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The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. (KJV)
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בִּלַּ֨עbi.La'he has swallowed up
Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to swallow up
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 1
אֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 2
חָמַ֗לcha.Malhe has spared
Lemma: חָמַל (cha.mal) · Strong's: H2550
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to spare
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 2:6, Deuteronomy 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2550; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 3
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 4
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 5
נְא֣וֹתne.'ot[the] settlements of
Lemma: נָוָה (na.ah) · Strong's: H4999
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: habitation
Used 12 times. Also: Psalms 23:2, Psalms 65:12, Psalms 74:20, Psalms 83:12, Jeremiah 9:10, Jeremiah 23:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4999; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 6
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 7
הָרַ֧סha.Rashe has torn down
Lemma: הָרַס (ha.ras) · Strong's: H2040
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to overthrow
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 19:24, Exodus 23:24, Judges 6:25, 2 Samuel 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2040; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 8
בְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.Toin wrath his
Lemma: עֶבְרָה (ev.rah) · Strong's: H5678
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fury
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 49:7, Job 21:30, Job 40:11, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 78:49, Psalms 85:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5678; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 9
מִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.Rei[the] fortifications of
Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: fortification
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 10
בַת\־vat-[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 2:2 word 11
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 12
הִגִּ֣יעַhi.Gi.a'he has made [them] touch
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 13
לָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retz<to> 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 2:2 word 14
חִלֵּ֥לchi.Lelhe has profaned
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to profane/begin: profane
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 15
מַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.Khah[the] kingdom
Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 16
וְשָׂרֶֽיהָ\׃\ \סve.sa.Rei.haand princes its
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Lamentations 2:2 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Without | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| pity | → | חָמַל H2550 to spare |
| the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| has swallowed up | → | בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the dwellings | → | H5116 |
| of Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| In His wrath | → | עֶבְרָה H5678 fury |
| He has demolished | → | הָרַס H2040 to overthrow |
| the fortified cities | → | מִבְצָר H4013 fortification |
| of the Daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| He brought | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| to the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| and defiled | → | חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane |
| her kingdom | → | מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom |
| and its princes | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
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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