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My eyeעֵינִיdeals harshlyעוֹלְלָהwith my soulלְנַפְשִׁיbecause of allמִכֹּלthe daughtersבְּנוֹתof my city.עִירִי
Lamentations 3:51
Study it in the app“My eye deals harshly with my soul because of all the daughters of my city.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:51, word by word
- My eyeעֵינִeni
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “eni” appears- deals harshlyעוֹלְלָהolla
abuse
To treat harshly or mockingly someone who is in our hands.
Where else “olla” appears- with my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- the daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benot” appears- of my cityעִירִiri
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “iri” appears
The context
50until YHWH looks down and sees from the heavens.
51 · This verse (above)
52They have hunted me down like a bird, my enemies, without cause.