Study it in the app“To their mothers they say, “Where is grain and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the squares of the city, as their life is poured out into the bosom of their mothers.”
To their mothersלְאִמֹּתָםthey say,יֹאמְרוּ“Where isאַיֵּהgrainדָּגָןand wine?”וָיָיִןas they faintבְּהִתְעַטְּפָםlike the woundedכֶּחָלָלin the squaresבִּרְחֹבוֹתof the city,עִירas their lifeבְּ נַפְשָׁםis poured outהִשְׁתַּפֵּךְinto the bosomאֶל חֵיקof their mothers.אִמֹּתָם
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “imota” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsgrain
Grain: wheat and barley.
Where else “dagan” appearswine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appearsgrow faint
To lose all strength.
Where else “hitatfa” appearsslain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “chalal” appearssquare
Square: the open space of a town.
Where else “rechovot” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsha” appearsspill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “hishtapech” appearsbosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “chek” appears11My eyes are spent with tears; my insides are in turmoil; my liver is poured out on the ground because of the shattering of the daughter of my people, when child and nursing infant faint in the squares of the city.
12 · This verse (above)
13What shall I cite as witness for you? What shall I liken to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you so that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For great as the sea is your shattering; who can heal you?
