King James Version
Lamentations 4:1-6
1How is the goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091become dimיוּעַ֣םyu.'AmH6004! howis the mostהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896fine goldהַכֶּ֣תֶםha.Ke.temH3800changedיִשְׁנֶ֖אyish.Ne'H8132!the stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of the sanctuaryקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944are poured outתִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙tish.ta.Pe.khe.nahH8210in the topבְּרֹ֖אשׁbe.RoshH7218of every streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.
2The preciousהַיְקָרִ֔יםhay.ka.RimH3368sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,comparableהַמְסֻלָּאִ֖יםham.su.la.'ImH5537to fine goldבַּפָּ֑זba.PazH6337,how are they esteemedנֶחְשְׁבוּ֙nech.she.VuH2803as earthenחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789pitchersלְנִבְלֵי־le.niv.lei-H5035,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of the potterיוֹצֵֽר׃ סyo.TzerH3335!
3Even the sea monstersתַּנִּים֙ta.ninH8577draw outחָ֣לְצוּChal.tzuH2502the breastשַׁ֔דShadH7699,they give suckהֵינִ֖יקוּhei.Ni.kuH3243to their young onesגּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgu.rei.HenH1482:the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971is becomecruelלְאַכְזָ֔רle.'akh.ZarH393,like the ostrichesכַּיְעֵנִ֖יםka.e.nimH3283in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ סba.mid.BarH4057.
4The tongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956of the sucking childיוֹנֵ֛קyo.NekH3243cleavethדָּבַ֨קda.VakH1692to the roof of his mouthחכּ֖וֹchi.KoH2441for thirstבַּצָּמָ֑אba.tza.Ma'H6772:the young childrenעֽוֹלָלִים֙o.la.LimH5768askשָׁ֣אֲלוּSha.'a.luH7592breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, andno man breakethפֹּרֵ֖שׂpo.ResH6566it unto them.
5They that did feedהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398delicatelyלְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔יםle.Ma.'a.da.NimH4574are desolateנָשַׁ֖מּוּna.Sha.muH8074in the streetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351:they that were brought upהָאֱמֻנִים֙ha.'e.mu.NimH539in scarletתוֹלָ֔עto.La'H8438embraceחִבְּק֖וּchi.be.KuH2263dunghillsאַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ ס'ash.pa.TotH830.
6For the punishment of the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971is greaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431than the punishmentמֵֽחַטַּ֖אתme.cha.TatH2403of the sin of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467,that was overthrownהַֽהֲפוּכָ֣הha.ha.fu.KhahH2015as in a momentרָ֔גַעRa.ga'H7281,and no handsיָדָֽיִם׃ סya.Da.yimH3027stayedחָ֥לוּCha.luH2342on her.
Commentaries on Lamentations 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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