47
Terrorפַּחַדand pitוָפַחַתhave comeהָיָהupon us,לָנוּdevastationהַשֵּׁאתand shattering.וְהַשָּׁבֶר
Lamentations 3:47
Study it in the app“Terror and pit have come upon us, devastation and shattering.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:47, word by word
- Terrorפַּחַדpachad
dread, terror
Dread, terror, sudden fear. "The Fear of Isaac" is a name for God: the one who is revered with awe.
Where else “pachad” appears- and pitפַחַתfachat
pit
Pit, hole; sometimes one dug to trap animals. Also a hollow where someone can hide (2 Samuel 17:9). In the prophets it is an image of a danger with no escape.
Where else “fachat” appears- have comeהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears- devastationשֵּׁאתshet
devastation, ruin
Devastation, ruin.
Where else “shet” appears- and shatteringשָּׁבֶרshaver
ruin
The downfall of a people or someone.
Where else “shaver” appears
The context
46They have opened against us their mouth, all our enemies.
47 · This verse (above)
48My eye runs down with streams of water because of the shattering of the daughter of my people.