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The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. (KJV)

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חָשַׁ֨בcha.Shavhe has planned

Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to devise: devise

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 50:20, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 14:13, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:6, Esther 9:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2803I; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 1

יְהוָ֤ה\׀Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 2

לְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.Chitto destroy

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 3

חוֹמַ֣תcho.Mat[the] wall of

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 4

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 2:8 word 5

צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonZion

Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Zion

Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 6

נָ֣טָהNa.tahhe has stretched out

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 7

קָ֔וKava measuring-line

Lemma: קַו (qav) · Strong's: H6957B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: line

Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 21:13, 2 Chronicles 4:2, Job 38:5, Psalms 19:4, Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 34:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6957B; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 8

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 9

הֵשִׁ֥יבhe.Shivhe has turned back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to return: turn back

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 10

יָד֖וֹya.Dohand his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 11

מִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'from swallowing up

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

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 2:8 word 12

וַיַּֽאֲבֶל\־vai.ya.'a.vel-and he has caused to mourn

Lemma: אָבַל (a.val) · Strong's: H0056

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to mourn

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Exodus 33:4, Numbers 14:39, 1 Samuel 6:19, 1 Samuel 15:35, 1 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0056; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 13

חֵ֥לchelrampart

Lemma: חֵל (chel) · Strong's: H2426

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: rampart

Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:15, 1 Kings 21:23, Psalms 122:7, Isaiah 26:1, Obadiah 1:20, Nahum 3:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2426; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 14

וְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.Mahand wall

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 15

יַחְדָּ֥וyach.Davtogether

Lemma: יָחְדָּו (yach.dav) · Strong's: H3162B

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: together

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 36:7, Exodus 19:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3162B; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 16

אֻמְלָֽלוּ\׃\ \ס'um.La.luthey have languished

Lemma: אָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H0535

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)

Meaning: to weaken

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:5, Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 19:8, Isaiah 24:4, Isaiah 24:7, Isaiah 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0535; TAHOT Lamentations 2:8 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
determined	→	חָשַׁב H2803I to devise: devise
to destroy	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
the wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
of the Daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
of Zion	→	צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion
He stretched out	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
a measuring line	→	קַו H6957B line
and did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
withdraw	→	שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back
His hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
from destroying	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
He made the ramparts	→	חֵל H2426 rampart
and walls	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
lament	→	אָבַל H0056 to mourn
together	→	יָחְדָּו H3162B together
they waste away	→	אָמַל H0535 to weaken

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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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