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Servantsעֲבָדִיםruleמָשְׁלוּover us;בָנוּthere is no oneאֵיןto rescue usפֹּרֵקfrom their hand.מִיָּדָם
Lamentations 5:8
Study it in the app“Servants rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 5:8, word by word
- Servantsעֲבָדִיםavadim
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “avadim” appears- ruleמָשְׁלוּmashlu
rule
To hold sway over something or someone.
Where else “mashlu” appears- to rescue usפֹּרֵקporek
rescue
To snatch someone from enemies.
Where else “porek” appears- from their handיָּדָyada
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yada” appears
The context
7Our fathers sinned and are no more, and we bear their iniquities.
8 · This verse (above)
9At the risk of our life we bring in our bread because of the sword of the wilderness.