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Lamentations 2:17

The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.
Lamentations 2:17
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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)

עָשָׂ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר זָמָ֗ם בִּצַּ֤ע אֶמְרָתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה מִֽימֵי־קֶ֔דֶם הָרַ֖ס וְלֹ֣א חָמָ֑ל וַיְשַׂמַּ֤ח עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ אוֹיֵ֔ב הֵרִ֖ים קֶ֥רֶן צָרָֽיִךְ׃ ס

  1. עָשָׂ֨ה'a.Sah“he has done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  2. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“what”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  4. זָמָ֗םza.Mam“he purposed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָמַם · “to plan” · Strong's H2161
  5. בִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'“he has fulfilled”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּצַע · “to gain” · Strong's H1214I
  6. אֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.To“word his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶמְרָה · “threat” · Strong's H0565B
  7. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vah“he commanded”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  9. מִֽימֵי־mi.mei-“from days of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  10. קֶ֔דֶםKe.dem“antiquity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫דֶם · “old” · Strong's H6924H
  11. הָרַ֖סha.Ras“he has torn down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַס · “to overthrow” · Strong's H2040
  12. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. חָמָ֑לcha.Mal“he has spared”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָמַל · “to spare” · Strong's H2550
  14. וַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.Mach“and he has caused to rejoice”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂמַח · “to rejoice” · Strong's H8055
  15. עָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikh“on you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  16. אוֹיֵ֔ב'o.Yev“an enemy”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  17. הֵרִ֖יםhe.Rim“he has lifted up”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רוּם · “to exalt” · Strong's H7311A
  18. קֶ֥רֶןKe.ren“[the] horn of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
  19. צָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikh“opponents your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from צַר · “enemy” · Strong's H6862C
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)