They have heardשָׁמְעוּthatכִּיIאָנִיgroan;נֶאֱנָחָהthere is no oneאֵיןto comfort me;מְנַחֵם לִיallכָּלmy enemiesאֹיְבַיhave heardשָׁמְעוּof my trouble;רָעָתִיthey rejoiceשָׂשׂוּthatכִּיyouאַתָּהhave done it;עָשִׂיתָyou have broughtהֵבֵאתָthe dayיוֹםyou proclaimed,קָרָאתָand they will beוְיִהְיוּlike me.כָמוֹנִי
Lamentations 1:21
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With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 1:21, word by word
- They have heardשָׁמְעוּshamu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamu” appears- groanנֶאֱנָחָהneenacha
groan
Groan, sigh with pain.
Where else “neenacha” appears- to comfort meמְנַחֵםmenachem
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “menachem” appears- my enemiesאֹיְבַoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- of my troubleרָעָתִraati
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raati” appears- they rejoiceשָׂשׂוּsasu
rejoice
Rejoice, be very glad.
Where else “sasu” appears- have done itעָשִׂיתָasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- you have broughtהֵבֵאתָheveta
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heveta” appears- the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- you proclaimedקָרָאתָkarata
proclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “karata” appears- and they will beיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears
Translation note
The verb is a perfect (“you have brought”); it can also be understood as a plea: “Bring the day you proclaimed!”
The context
20See, YHWH, that I am in distress; my insides are in turmoil; my heart is overturned within me, for I have rebelled and rebelled; outside the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death.
21 · This verse (above)
22Let all their wickedness come before you, and deal with them as you have dealt with me for all my transgressions; for many are my groans, and my heart is faint.”