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For thisעַל זֶהour heartלִבֵּנוּhas becomeהָיָהfaint;דָוֶהfor these thingsעַל אֵלֶּהour eyesעֵינֵינוּhave grown dark,חָשְׁכוּ
Lamentations 5:17
Study it in the app“For this our heart has become faint; for these things our eyes have grown dark,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 5:17, word by word
- our heartלִבֵּlibe
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libe” appears- has becomeהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears- faintדָוֶהdave
weak
Weak, without strength, downcast.
Where else “dave” appears- our eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- have grown darkחָשְׁכוּchashchu
grow dark
Grow dark; darken.
Where else “chashchu” appears
The context
16The crown of our head has fallen; woe now to us, for we have sinned!
17 · This verse (above)
18because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate; foxes prowl on it.