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Lamentations 2:9

Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
Lamentations 2:9
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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)

טָבְע֤וּ בָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שְׁעָרֶ֔יהָ אִבַּ֥ד וְשִׁבַּ֖ר בְּרִיחֶ֑יהָ מַלְכָּ֨הּ וְשָׂרֶ֤יהָ בַגּוֹיִם֙ אֵ֣ין תּוֹרָ֔ה גַּם־נְבִיאֶ֕יהָ לֹא־מָצְא֥וּ חָז֖וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃ ס

  1. טָבְע֤וּta.ve.'U“they have sunk”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from טָבַע · “to sink” · Strong's H2883
  2. בָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retz“in the ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  3. שְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.ha“gates its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  4. אִבַּ֥ד'i.Bad“he has destroyed”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָבַד · “to perish” · Strong's H0006
  5. וְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.Bar“and he has broken”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבַר · “to break” · Strong's H7665
  6. בְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.ha“bars its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בְּרִיחַ · “bar” · Strong's H1280
  7. מַלְכָּ֨הּmal.Kah“king its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  8. וְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.ha“and princes its”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  9. בַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.Yim“[are] among the nations”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  10. אֵ֣ין'ein“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  11. תּוֹרָ֔הto.Rah“[is] instruction”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  12. גַּם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  13. נְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.ha“prophets its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  14. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. מָצְא֥וּma.tze.'U“they have found”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  16. חָז֖וֹןcha.Zon“a vision”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָזוֹן · “vision” · Strong's H2377
  17. מֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.weh“from Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)