderedH5128
1עִוְרִים֙‘iw·rîmblindH5787
2בַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ,in the streetsH2351
3נְגֹֽאֲל֖וּnə·ḡō·’ă·lūthey have defiled themselvesH1351
4בַּדָּ֑םbad·dām;with bloodH1818
5בְּלֹ֣אbə·lōso that no oneH3808
6יֽוּכְל֔וּyū·ḵə·lū,wouldH3201
7יִגְּע֖וּyig·gə·‘ūtouchH5060
8בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃.bil·ḇu·šê·hem.their garmentsH3830
9סs-

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0ס֣וּרוּsū·rūGo awayH5493
1טָמֵ֞אṭā·mêuncleanH2931
2קָ֣רְאוּqā·rə·’ūthey cried outH7121
3לָ֗מוֹlā·mōw,to them
4ס֤וּרוּsū·rūgo awayH5493
5ס֙וּרוּ֙sū·rūgo awayH5493
6אַל־’al-notH0408
7תִּגָּ֔עוּtig·gā·‘ū,do touch usH5060
8כִּ֥יwhenH3588
9נָצ֖וּnā·ṣūthey fledH5132
10גַּם־gam-andH1571
11נָ֑עוּnā·‘ū;wanderedH5128
12אָֽמְרוּ֙’ā·mə·rū[Those] saidH0559
13בַּגּוֹיִ֔םbag·gō·w·yim,among the nationsH1471
14לֹ֥אnoH3808
15יוֹסִ֖יפוּyō·w·sî·p̄ūthey shall longerH3254
16לָגֽוּר׃.lā·ḡūr.dwell [here]H1481
17סs-

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פְּנֵ֤יpə·nêThe faceH6440
1יְהוָה֙Yah·wehof YahwehH3068
2חִלְּקָ֔םḥil·lə·qām,scattered themH2505
3לֹ֥אnoH3808
4יוֹסִ֖יףyō·w·sîp̄longerH3254
5לְהַבִּיטָ֑םlə·hab·bî·ṭām;He regards themH5027
6פְּנֵ֤יpə·nêthe personsH6440
7כֹהֲנִים֙ḵō·hă·nîmthe priestsH3548
8לֹ֣אnotH3808
9נָשָׂ֔אוּnā·śā·’ū,[The people] do respectH5375
10[זקנים]zə·qê·nîm-
11(וּזְקֵנִ֖ים‪‬).ū·zə·qê·nîmthe eldersH2205
12לֹ֥אNorH3808
13חָנָֽנוּ׃.ḥā·nā·nū.show favor toH2603
14סs-

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0[עודינה]‘ō·w·ḏê·nāhStill
1(עוֹדֵ֙ינוּ֙)‘ō·w·ḏê·nūusH5751
2תִּכְלֶ֣ינָהtiḵ·le·nāhfailedH3615
3עֵינֵ֔ינוּ‘ê·nê·nū,our eyesH5869
4אֶל־’el-forH0413
5עֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ‘ez·rā·ṯê·nūour helpH5833
6הָ֑בֶלhā·ḇel;[Watching] vainlyH1892
7בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּbə·ṣip·pî·yā·ṯê·nūin our watchingH6822
8צִפִּ֔ינוּṣip·pî·nū,we watchedH6822
9אֶל־’el-forH0413
10גּ֖וֹיgō·wa nationH1471
11לֹ֥אnotH3808
12יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃.yō·wō·ši·a‘.[that] could save [us]H3467
13סs-

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0צָד֣וּṣā·ḏūThey trackedH6679
1צְעָדֵ֔ינוּṣə·‘ā·ḏê·nū,our stepsH6806
2מִלֶּ֖כֶתmil·le·ḵeṯso that we could not walkH1980
3בִּרְחֹבֹתֵ֑ינוּbir·ḥō·ḇō·ṯê·nū;in our streetsH7339
4קָרַ֥בqā·raḇwas nearH7126
5קִצֵּ֛ינוּqiṣ·ṣê·nūOur endH7093
6מָלְא֥וּmā·lə·’ūwere overH4390
7יָמֵ֖ינוּyā·mê·nūOur daysH3117
8כִּי־kî-forH3588
9בָ֥אḇāhad comeH0935
10קִצֵּֽינוּ׃.qiṣ·ṣê·nū.our endH7093
11סs-

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0קַלִּ֤יםqal·lîmSwifterH7031
1הָיוּ֙hā·yūwereH1961
2רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּrō·ḏə·p̄ê·nū,Our pursuersH7291
3מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖יmin·niš·rêThan the eaglesH5404
4שָׁמָ֑יִםšā·mā·yim;of the heavensH8064
5עַל־‘al-onH5921
6הֶהָרִ֣יםhe·hā·rîmthe mountainsH2022
7דְּלָקֻ֔נוּdə·lā·qu·nū,they pursued usH1814
8בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר.bam·miḏ·bārin the wildernessH4057
9אָ֥רְבוּ’ā·rə·ḇūAnd lay in waitH0693
10לָֽנוּ׃.lā·nū.for us
11סs-

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0ר֤וּחַrū·aḥThe breathH7307
1אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙’ap·pê·nūof our nostrilsH0639
2מְשִׁ֣יחַmə·šî·aḥthe anointedH4899
3יְהוָ֔הYah·weh,of YahwehH3068
4נִלְכַּ֖דnil·kaḏWas caughtH3920
5בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םbiš·ḥî·ṯō·w·ṯām;in their pitsH7825
6אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerof whomH0834
7אָמַ֔רְנוּ’ā·mar·nū,we saidH0559
8בְּצִלּ֖וֹbə·ṣil·lōwUnder his shadowH6738
9נִֽחְיֶ֥הniḥ·yehwe shall liveH2421
10בַגּוֹיִֽם׃.ḇag·gō·w·yim.among the nationsH1471
11סs-

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שִׂ֤ישִׂיśî·śîRejoiceH7797
1וְשִׂמְחִי֙wə·śim·ḥîand be gladH8056
2בַּת־baṯ-daughterH1323
3אֱד֔וֹם’ĕ·ḏō·wm,of EdomH0123
4[יושבתי]yō·wō·šaḇ·tî-
5(יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת)yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ[You] who dwellH3427
6בְּאֶ֣רֶץbə·’e·reṣin the landH0776
7ע֑וּץ‘ūṣ;of UzH5780
8גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
9עָלַ֙יִךְ֙‘ā·la·yiḵto youH5921
10תַּעֲבָר־ta·‘ă·ḇār-shall pass overH5674
11כּ֔וֹסkō·ws,the cupH3563
12תִּשְׁכְּרִ֖יtiš·kə·rîand you shall become drunkH7937
13וְתִתְעָרִֽי׃.wə·ṯiṯ·‘ā·rî.and make yourself nakedH6168
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Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תַּם־tam-Is accomplishedH8552
1עֲוֺנֵךְ֙‘ă·wō·nêḵ[The punishment of] your iniquityH5771
2בַּת־baṯ-daughterH1323
3צִיּ֔וֹןṣî·yō·wn,of ZionH6726
4לֹ֥אnoH3808
5יוֹסִ֖יףyō·w·sîp̄He will longerH3254
6לְהַגְלוֹתֵ֑ךְlə·haḡ·lō·w·ṯêḵ;send you into captivityH1540
7פָּקַ֤דpā·qaḏHe will punishH6485
8עֲוֺנֵךְ֙‘ă·wō·nêḵyour iniquityH5771
9בַּת־baṯ-daughterH1323
10אֱד֔וֹם’ĕ·ḏō·wm,of EdomH0123
11גִּלָּ֖הgil·lāhHe will uncoverH1540
12עַל־‘al-onH5921
13חַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ׃.ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯā·yiḵ.your sinsH2403
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