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Lamentations 2:13 — King James Version← Study notes

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?


Lamentations 2:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Lamentations 2:1321 words
HebrewMeaning
מָֽהmāh
how (longparticleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
אֲעִידֵ֞/ךְʾăʿiydēkə
admonishverbH5749
charge · earnestly · lift up · protest ···
מָ֣הmāh
how (longparticleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
אֲדַמֶּהʾădameh
compareverbH1819
devise · like · mean · think ···
לָּ֗/ךְlākə
pron
הַ/בַּת֙habat
appleparticleH1323
branch · company · daughter · first ···
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyərwšālaim
JerusalemnounH3389
מָ֤הmāh
how (longparticleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
אַשְׁוֶהʾašəweh
availverbH7737
behave · bring forth · compare · countervail ···
לָּ/ךְ֙lākə
pron
וַ/אֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔/ךְwaʾănaḥămēkə
comfortconjH5162
ease · repent(-er · -ing · self)
בְּתוּלַ֖תbətwlat
maidnounH1330
virgin
בַּתbat
applenounH1323
branch · company · daughter · first ···
צִיּ֑וֹןṣiywōn
ZionnounH6726
כִּֽיkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
גָד֥וֹלgādwōl
elderadjH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
כַּ/יָּ֛םkayām
sea ( -faring manpronH3220
) · south · west (-ern · side ···
שִׁבְרֵ֖/ךְšibərēkə
afflictionnounH7667
breach · breaking · broken(-footed · -handed) ···
מִ֥יmiy
anyparticleH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
יִרְפָּאyirəpāʾ
cureverbH7495
heal · physician · repair · thoroughly ···
לָֽ/ךְlākə
pron
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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