Woeאוֹיto me,לִיmy mother,אִמִּיthatכִּיyou bore me,יְלִדְתִּנִיa manאִישׁof disputeרִיבand a manוְאִישׁof contentionמָדוֹןto allלְכָלthe land!הָאָרֶץI have notלֹאlent,נָשִׁיתִיnorוְלֹאhave they lentנָשׁוּto me,בִיyet all of themכֻּלֹּהcurse me.מְקַלְלַונִי
Jeremiah 15:10
Study it in the app“Woe to me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of dispute and a man of contention to all the land! I have not lent, nor have they lent to me, yet all of them curse me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 15:10, word by word
- Woeאוֹיoy
woe, alas
Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.
Where else “oy” appears- my motherאִמִּimi
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “imi” appears- you bore meיְלִדְתִּyelidti
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yelidti” appears- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears- of contentionמָדוֹןmadon
strife
A confrontation between people who accuse and face off against each other.
Where else “madon” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
people
The people who live on the earth.
Where else “arets” appears- lentנָשִׁיתִיnashiti
lend; creditor
Lend; one who lends and presses for payment, a creditor.
Where else “nashiti” appears- curse meמְקַלְלַוmekallav
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “mekallav” appears
The context
9She who bore seven languishes; she has breathed out her soul; her sun has gone down while it was still day; she has been put to shame and abashed. And the rest of them I will give to the sword before their enemies, declares YHWH.”
10 · This verse (above)
11YHWH said: “Have I not set you free for good? Have I not made the enemy plead with you in the time of evil and in the time of distress?