“The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!”
Lamentations 4:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Lamentations 4:212 words
HebrewMeaning
בְּנֵ֤יbənēy
the children ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
צִיּוֹן֙ṣiywōn
ZionnounH6726
הַ/יְקָרִ֔יםhayəqāriym
preciousparticleH3368
clear · costly · excellent · fat ···
הַ/מְסֻלָּאִ֖יםhaməsulāʾiym
who were weighedparticleH5537
בַּ/פָּ֑זbapāz
with pure goldpronH6337
אֵיכָ֤הʾēykāh
how!particleH349
what
נֶחְשְׁבוּ֙neḥəšəbw
they are consideredverbH2803
conceive · consider · count · cunning (man ···
לְ/נִבְלֵיlənibəlēy
to jars ofpronH5035
pitcher · psaltery · vessel · viol
חֶ֔רֶשׂḥereś
earthenwarenounH2789
sherd · stone
מַעֲשֵׂ֖הmaʿăśēh
the work ofnounH4639
art · bakemeat · business · deed ···
יְדֵ֥יyədēy
the hands ofnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
יוֹצֵֽרywōṣēr
a potternounH3335
earthen · form · frame · make ···
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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