Lamentations 1:15

“Adonai has rejected all my mighty ones in my midst; he has called against me an appointed feast to crush my young men; Adonai has trodden as a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.”

Lamentations 1:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Lamentations 1:15, word by word

Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
has rejectedסִלָּהsila

reject

Count as nothing, cast off.

Where else “sila” appears
my mighty onesאַבִּירַabira

mighty

Someone or something of great strength that prevails over others: the mighty one, the chief.

Where else “abira” appears
in my midstקִרְבִּkirbi

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kirbi” appears
he has calledקָרָאkara

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

Where else “kara” appears
an appointed feastמוֹעֵדmoed

festival

Literally "meeting time": days YHWH set for his people to meet him.

Where else “moed” appears
to crushשְׁבֹּרshebor

break

To break something to pieces.

Where else “shebor” appears
my young menבַּחוּרָbachura

young man

A young man in the fullness of his strength.

Where else “bachura” appears
has troddenדָּרַךְdarach

tread

To step on; crush grapes underfoot.

Where else “darach” appears
as a winepressגַּתgat

winepress

Winepress: the place, cut in the rock, where grapes are trodden to get the wine.

Where else “gat” appears
the virginבְתוּלַתvetulat

virgin

Young woman not yet married; virgin.

Where else “vetulat” appears
daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bat” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears

Translation note

It is the same word as “appointed feast” in 1:4 (moed); it can be understood that the feast to which he now summons is that of her destruction.

The context

14Bound is the yoke of my transgressions; by his hand they are woven together; they have come up on my neck; he has made my strength stumble; Adonai has given me into the hands of those against whom I am not able to rise.

15 · This verse (above)

16For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water, for far from me is one who comforts, one who brings back my soul; my sons are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed.”

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