Lamentations 2:13

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Lamentations 2:13


← Lamentations 2:12 Lamentations 2:13 (KJV) Lamentations 2:14 →
They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

What thing shall I take to witnessH5749 H5749 for thee? what thingH4100 shall I likenH1819 to thee, O daughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389? what shall I equalH7737 to thee, that I may comfortH5162 thee, O virginH1330 daughterH1323 of ZionH6726? for thy breachH7667 is greatH1419 like the seaH3220: who can healH7495 thee?


Original Hebrew

מָה־אֲעִידֵךְ מָה אֲדַמֶּה־לָּךְ הַבַּת יְרוּשָׁלִַם מָה אַשְׁוֶה־לָּךְ וַאֲנַחֲמֵךְ בְּתוּלַת בַּת־צִיֹּון כִּי־גָדֹול כַּיָּם שִׁבְרֵךְ מִי יִרְפָּא־לָךְ׃ ס

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
מָֽה
mah- H4100 HTi what?
אֲעִידֵ֞/ךְ
'a.'i.De/kh H5749 HVhi1cs/Sp2fs will I testify for/ you
מָ֣ה
mah H4100 HTi what?
אֲדַמֶּה
'a.da.meh- H1819 HVpi1cs will I liken
לָּ֗/ךְ
La/kh HR/Sp2fs to/ you
הַ/בַּת֙
ha./Bat H1323 HTd/Ncfsa O/ daughter of
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
ye.Ru.sha.Lim H3389 HNp Jerusalem
מָ֤ה
mah H4100 HTi what?
אַשְׁוֶה
'ash.veh- H7737 HVhi1cs will I make equal
לָּ/ךְ֙
lo/Kh HR/Sp2fs to/ you
וַ/אֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔/ךְ
va./'a.na.cha.Me/kh H5162 HC/Vpi1cs/Sp2fs so/ I may comfort/ you
בְּתוּלַ֖ת
be.tu.Lat H1330 HNcfsc O virgin of
בַּת
bat- H1323 HNcfsc (the) daughter of
צִיּ֑וֹן
tzi.Yon H6726 HNp Zion
כִּֽי
ki- H3588 HC for
גָד֥וֹל
ga.Dol H1419 HAamsa (is) great
כַּ/יָּ֛ם
ka/i.Yam H3220 HRd/Ncmsa like the/ sea
שִׁבְרֵ֖/ךְ
shiv.Re/kh H7667 HNcmsc/Sp2fs brokenness/ your
מִ֥י
mi H4310 HTi who?
יִרְפָּא
yir.pa'- H7495 HVqi3ms will he heal
לָֽ/ךְ
La/kh HR/Sp2fs (to)/ you
Strong's References
  • H1323 — בַּת (bath, bath): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129 (as feminine of בֵּן (bên) H1121); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.
  • H1330 — בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh, beth-oo-law'): feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state; maid, virgin.
  • H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל (gâdôl); (shortened) from גָּדַל (gâdal) H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
  • H1819 — דָּמָה (dâmâh, daw-maw'): a primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider; compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
  • H3220 — יָם (yâm, yawm): from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
  • H3389 — יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im): rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yᵉrûwshâlayim); a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם (Yᵉrûwshâlêm) H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה (yârâh) H3384 and שָׁלַם (shâlam) H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
  • H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה (mah); or מָ (mâ); or מַ (ma); also מֶה (meh); a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
  • H5162 — נָחַם (nâcham, naw-kham'): a primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself); comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
  • H5749 — עוּד (ʻûwd, ood): a primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication); admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness.
  • H6726 — צִיּוֹן (Tsîyôwn, tsee-yone'): the same (regularly) as צִיּוּן (tsîyûwn) H6725; Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem; Zion.
  • H7495 — רָפָא (râphâʼ, raw-faw'): or רָפָה (râphâh); a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure; cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See רָפָה (râphâh) H7503.
  • H7667 — שֶׁבֶר (sheber, sheh'-ber): or שֵׁבֶר (shêber); from שָׁבַר (shâbar) H7665; a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream); affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.
  • H7737 — שָׁוָה (shâvâh, shaw-vaw'): a primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.); avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H4310 — מִי (mîy, me): an interrogative pronoun of persons, as מָה (mâh) H4100 is of things; who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix; any (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.
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