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And you have removedוַתִּזְנַחfrom peaceמִשָּׁלוֹםmy soul;נַפְשִׁיI have forgottenנָשִׁיתִיwhat is good.טוֹבָה
Lamentations 3:17
Study it in the app“And you have removed from peace my soul; I have forgotten what is good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:17, word by word
- And you have removedתִּזְנַחtiznach
reject
To cast someone away, no longer wanting him near.
Where else “tiznach” appears- from peaceשָּׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- I have forgottenנָשִׁיתִיnashiti
forget
Forget; make someone forget.
Where else “nashiti” appears- what is goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears
Translation note
The verb can also be read “my soul has been removed from peace.”
The context
16And he has broken with gravel my teeth; he has pressed me down in the ashes.
17 · This verse (above)
18And I said, “My vigor has perished, and my hope from YHWH.”