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Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD . (KJV)
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טָבְע֤וּta.ve.'Uthey have sunk
Lemma: טָבַע (ta.va) · Strong's: H2883
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to sink
Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 15:4, 1 Samuel 17:49, Job 38:6, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2883; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 1
בָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzin 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 2:9 word 2
שְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.hagates its
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 3
אִבַּ֥ד'i.Badhe has destroyed
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 4
וְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.Barand he has broken
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 5
בְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.habars its
Lemma: בְּרִיחַ (be.ri.ach) · Strong's: H1280
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bar
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 26:26, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 26:28, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:31, Exodus 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1280; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 6
מַלְכָּ֨הּmal.Kahking its
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 7
וְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.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 2:9 word 8
בַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.Yim[are] among the nations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 9
אֵ֣ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 10
תּוֹרָ֔הto.Rah[is] instruction
Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: instruction
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 11
גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 12
נְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haprophets its
Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: prophet
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 13
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 2:9 word 14
מָצְא֥וּma.tze.'Uthey have found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 15
חָז֖וֹןcha.Zona vision
Lemma: חָזוֹן (cha.zon) · Strong's: H2377
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vision
Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Chronicles 17:15, 2 Chronicles 32:32, Psalms 89:19, Proverbs 29:18, Isaiah 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2377; TAHOT Lamentations 2:9 word 16
מֵיְהוָֽה\׃\ \סme.Yah.wehfrom Yahweh
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 2:9 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Her gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| have sunk | → | טָבַע H2883 to sink |
| into the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| He has destroyed | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| and shattered | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| their bars | → | בְּרִיחַ H1280 bar |
| Her king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| and her princes | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| are [exiled] among the nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| the law | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
| is no more | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| and even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| her prophets | → | נָבִיא H5030 prophet |
| find | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| vision | → | חָזוֹן H2377 vision |
| from the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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