Lamentations 3:47

Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.
Lamentations 3:47
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Original language (Hebrew)

פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃

  1. פַּ֧חַדPa.chad“terror”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פַּ֫חַד · “dread” · Strong's H6343
  2. וָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chat“and a pit”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פַּ֫חַת · “pit” · Strong's H6354
  3. הָ֥יָהHa.yah“it has happened”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  4. לָ֖נוּLa.nu“to us”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  5. הַשֵּׁ֥אתha.Shet“<the> devastation”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁאת · “devastation” · Strong's H7612
  6. וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ve.ha.Sha.ver“and <the> brokenness”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בֶר · “breaking” · Strong's H7667
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)