Lamentations 3:18

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Lamentations 3:18, word by word

And I saidאֹמַרomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“My vigorנִצְחִnitschi

splendor

What endures in brilliance; "the Glory of Israel", that is, YHWH.

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has perishedאָבַדavad

perish

To die, be ruined.

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and my hopeתוֹחַלְתִּtochalti

hope, expectation

Hope, what someone looks for.

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from 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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The context