God & Savior

Lamentations 2:20

Look, O LORD, and consider: Whom have You ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the infants they have nurtured? Should priests and prophets be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?
Lamentations 2:20
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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)

רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה לְמִ֖י עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ כֹּ֑ה אִם־תֹּאכַ֨לְנָה נָשִׁ֤ים פִּרְיָם֙ עֹלֲלֵ֣י טִפֻּחִ֔ים אִם־יֵהָרֵ֛ג בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ אֲדֹנָ֖י כֹּהֵ֥ן וְנָבִֽיא׃ ס

  1. רְאֵ֤הre.'Eh“see”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tah“and look !”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from נָבַט · “to look” · Strong's H5027
  4. לְמִ֖יle.Mi“to whom?”
    Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  5. עוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.ta“have you dealt severely”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָלַל · “to abuse” · Strong's H5953A
  6. כֹּ֑הKoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  7. אִם־'im-“<if>?”
    Particle · from אִם · “surely no” · Strong's H0518H
  8. תֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nah“will they eat”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  9. נָשִׁ֤יםna.Shim“women”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  10. פִּרְיָם֙pir.Yam“descendant[s] their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פְּרִי · “fruit” · Strong's H6529
  11. עֹלֲלֵ֣י'o.la.Lei“children of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עוֹלֵל · “infant” · Strong's H5768
  12. טִפֻּחִ֔יםti.pu.Chim“health<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from טִפֻּחִים · “tender care” · Strong's H2949
  13. אִם־'im-“or?”
    Particle · from אִם · “surely no” · Strong's H0518H
  14. יֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.Reg“will he be killed”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  15. בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.Dash“in [the] sanctuary of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִקְדָּשׁ · “sanctuary” · Strong's H4720
  16. אֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  17. כֹּהֵ֥ןko.Hen“priest”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  18. וְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'“and prophet”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)