Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 2:4 Interlinear
“He hath bent his bow like an enemy he stood with his right hand as an adversary and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion he poured out like fire his fury”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | דָּרַ֨ךְ | H1869 | He hath bent | to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending) |
| 2 | קַשְׁתּ֜וֹ | H7198 | his bow | a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris |
| 3 | כְּאוֹיֵ֗ב | H341 | like an enemy | hating; an adversary |
| 4 | נִצָּ֤ב | H5324 | he stood | to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively) |
| 5 | יְמִינוֹ֙ | H3225 | with his right hand | the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south |
| 6 | כְּצָ֔ר | H6862 | as an adversary | a pebble (as in h6864) |
| 7 | וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔ג | H2026 | and slew | to smite with deadly intent |
| 8 | כֹּ֖ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 9 | מַחֲמַדֵּי | H4261 | all that were pleasant | delightful; hence, a delight, i.e., object of affection or desire |
| 10 | עָ֑יִן | H5869 | to the eye | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 11 | בְּאֹ֙הֶל֙ | H168 | in the tabernacle | a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) |
| 12 | בַּת | H1323 | of the daughter | a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) |
| 13 | צִיּ֔וֹן | H6726 | of Zion | tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem |
| 14 | שָׁפַ֥ךְ | H8210 | he poured out | 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 |
| 15 | כָּאֵ֖שׁ | H784 | like fire | fire (literally or figuratively) |
| 16 | חֲמָתֽוֹ׃ | H2534 | his fury | heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) |
Verse Context
Lamentations 2:3He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel...
Lamentations 2:4 (current)He hath bent his bow like an enemy he stood with his right hand as an adversary and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion he poured out like fire his fury
Lamentations 2:5 The Lord was as an enemy he hath swallowed up Israel he hath swallowed up...