King James Version
Lamentations 4:17-20
17As for us, our eyesעֵינֵ֔ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869as yet failedתִּכְלֶ֣ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615for our vainהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892helpעֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ'ez.ra.Te.nuH5833:in our watchingבְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּbe.tzi.pi.ya.Te.nuH6836we have watchedצִפִּ֔ינוּtzi.Pi.nuH6822for a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471thatcould not saveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ סyo.Shi.a'H3467us.
18They huntצָד֣וּtza.DuH6679our stepsצְעָדֵ֔ינוּtze.'a.Dei.nuH6806,that we cannot goH3212in our streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֵ֑ינוּbir.cho.Tei.nuH7339:our endקִצֵּ֛ינוּki.Tzei.nuH7093is nearקָרַ֥בka.RavH7126,our daysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117are fulfilledמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390;for our endקִצֵּֽינוּ׃ סki.Tzei.nuH7093is comeבָ֥אva'H935.
19Our persecutorsרֹדְפֵ֔ינוּro.de.Fei.nuH7291are swifterקַלִּ֤יםka.LimH7031than the eaglesמִנִּשְׁרֵ֖יmi.nish.ReiH5404of the heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064:they pursuedדְּלָקֻ֔נוּde.la.Ku.nuH1814us upon the mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022,they laid waitאָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH693for us in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057.
20The breathר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of our nostrilsאַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙'a.Pei.nuH639,the anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,was takenנִלְכַּ֖דnil.KadH3920in their pitsבִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םbish.chi.to.TamH7825,of whom we saidאָמַ֔רְנוּ'a.Mar.nuH559,Under his shadowבְּצִלּ֖וֹbe.tzi.LoH6738we shall liveנִֽחְיֶ֥הnich.YehH2421among the heathenבַגּוֹיִֽם׃ סva.go.YimH1471.
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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