King James Version
Lamentations 4:3-10
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.
7Her Nazaritesנְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ne.zi.Rei.haH5139were purerזַכּ֤וּza.KuH2141than snowמִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmi.She.legH7950,they were whiterצַח֖וּtza.ChuH6705than milkמֵחָלָ֑בme.cha.LavH2461,they were more ruddyאָ֤דְמוּ'A.de.muH119in bodyעֶ֙צֶם֙'e.tzemH6106than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֔יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443,their polishingגִּזְרָתָֽם׃ סgiz.ra.TamH1508wasof sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601:
8Their visageתָּֽאֳרָ֔םto.'o.RamH8389is blackerחָשַׁ֤ךְcha.ShakhH2821than a coalמִשְּׁחוֹר֙mi.she.chOrH7815;they are not knownנִכְּר֖וּni.ke.RuH5234in the streetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351:their skinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785cleavethצָפַ֤דtza.FadH6821to their bonesעַצְמָ֔ם'atz.MamH6106;it is witheredH3001,it is become like a stickכָעֵֽץ׃ סkha.'EtzH6086.
9They that beslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719are betterטוֹבִ֤יםto.VimH2896than they that beslainמֵֽחַלְלֵ֖יme.cha.LeiH2491with hungerרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458:for theseשֶׁ֣הֵ֤םshe.HemH1992pine awayיָז֙וּבוּ֙ya.Zu.vuH2100,strickenמְדֻקָּרִ֔יםme.du.ka.RimH1856through for want ofthe fruitsמִתְּנוּבֹ֖תmi.te.nu.VotH8570of the fieldשָׂדָֽי׃ סsa.DaiH7704.
10The handsיְדֵ֗יye.DeiH3027of the pitifulרַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹתra.cha.Ma.ni.YotH7362womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802have soddenבִּשְּׁל֖וּbi.she.LuH1310their own childrenיַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal.dei.HenH3206:they were their meatלְבָרוֹת֙le.va.rOtH1262in the destructionבְּשֶׁ֖בֶרbe.She.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.
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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