Her uncleannessטֻמְאָתָהּis in her skirts;בְּשׁוּלֶיהָshe did notלֹאrememberזָכְרָהher end,אַחֲרִיתָהּand she has come downוַתֵּרֶדastonishingly;פְּלָאִיםshe has no oneאֵין לָהּto comfort her.מְנַחֵם“See,רְאֵהYHWH,יְהוָהmy affliction,עָנְיִיforכִּיthe enemyאוֹיֵבhas made himself great.”הִגְדִּיל
Lamentations 1:9
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 1:9, word by word
- Her uncleannessטֻמְאָתָtumata
filth
The moral filth that sin leaves and that God cleans.
Where else “tumata” appears- is in her skirtsשׁוּלֶיshule
hem, skirts
The lower edge, the skirts of a garment; also the train of a robe (Isaiah 6:1).
Where else “shule” appears- rememberזָכְרָהzachra
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zachra” appears- her endאַחֲרִיתָacharita
end
Where something ends, and how it ends.
Where else “acharita” appears- and she has come downתֵּרֶדtered
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “tered” appears- astonishinglyפְּלָאִיםpelaim
wonder
Wonder: something only God can do.
Where else “pelaim” appears- to comfort herמְנַחֵםmenachem
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “menachem” appears- “Seeרְאֵהree
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ree” 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- my afflictionעָנְיִanyi
affliction
Affliction, suffering, misery.
Where else “anyi” appears- the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- has made himself greatהִגְדִּילhigdil
exalt oneself
To exalt oneself proudly.
Where else “higdil” appears
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.”