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Lamentations 2:4

He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.
Lamentations 2:4
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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)

דָּרַ֨ךְ קַשְׁתּ֜וֹ כְּאוֹיֵ֗ב נִצָּ֤ב יְמִינוֹ֙ כְּצָ֔ר וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔ג כֹּ֖ל מַחֲמַדֵּי־עָ֑יִן בְּאֹ֙הֶל֙ בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן שָׁפַ֥ךְ כָּאֵ֖שׁ חֲמָתֽוֹ׃ ס

  1. דָּרַ֨ךְda.Rakh“he has bent”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּרַךְ · “to tread” · Strong's H1869
  2. קַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.To“bow his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קֶ֫שֶׁת · “bow” · Strong's H7198
  3. כְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.Yev“like an enemy”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  4. נִצָּ֤בni.Tzav“[he has] taken a stand”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָצַב · “to stand” · Strong's H5324
  5. יְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.No“right [hand] his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָמִין · “right” · Strong's H3225G
  6. כְּצָ֔רke.Tzar“like an opponent”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַר · “enemy” · Strong's H6862C
  7. וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.Rog“and he has killed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  8. כֹּ֖לkol“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. מַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-“[the] delights of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַחְמָד · “desire” · Strong's H4261
  10. עָ֑יִן'A.yin“eye”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  11. בְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.hel“in [the] tent of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  12. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  13. צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.Yon“Zion”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from צִיּוֹן · “Zion” · Strong's H6726
  14. שָׁפַ֥ךְsha.Fakh“he has poured out”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַךְ · “pour” · Strong's H8210G
  15. כָּאֵ֖שׁka.'Esh“like <the> fire”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  16. חֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.To“rage his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֵמָה · “rage” · Strong's H2534
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)