Lamentations 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.”

Lamentations 2:14 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Lamentations 2:1417 words

HebrewMeaning

נְבִיאַ֗יִ/ךְnəbiyʾayikə

prophecynounH5030

that prophesy · prophet

חָ֤זוּḥāzw

beholdverbH2372

look · prophesy · provide · see

לָ/ךְ֙lākə

pron

שָׁ֣וְאšāwəʾ

falsenounH7723

lie · lying · vain · vanity

וְ/תָפֵ֔לwətāpēl

foolish thingsconjH8602

unsavoury · untempered

וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

גִלּ֥וּgilw

appearverbH1540

advertise · bewray · bring · (carry ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

עֲוֺנֵ֖/ךְʿăwōnēkə

faultnounH5771

iniquity · mischeif · punishment · sin

לְ/הָשִׁ֣יבləhāšiyb

((breakpronH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

שבית/ךšbytk

captivenounH7622

שְׁבוּתֵ֑/ךְšəbwtēkə

captivenounH7622

וַ/יֶּ֣חֱזוּwayeḥĕzw

beholdconjH2372

look · prophesy · provide · see

לָ֔/ךְlākə

pron

מַשְׂא֥וֹתmaśəʾwōt

burdennounH4864

collection · sign of fire · flame · gift ···

שָׁ֖וְאšāwəʾ

falsenounH7723

lie · lying · vain · vanity

וּ/מַדּוּחִֽיםwmadwḥiym

cause of banishmentconjH4065

ℹWords 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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