“Righteousצַדִּיקis he,הוּאYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיagainst his mouthפִיהוּI have rebelled;מָרִיתִיhear,שִׁמְעוּplease,נָאallכָלthe peoples,הָעַמִּיםand seeוּרְאוּmy pain;מַכְאֹבִיmy virginsבְּתוּלֹתַיand my young menוּבַחוּרַיhave goneהָלְכוּinto captivity.בַשֶּׁבִי
Lamentations 1:18
Study it in the app““Righteous is he, YHWH, for against his mouth I have rebelled; hear, please, all the peoples, and see my pain; my virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 1:18, word by word
- “Righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- against his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- I have rebelledמָרִיתִיmariti
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “mariti” appears- hearשִׁמְעוּshimu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shimu” appears- the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- and seeרְאוּreu
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reu” appears- my painמַכְאֹבִmachovi
pain
Pain, suffering.
Where else “machovi” appears- my virginsבְּתוּלֹתַbetulota
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “betulota” appears- and my young menבַחוּרַvachura
young man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “vachura” appears- have goneהָלְכוּhalchu
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halchu” appears- into captivityשֶּׁבִיshevi
captive, captivity
Captive, prisoner; captivity.
Where else “shevi” appears
The context
17Zion spreads out her hands; there is no one to comfort her; YHWH has commanded concerning Jacob that those around him be his adversaries; Jerusalem has become a menstrual impurity among them.
18 · This verse (above)
19I called to my lovers; they deceived me; my priests and my elders in the city breathed their last while they sought food for themselves to bring back their life.