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Lamentations 2:13

What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?
Lamentations 2:13
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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)

מָֽה־אֲעִידֵ֞ךְ מָ֣ה אֲדַמֶּה־לָּ֗ךְ הַבַּת֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מָ֤ה אַשְׁוֶה־לָּךְ֙ וַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְ בְּתוּלַ֖ת בַּת־צִיּ֑וֹן כִּֽי־גָד֥וֹל כַּיָּ֛ם שִׁבְרֵ֖ךְ מִ֥י יִרְפָּא־לָֽךְ׃ ס

  1. מָֽה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. אֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.Dekh“will I testify for you”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from עוּד · “to testify” · Strong's H5749B
  3. מָ֣הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  4. אֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-“will I liken”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from דָּמָה · “to resemble” · Strong's H1819
  5. לָּ֗ךְLakh“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
  6. הַבַּת֙ha.Bat“O daughter of”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  7. יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  8. מָ֤הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  9. אַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-“will I make equal”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁוָה · “be like” · Strong's H7737A
  10. לָּךְ֙loKh“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
  11. וַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.Mekh“so I may comfort you”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from נָחַם · “comfort” · Strong's H5162G
  12. בְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.Lat“O virgin of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּתוּלָה · “virgin” · Strong's H1330
  13. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  14. צִיּ֑וֹןtzi.Yon“Zion”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from צִיּוֹן · “Zion” · Strong's H6726
  15. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  16. גָד֥וֹלga.Dol“[is] great”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  17. כַּיָּ֛םkai.Yam“like the sea”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  18. שִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.Rekh“brokenness your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שֶׁ֫בֶר · “breaking” · Strong's H7667
  19. מִ֥יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  20. יִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-“will he heal”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָפָא · “to heal” · Strong's H7495
  21. לָֽךְ׃ סLakh“<to> you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
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)