God & Savior

Lamentations 3:1

I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
Lamentations 3:1
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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)

אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃

  1. אֲנִ֤י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  2. הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.ver“[am] the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫בֶר · “great man” · Strong's H1397
  3. רָאָ֣הra.'Ah“[who] he has seen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  4. עֳנִ֔י'o.Ni“affliction”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֳנִי · “affliction” · Strong's H6040
  5. בְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vet“by [the] rod of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “staff” · Strong's H7626G
  6. עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.To“fury his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶבְרָה · “fury” · Strong's H5678
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)