Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 2:8 Interlinear
“hath purposed The LORD to destroy and the wall of the daughter of Zion he hath stretched out a line he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying to lament therefore he made the rampart and the wall together they languished”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | חָשַׁ֨ב | H2803 | hath purposed | properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou |
| 2 | יְהוָ֤ה׀ | H3068 | The LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 3 | לְהַשְׁחִית֙ | H7843 | to destroy | to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | וְחוֹמָ֖ה | H2346 | and the wall | a wall of protection |
| 5 | בַּת | H1323 | of the daughter | a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) |
| 6 | צִיּ֔וֹן | H6726 | of Zion | tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem |
| 7 | נָ֣טָה | H5186 | he hath stretched out | to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) |
| 8 | קָ֔ו | H6957 | a line | a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord |
| 9 | לֹא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 10 | הֵשִׁ֥יב | H7725 | he hath not withdrawn | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 11 | יָד֖וֹ | H3027 | his hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 12 | מִבַּלֵּ֑עַ | H1104 | from destroying | to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy |
| 13 | וַיַּֽאֲבֶל | H56 | to lament | to bewail |
| 14 | חֵ֥ל | H2426 | therefore he made the rampart | an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment |
| 15 | וְחוֹמָ֖ה | H2346 | and the wall | a wall of protection |
| 16 | יַחְדָּ֥ו | H3162 | together | properly, a unit, i.e., (adverb) unitedly |
| 17 | אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ | H535 | they languished | to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn |
Verse Context
Lamentations 2:7hath cast off The Lord his altar he hath abhorred his sanctuary he hath given up...
Lamentations 2:8 (current)hath purposed The LORD to destroy and the wall of the daughter of Zion he hath stretched out a line he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying to lament therefore he made the rampart and the wall together they languished
Lamentations 2:9are sunk into the ground Her gates he hath destroyed and broken her bars...