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Lamentations 2:10

The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
Lamentations 2:10
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יֵשְׁב֨וּ לָאָ֤רֶץ יִדְּמוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י בַת־צִיּ֔וֹן הֶֽעֱל֤וּ עָפָר֙ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔ם חָגְר֖וּ שַׂקִּ֑ים הוֹרִ֤ידוּ לָאָ֙רֶץ֙ רֹאשָׁ֔ן בְּתוּלֹ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס

  1. יֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.Vu“they sit”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  2. לָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retz“to the ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  3. יִדְּמוּ֙yi.de.Mu“they are silent”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָּמַם · “silent” · Strong's H1826H
  4. זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei“[the] elders of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  5. בַת־vat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  6. צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.Yon“Zion”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from צִיּוֹן · “Zion” · Strong's H6726
  7. הֶֽעֱל֤וּhe.'e.Lu“they have caused to rise”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָלָה · “establish” · Strong's H5927H
  8. עָפָר֙'a.Far“dust”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  9. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. רֹאשָׁ֔םro.Sham“head their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  11. חָגְר֖וּcha.ge.Ru“they have girded on”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָגַר · “to gird” · Strong's H2296
  12. שַׂקִּ֑יםsa.Kim“sackcloth<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׂק · “sackcloth” · Strong's H8242
  13. הוֹרִ֤ידוּho.Ri.du“they have brought down”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  14. לָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retz“to the ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  15. רֹאשָׁ֔ןro.Shan“head their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  16. בְּתוּלֹ֖תbe.tu.Lot“[the] virgins of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בְּתוּלָה · “virgin” · Strong's H1330
  17. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)