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Lamentations 3:43

You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
Lamentations 3:43
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Original language (Hebrew)

סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃

  1. סַכֹּ֤תָהsa.Ko.tah“you have covered yourself”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סָכַךְ · “to cover” · Strong's H5526B
  2. בָאַף֙va.'Af“with <the> anger”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַף · “anger” · Strong's H0639G
  3. וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּva.tir.de.Fe.nu“and you have pursued us”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  4. הָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.ta“you have killed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  5. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. חָמָֽלְתָּ׃cha.Mal.ta“you have spared”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָמַל · “to spare” · Strong's H2550
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)