Lamentations 1:6

“And there has gone out from the daughter of Zion all her splendor; her princes have become like deer that have not found pasture, and they have gone without strength before the pursuer.”

Lamentations 1:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Lamentations 1:6, word by word

And there has gone outיֵּצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yetse” appears
from the daughter of Zionבַּתbat

daughter

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

Where else “bat” appears
from the daughter of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon

Zion

See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears
her splendorהֲדָרָhadara

splendor, beauty

Splendor, beauty, majesty.

Where else “hadara” appears
her princesשָׂרֶיsare

nobleman

Someone of high rank by family or office: a noble, a great lord.

Where else “sare” appears
have becomeהָיוּhayu

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “hayu” appears
like deerאַיָּלִיםayalim

deer, stag

Deer, stag.

Where else “ayalim” appears
foundמָצְאוּmatsu

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “matsu” appears
pastureמִרְעֶהmire

pasture

Pasture, place where livestock feed.

Where else “mire” appears
and they have goneיֵּלְכוּyelchu

walk

To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.

Where else “yelchu” appears
without strengthכֹחַchoach

strength

Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.

Where else “choach” appears
before the pursuerפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
before the pursuerרוֹדֵףrodef

pursue

To go after someone to catch them.

Where else “rodef” appears

Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

5Her adversaries have become the head; her enemies are at ease, because YHWH has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions; her little children have gone into captivity before the adversary.

6 · This verse (above)

7Jerusalem remembers, in the days of her affliction and her wandering, all her precious things that were hers from the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and there was no one to help her; the adversaries saw her; they laughed at her ruin.

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