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The kingsמַלְכֵיof the earthאֶרֶץdid notלֹאbelieve,הֶאֱמִינוּnor allכֹּלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the world,תֵבֵלthatכִּיadversaryצַרand enemyוְאוֹיֵבwould enterיָבֹאthe gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Lamentations 4:12
Study it in the app“The kings of the earth did not believe, nor all the inhabitants of the world, that adversary and enemy would enter the gates of Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 4:12, word by word
- The kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- of the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- believeהֶאֱמִינוּheeminu
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “heeminu” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of the worldתֵבֵלtevel
world
The world: the inhabited earth.
Where else “tevel” appears- adversaryצַרtsar
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsar” appears- and enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- would enterיָבֹאyavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appears- the gatesשַׁעֲרֵיshaare
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaare” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
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Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
11YHWH has spent his fury; he has poured out his burning anger; and he has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured her foundations.
12 · This verse (above)
13It was for the sins of her prophets, the iniquities of her priests, who shed in her midst the blood of the righteous.