Lamentations 2:13

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What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?

In other translations

What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?

Hebrew words

מָה־mah-what?H4100אֲעִידֵךְ'a'idekhwill I testify for youH5749מָהmahwhat?H4100אֲדַמֶּה־'adameh-will I likenH1819לָּךְlakhto youהַבַּתhabatO daughter ofH1323יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389מָהmahwhat?H4100אַשְׁוֶה־'ashveh-will I make equalH7737לָּךְlokhto youוַאֲנַחֲמֵךְva'anachamekhso I may comfort youH5162בְּתוּלַתbetulatO virgin ofH1330בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323צִיּוֹןtziyonZionH6726כִּי־ki-forH3588גָדוֹלgadol[is] greatH1419כַּיָּםkaiyamlike the seaH3220שִׁבְרֵךְshivrekhbrokenness yourH7667מִיmiwho?H4310יִרְפָּא־yirpa'-will he healH7495לָךְ׃ סlakh<to> you

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.

People and places

Places: Jerusalem, Zion

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