Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 5:4 Interlinear
“our water for money We have drunken our wood is sold”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙ | H4325 | our water | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 2 | בְּכֶ֣סֶף | H3701 | for money | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 3 | שָׁתִ֔ינוּ | H8354 | We have drunken | to imbibe (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | עֵצֵ֖ינוּ | H6086 | our wood | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 5 | בִּמְחִ֥יר | H4242 | price, payment, wages | |
| 6 | יָבֹֽאוּ׃ | H935 | is sold | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
Verse Context
Lamentations 5:3We are orphans and fatherless our mothers are as widows...
Lamentations 5:4 (current)our water for money We have drunken our wood is sold
Lamentations 5:5 Our necks are under persecution we labour and have no rest...