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It was for the sinsמֵחַטֹּאתof her prophets,נְבִיאֶיהָthe iniquitiesעֲוֺנוֹתof her priests,כֹּהֲנֶיהָwho shedהַשֹּׁפְכִיםin her midstבְּקִרְבָּהּthe bloodדַּםof the righteous.צַדִּיקִים
Lamentations 4:13
Study it in the app“It was for the sins of her prophets, the iniquities of her priests, who shed in her midst the blood of the righteous.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 4:13, word by word
- It was for the sinsחַטֹּאתchatot
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatot” appears- of her prophetsנְבִיאֶיnevie
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “nevie” appears- the iniquitiesעֲוֺנוֹתavonot
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonot” appears- of her priestsכֹּהֲנֶיkohane
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohane” appears- who shedשֹּׁפְכִיםshofchim
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shofchim” appears- in her midstקִרְבָּkirba
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirba” appears- the bloodדַּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears
The context
12The kings of the earth did not believe, nor all the inhabitants of the world, that adversary and enemy would enter the gates of Jerusalem.
13 · This verse (above)
14They wandered blind through the streets, defiled with blood, so that no one could touch their garments.