Lamentations 3:17

My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
Lamentations 3:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃

  1. וַתִּזְנַ֧חva.tiz.Nach“and it has excluded”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זָנַח · “to reject” · Strong's H2186A
  2. מִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.Lom“from peace”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
  3. נַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.Shi“self my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  4. נָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.ti“I have forgotten”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָשָׁה · “to forget” · Strong's H5382
  5. טוֹבָֽה׃to.Vah“good”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from טוֹבָה · “welfare” · Strong's H2896C
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)