Lamentations 2:11 Go deeper
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Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. (KJV)
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כָּל֨וּka.Luthey have failed
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to end: expend
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 43:2, Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 32:23, 1 Kings 17:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615J; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 1
בַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otby <the> tears
Lemma: דִּמְעָה (dim.ah) · Strong's: H1832
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: tears
Used 23 times. Also: 2 Kings 20:5, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8, Psalms 80:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1832; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 2
עֵינַי֙'ei.Naieyes my
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 3
חֳמַרְמְר֣וּcho.mar.me.Ruthey are in turmoil
Lemma: חָמַר (cha.mar) · Strong's: H2560A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to aggitate
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 46:3, Psalms 75:8, Lamentations 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2560A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 4
מֵעַ֔יme.'Aiinward parts my
Lemma: מֵעֶה (me.eh) · Strong's: H4578
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: belly
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 25:23, Numbers 5:22, Ruth 1:11, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4578; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 5
נִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.Pakhit has been poured out
Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)
Meaning: to pour: pour
Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 6
לָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzto the ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 7
כְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.Diliver my
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.ved) · Strong's: H3516
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: liver
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15, Leviticus 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3516; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 8
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 9
שֶׁ֖בֶרShe.ver[the] brokenness of
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: breaking
Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 10
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 11
עַמִּ֑י'a.Mipeople my
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 12
בֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'a.Tefbecause faint
Lemma: עָטַף (a.taph) · Strong's: H5848C
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to enfeeble
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 30:42, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 77:3, Psalms 102:0, Psalms 107:5, Psalms 142:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5848C; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 13
עוֹלֵל֙o.Lelchild
Lemma: עוֹלֵל (o.lel) · Strong's: H5768
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: infant
Used 20 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 22:19, 2 Kings 8:12, Job 3:16, Psalms 8:2, Psalms 17:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5768; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 14
וְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.Nekand suckling-child
Lemma: יָנַק (ya.naq) · Strong's: H3243J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: to suckle
Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 11:12, Deuteronomy 32:25, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 22:19, Psalms 8:2, Song of Solomon 8:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3243J; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 15
בִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.Votin [the] open places of
Lemma: רְחוֹב (re.chov) · Strong's: H7339
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: street/plaza
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:17, Judges 19:20, 2 Samuel 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7339; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 16
קִרְיָֽה\׃\ \סkir.Yaha town
Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: town
Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Lamentations 2:11 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| My eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| fail | → | כָּלָה H3615J to end: expend |
| from weeping | → | דִּמְעָה H1832 tears |
| I am churning | → | חָמַר H2560A to aggitate |
| within | → | מֵעֶה H4578 belly |
| My heart | → | כָּבֵד H3516 liver |
| is poured out | → | שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour |
| in grief | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the destruction | → | שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking |
| of the daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of my people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| because children | → | עוֹלֵל H5768 infant |
| and infants | → | יָנַק H3243J to suckle |
| faint | → | עָטַף H5848C to enfeeble |
| in the streets | → | רְחוֹב H7339 street/plaza |
| of the city | → | קִרְיָה H7151 town |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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