Lamentations 2:21
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. | Both young and old lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of Your anger; You have slaughtered them without compassion. | The youth and the old man lie on the ground in the streets; My virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: Thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast slaughtered, and not pitied. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they have lain down | שָׁכְב֨וּ | sha-khe-VU | H7901G | to lie down: lay downשָׁכַב (sha.khav) : lay_down/lie_with 1) to lie down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on 1a2) to lodge 1a3) to lie (of sexual relations) 1a4) to lie down (in death) 1a5) to rest, relax (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually) 1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually) 1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down 1e) (Hophal) to be laid |
| to the ground | לָאָ֤רֶץ | la-'A-retz | H0776H | earth: soilאֲרַע (a.ra) : soil earth, world, ground Aramaic of e.rets (אֶ֫רֶץ ": soil" H0776H) |
| streets | חוּצוֹת֙ | chu-tzOt | H2351 | outsideחוּץ (chuts) outside, outward, street, the outside |
| youth | נַ֣עַר | NA-'ar | H5288 | youthנַ֫עַר (na.ar) 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 1a) boy, lad, youth 1b) servant, retainer |
| and old [person] | וְזָקֵ֔ן | ve-za-KEN | H2205H | old: elderזָקֵן (za.qen) : elder/leader 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority) |
| young women my | בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י | be-tu-lo-TAI | H1330 | virginבְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) virgin |
| and young men my | וּבַחוּרַ֖י | u-va-chu-RAI | H0970 | youthבָּחוּר (ba.chur) youth, young man |
| they have fallen | נָפְל֣וּ | na-fe-LU | H5307G | to fall: fallנָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall … |
| by the sword | בֶחָ֑רֶב | ve-CHA-rev | H2719 | swordחֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone |
| you have killed | הָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ | ha-RAG-ta | H2026 | to killהָרַג (ha.rag) 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kill, slay 1a2) to destroy, ruin 1b) (Niphal) to be killed 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain |
| in [the] day of | בְּי֣וֹם | be-YOM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| anger your | אַפֶּ֔ךָ | 'a-PE-kha | H0639G | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| you have slaughtered | טָבַ֖חְתָּ | ta-VACH-ta | H2873 | to slaughterטָבַח (ta.vach) 1) to slaughter, slay, butcher, kill ruthlessly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to slaughter, butcher 1a2) to slay, kill ruthlessly (fig.) |
| not | לֹ֥א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| you have spared | חָמָֽלְתָּ׃ ס | cha-MAL-ta | H2550 | to spareחָמַל (cha.mal) (Qal) to spare, pity, have compassion on |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.