Lamentations 1:18

““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.”

Lamentations 1:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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