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He has broughtהֵבִיאinto my kidneysבְּכִלְיוֹתָיthe sonsבְּנֵיof his quiver.אַשְׁפָּתוֹ
Lamentations 3:13
Study it in the app“He has brought into my kidneys the sons of his quiver.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:13, word by word
- He has broughtהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- into my kidneysכִלְיוֹתָchilyota
kidneys
An animal's kidneys.
Where else “chilyota” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of his quiverאַשְׁפָּתashpat
quiver
A quiver: the case in which arrows are carried.
Where else “ashpat” appears
Translation note
“The sons of his quiver”: his arrows. For the Hebrews the kidneys were the innermost part of the person.
The context
12He has bent his bow and set me as a target for the arrow.
13 · This verse (above)
14I have become a laughingstock to all my people, their song all the day.