1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! She is become as a widow, that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the provinces is become tributary!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- How doth the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- sit H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- solitary H910 (בָּדָד) — separate; adverb, separately
- full H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- of people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- is she become as a widow H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- among the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- princess H8282 (שָׂרָה) — a mistress, i.e. female noble
- among the provinces H4082 (מְדִינָה) — properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
- is she become tributary H4522 (מַס) — properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor
2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- She weepeth H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- sore H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- in the night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- and her tears H1832 (דִּמְעָה) — weeping
- on her cheeks H3895 (לְחִי) — the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
- among all her lovers H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- she hath none to comfort H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- all her friends H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- have dealt treacherously H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
- with her, they are become her enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; She dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest: All her persecutors overtook her within the straits.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- is gone into captivity H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- because of affliction H6040 (עֳנִי) — depression, i.e. misery
- and because of great H7230 (רֹב) — abundance (in any respect)
- servitude H5656 (עֲבֹדָה) — work of any kind
- she dwelleth H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- among the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- she findeth H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- no rest H4494 (מָנוֹחַ) — quiet, i.e. (concretely) a settled spot, or (figuratively) a home
- all her persecutors H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- overtook H5381 (נָשַׂג) — to reach (literally or figuratively)
- her between the straits H4712 (מֵצַר) — something tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble
4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; All her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: Her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- do mourn H57 (אָבֵל) — lamenting
- because none come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to the solemn feasts H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
- all her gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- are desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- her priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- sigh H584 (אָנַח) — to sigh
- her virgins H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- are afflicted H3013 (יָגָה) — to grieve
- in bitterness H4843 (מָרַר) — to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
5 Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; For Jehovah hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: Her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Her adversaries H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- are the chief H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- her enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- prosper H7951 (שָׁלָה) — to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful
- for Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath afflicted H3013 (יָגָה) — to grieve
- her for the multitude H7230 (רֹב) — abundance (in any respect)
- of her transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- her children H5768 (עוֹלֵל) — a suckling
- are gone H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- into captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the enemy H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
6 And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: Her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, And they are gone without strength before the pursuer.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And from the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- all her beauty H1926 (הָדָר) — magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor
- is departed H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- her princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- are become like harts H354 (אַיָּל) — a stag or male deer
- find H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- no pasture H4829 (מִרְעֶה) — pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals
- and they are gone H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- without strength H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the pursuer H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
7 Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- remembered H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- in the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of her affliction H6040 (עֳנִי) — depression, i.e. misery
- and of her miseries H4788 (מָרוּד) — an outcast; (abstractly) destitution
- all her pleasant things H4262 (מַחְמֻד) — desired; hence, a valuable
- that she had in the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of old H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- when her people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- fell H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- of the enemy H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- and none did help H5826 (עָזַר) — to surround, i.e. protect or aid
- her: the adversaries H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- did mock H7832 (שָׂחַק) — to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
- at her sabbaths H4868 (מִשְׁבָּת) — cessation, i.e. destruction
8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing; All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- hath grievously H2399 (חֵטְא) — a crime or its penalty
- sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- therefore she is removed H5206 (נִידָה) — removal, i.e. exile
- all that honoured H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
- her despise H2107 (זוּל) — probably to shake out, i.e. (by implication) to scatter profusely; figuratively, to treat lightly
- her, because they have seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- her nakedness H6172 (עֶרְוָה) — nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
- yea, she sigheth H584 (אָנַח) — to sigh
- and turneth H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- backward H268 (אָחוֹר) — the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
9 Her filthiness was in her skirts; she remembered not her latter end; Therefore is she come down wonderfully; she hath no comforter: Behold, O Jehovah, my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified himself.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Her filthiness H2932 (טֻמְאָה) — religious impurity
- in her skirts H7757 (שׁוּל) — a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge
- she remembereth H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- not her last end H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- therefore she came down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- wonderfully H6382 (פֶּלֶא) — a miracle
- she had no comforter H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- my affliction H6040 (עֳנִי) — depression, i.e. misery
- for the enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- hath magnified H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: For she hath seen that the nations are entered into her sanctuary, Concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thine assembly.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The adversary H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- hath spread out H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
- his hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- upon all her pleasant things H4261 (מַחְמָד) — delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
- for she hath seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- entered H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into her sanctuary H4720 (מִקְדָּשׁ) — a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
- whom thou didst command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- they should not enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into thy congregation H6951 (קָהָל) — assemblage (usually concretely)
11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: See, O Jehovah, and behold; for I am become abject.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- All her people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- sigh H584 (אָנַח) — to sigh
- they seek H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- they have given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- their pleasant things H4262 (מַחְמֻד) — desired; hence, a valuable
- their pleasant things H4261 (מַחְמָד) — delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
- for meat H400 (אֹכֶל) — food
- to relieve H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- the soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and consider H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- for I am become vile H2151 (זָלַל) — to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is brought upon me, Wherewith Jehovah hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- nothing to you, all ye that pass H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- by H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- behold H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- and see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- if there be H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- any sorrow H4341 (מַכְאֹב) — anguish or (figuratively) affliction
- like unto my sorrow H4341 (מַכְאֹב) — anguish or (figuratively) affliction
- which is done H5953 (עָלַל) — to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also lite…
- unto me, wherewith Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath afflicted H3013 (יָגָה) — to grieve
- in the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of his fierce H2740 (חָרוֹן) — a burning of anger
- anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
13 From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- From above H4791 (מָרוֹם) — altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
- hath he sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- into my bones H6106 (עֶצֶם) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
- and it prevaileth H7287 (רָדָה) — to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off
- against them: he hath spread H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
- a net H7568 (רֶשֶׁת) — a net (as catching animals)
- for my feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- he hath turned H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- me back H268 (אָחוֹר) — the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
- he hath made H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- me desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- faint H1739 (דָּוֶה) — sick (especially in menstruation)
- all the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail: The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The yoke H5923 (עֹל) — a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
- of my transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- is bound H8244 (שָׂקַד) — to fasten
- by his hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- they are wreathed H8276 (שָׂרַג) — to intwine
- come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- upon my neck H6677 (צַוָּאר) — the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
- he hath made my strength H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- to fall H3782 (כָּשַׁל) — to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- hath delivered H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- I am not able H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- to rise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
15 The Lord hath set at nought all my mighty men in the midst of me; He hath called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men: The Lord hath trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- hath trodden under foot H5541 (סָלָה) — to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn
- all my mighty H47 (אַבִּיר)
- in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- of me: he hath called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- an assembly H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
- against me to crush H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- my young men H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- hath trodden H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- the virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- in a winepress H1660 (גַּת) — a wine-press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them)
16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I weep H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- mine eye H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- runneth down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- with water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- because the comforter H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- that should relieve H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- is far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- from me: my children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- are desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- because the enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- prevailed H1396 (גָּבַר) — to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, that they that are round about him should be his adversaries: Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- spreadeth forth H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
- her hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- none to comfort H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- her: Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- concerning Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- his adversaries H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- round about H5439 (סָבִיב) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
- him: Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- is as a menstruous woman H5079 (נִדָּה) — properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
18 Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- is righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- for I have rebelled H4784 (מָרָה) — to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
- against his commandment H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- I pray you, all people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- my sorrow H4341 (מַכְאֹב) — anguish or (figuratively) affliction
- my virgins H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- and my young men H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- are gone H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- into captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
19 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- for my lovers H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- they deceived H7411 (רָמָה) — to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall)
- me: my priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- and mine elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- gave up the ghost H1478 (גָּוַע) — to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
- in the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- while they sought H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- their meat H400 (אֹכֶל) — food
- to relieve H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- their souls H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
20 Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- in distress H6887 (צָרַר) — to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
- my bowels H4578 (מֵעֶה) — used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of m…
- are troubled H2560 (חָמַר) — properly, to boil up; hence, to ferment (with scum); to glow (with redness); to smear with pitch
- mine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- is turned H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- within H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- me; for I have grievously H4784 (מָרָה) — to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
- rebelled H4784 (מָרָה) — to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
- abroad H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- bereaveth H7921 (שָׁכֹל) — properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)
- at home H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- as death H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
21 They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; All mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They have heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- that I sigh H584 (אָנַח) — to sigh
- none to comfort H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- me: all mine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- have heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- of my trouble H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- they are glad H7797 (שׂוּשׂ) — to be bright, i.e. cheerful
- that thou hast done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thou wilt bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- thou hast called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- and they shall be like H3644 (כְּמוֹ) — as, thus, so
22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let all their wickedness H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee; and do H5953 (עָלַל) — to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also lite…
- unto them, as thou hast done H5953 (עָלַל) — to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also lite…
- unto me for all my transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- for my sighs H585 (אֲנָחָה) — sighing
- many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- and my heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- faint H1742 (דַּוָּי) — sick; figuratively, troubled