Hebrew Interlinear

Lamentations 4:12 Interlinear

would not have believed The kings of the earth and all the inhabitants of the world should have entered that the adversary and the enemy into the gates of Jerusalem

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לֹ֤אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2הֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙H539would not have believedproperly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
3מַלְכֵיH4428The kingsa king
4אֶ֔רֶץH776of the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
5וכֹּ֖לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6יֹשְׁבֵ֣יH3427and all the inhabitantsproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
7תֵבֵ֑לH8398of the worldthe earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as babylonia,
8כִּ֤יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
9יָבֹא֙H935should have enteredto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
10צַ֣רH6862that the adversarya pebble (as in h6864)
11וְאוֹיֵ֔בH341and the enemyhating; an adversary
12בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יH8179into the gatesan opening, i.e., door or gate
13יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389of Jerusalemjerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine

Verse Context

Lamentations 4:11hath accomplished The LORD his fury he hath poured out his fierce...
Lamentations 4:12 (current) would not have believed The kings of the earth and all the inhabitants of the world should have entered that the adversary and the enemy into the gates of Jerusalem
Lamentations 4:13For the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests that have shed in the midst...

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