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Lamentations 4:1
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Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
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How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
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The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
How is the goldH2091 become dimH6004! how is the mostH2896 fine goldH3800 changedH8132! the stonesH68 of the sanctuaryH6944 are poured outH8210 in the topH7218 of every streetH2351.
Original Hebrew
אֵיכָה יוּעַם זָהָב יִשְׁנֶא הַכֶּתֶם הַטֹּוב תִּשְׁתַּפֵּכְנָה אַבְנֵי־קֹדֶשׁ בְּרֹאשׁ כָּל־חוּצֹות׃ ס
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אֵיכָה֙ |
'ei.Khah | H349 | HTi | how! |
יוּעַ֣ם |
yu.'Am | H6004 | HVHi3ms | it is dimmed |
זָהָ֔ב |
za.Hav | H2091 | HNcmsa | gold |
יִשְׁנֶ֖א |
yish.Ne' | H8132 | HVqi3ms | it is changed |
הַ/כֶּ֣תֶם |
ha./Ke.tem | H3800 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ gold |
הַ/טּ֑וֹב |
ha./Tov | H2896 | HTd/Aamsa | (the)/ fine |
תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֨כְנָה֙ |
tish.ta.Pe.khe.nah | H8210 | HVti3fp | they lie scattered |
אַבְנֵי |
'av.nei- | H68 | HNcfpc | stones of |
קֹ֔דֶשׁ |
Ko.desh | H6944 | HNcmsa | holiness |
בְּ/רֹ֖אשׁ |
be./Rosh | H7218 | HR/Ncmsc | at/ (the) head of |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
חוּצֽוֹת |
chu.Tzot | H2351 | HNcmpa | (the) streets |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H68 — אֶבֶן (ʼeben, eh'-ben): from the root of בָּנָה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
- H2091 — זָהָב (zâhâb, zaw-hawb'): from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.
- H2351 — חוּץ (chûwts, khoots): or (shortened) חֻץ; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors; abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H3800 — כֶּתֶם (kethem, keh'-them): from כָּתַם; properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined); ((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).
- H6004 — עָמַם (ʻâmam, aw-mam'): a primitive root; to associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together); become dim, hide.
- H6944 — קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh, ko'-desh): from קָדַשׁ; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity; consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
- H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
- H8132 — שָׁנָא (shânâʼ, shaw-naw'): a primitive root; to alter; change.
- H8210 — שָׁפַךְ (shâphak, shaw-fak'): a primitive root; to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out; cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H349 — אֵיךְ (ʼêyk, ake): also אֵיכָה ; and אֵיכָכָה ; prolonged from אַי; how? or how!; also where; how, what.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- How is the gold — 2 Kings 25:9-10, Isaiah 1:21, Isaiah 14:12, Ezekiel 7:19-22
- the stones — Jeremiah 52:13, Lamentations 2:19, Matthew 24:2, Mark 13:2, Luke 21:5-6
Reciprocal references (20): Deuteronomy 28:16, 1 Kings 14:27, 2 Chronicles 12:10, 2 Chronicles 36:19, Psalms 42:4, Psalms 89:44, Isaiah 1:22, Isaiah 14:4, Isaiah 63:18, Jeremiah 2:21, Jeremiah 7:14, Jeremiah 48:39, Lamentations 1:1, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 2:4, Lamentations 4:8, Ezekiel 22:18, Micah 1:6, Nahum 3:10, Haggai 1:4
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