Lamentations 1:5

Bible › Lamentations › Chapter 1 › Verse 5

Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.

In other translations

Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.

Hebrew words

הָיוּhayuthey have becomeH1961צָרֶיהָtzareihaopponents herH6862לְרֹאשׁlerosh<into> a headH7218אֹיְבֶיהָ'oyeveihaenemies herH341שָׁלוּshaluthey are at easeH7951כִּי־ki-forH3588יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הוֹגָהּhogahhe has caused grief to herH3013עַל'alonH5921רֹב־rov-[the] multitude ofH7230פְּשָׁעֶיהָpesha'eihatransgressions herH6588עוֹלָלֶיהָolaleihachildren herH5768הָלְכוּhalekhuthey have goneH1980שְׁבִיshevicaptivityH7628לִפְנֵי־lifnei-<to> beforeH6440צָר׃ סtzaran opponentH6862

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

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