Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 4:19 Interlinear
“are swifter Our persecutors than the eagles of the heaven us upon the mountains they pursued for us in the wilderness they laid wait ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | קַלִּ֤ים | H7031 | are swifter | light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial) |
| 2 | הָיוּ֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 3 | רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ | H7291 | Our persecutors | to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) |
| 4 | מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י | H5404 | than the eagles | the eagle (or other large bird of prey) |
| 5 | שָׁמָ֑יִם | H8064 | of the heaven | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 6 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 7 | הֶהָרִ֣ים | H2022 | us upon the mountains | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 8 | דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ | H1814 | they pursued | to flame (literally or figuratively) |
| 9 | בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר | H4057 | for us in the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 10 | אָ֥רְבוּ | H693 | they laid wait | to lurk |
| 11 | לָֽנוּ׃ | H0 |
Verse Context
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