Lamentations 1:9

“Her uncleanness is in her skirts; she did not remember her end, and she has come down astonishingly; she has no one to comfort her. “See, YHWH, my affliction, for the enemy has made himself great.””

Lamentations 1:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Lamentations 1:9, word by word

Her uncleannessטֻמְאָתָtumata

filth

The moral filth that sin leaves and that God cleans.

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is in her skirtsשׁוּלֶיshule

hem, skirts

The lower edge, the skirts of a garment; also the train of a robe (Isaiah 6:1).

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rememberזָכְרָהzachra

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

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her endאַחֲרִיתָacharita

end

Where something ends, and how it ends.

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and she has come downתֵּרֶדtered

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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astonishinglyפְּלָאִיםpelaim

wonder

Wonder: something only God can do.

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to comfort herמְנַחֵםmenachem

comfort

To ease someone in his pain with words and company.

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“Seeרְאֵהree

see

To see with one's eyes.

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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.

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my afflictionעָנְיִanyi

affliction

Affliction, suffering, misery.

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the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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has made himself greatהִגְדִּילhigdil

exalt oneself

To exalt oneself proudly.

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The context

8Sin Jerusalem has sinned; therefore she has become an unclean thing; all who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she too groans and turns back.

9 · This verse (above)

10The adversary has spread out his hand over all her precious things; for she has seen nations enter her sanctuary, those concerning whom you commanded, “They shall not enter into your assembly.”

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