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Lamentations 5:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.”

Lamentations 5:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Lamentations 5:179 words
HebrewMeaning
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
זֶ֗הzeh
thisprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
הָיָ֤הhāyāh
it has becomeverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
דָוֶה֙dāweh
faintadjH1739
menstruous cloth · she that is sick · having sickness
לִבֵּ֔/נוּlibēnw
heart ournounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
אֵ֖לֶּהʾēleh
these thingsprepH428
so · some · such · them ···
חָשְׁכ֥וּḥāšəkw
they have grown dimverbH2821
be dark · darken · cause darkness · be dim ···
עֵינֵֽי/נוּʿēynēynw
eyes ournounH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
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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