1 Remember, O Jehovah, what is come upon us: Behold, and see our reproach.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- what is come upon us: consider H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- and behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- our reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
2 Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Our inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- is turned H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- to strangers H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
- our houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- to aliens H5237 (נׇכְרִי) — strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
3 We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- We are orphans H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
- and fatherless H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and fatherless H369 (אַיִן) — a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
- our mothers H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- as widows H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
4 We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold unto us.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- We have drunken H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- our water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- for money H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- our wood H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- is sold H4242 (מְחִיר) — price, payment, wages
- is sold H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
5 Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Our necks H6677 (צַוָּאר) — the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
- under persecution H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- we labour H3021 (יָגַע) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
- have no rest H5117 (נוּחַ) — to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, pl…
6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- We have given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- 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…
- the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- the Assyrians H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
- to be satisfied H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- with bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
7 Our fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Our fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- not H369 (אַיִן) — a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
- and we have borne H5445 (סָבַל) — to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid
- their iniquities H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
8 Servants rule over us: There is none to deliver us out of their hand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- have ruled H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
- none that doth deliver H6561 (פָּרַק) — to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver
- out of their 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…
9 We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- We gat H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- our bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- our lives 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)
- because 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…
- of the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- of the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
10 Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Our skin H5785 (עוֹר) — skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather
- was black H3648 (כָּמַר) — properly, to intertwine or contract, i.e. (by implication) to shrivel (as with heat); figuratively, to be deeply affected with passion (love or pity)
- like an oven H8574 (תַּנּוּר) — a fire-pot
- because 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…
- of the terrible H2152 (זַלְעָפָה) — a glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming)
- famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
11 They ravished the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They ravished H6031 (עָנָה) — to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
- the women H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- in Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- the maids H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- in the cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
12 Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- are hanged up H8518 (תָּלָה) — to suspend (especially to gibbet)
- by their 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…
- the faces 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…
- of elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- were not honoured H1921 (הָדַר) — to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud
13 The young men bare the mill; And the children stumbled under the wood.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They took H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- the young men H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- to grind H2911 (טְחוֹן) — a hand mill; hence, a millstone
- and the children H5288 (נַעַר) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age…
- fell H3782 (כָּשַׁל) — to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
- under the wood H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
14 The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- have ceased H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- from the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- the young men H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- from their musick H5058 (נְגִינָה) — properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram
15 The joy of our heart is ceased; Our dance is turned into mourning.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The joy H4885 (מָשׂוֹשׂ) — delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
- of our 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 ceased H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- our dance H4234 (מָחוֹל) — a (round) dance
- is turned H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- into mourning H60 (אֵבֶל) — lamentation
16 The crown is fallen from our head: Woe unto us! for we have sinned.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The crown H5850 (עֲטָרָה) — a crown
- is fallen H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- our head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- woe H188 (אוֹי) — lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!
- unto us, that we have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
17 For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For this our 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 faint H1739 (דָּוֶה) — sick (especially in menstruation)
- our eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- are dim H2821 (חָשַׁךְ) — to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
18 For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk upon it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because of the mountain H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- which is desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- the foxes H7776 (שׁוּעָל) — a jackal (as a burrower)
- walk H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
19 Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- remainest H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- thy throne H3678 (כִּסֵּא) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- from generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- to generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, And forsake us so long time?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wherefore dost thou forget H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- us for ever H5331 (נֶצַח) — properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confi…
- forsake H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- us so long H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
- time 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…
21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Turn 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…
- thou us unto thee, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and we shall be 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…
- renew H2318 (חָדַשׁ) — to be new; causatively, to rebuild
- our 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…
- as of old H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
22 But thou hast utterly rejected us; Thou art very wroth against us.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But thou hast utterly H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- rejected H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- us; thou art very H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- wroth H7107 (קָצַף) — to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage