Lamentations 3:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate. | He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help. | He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ways my | דְּרָכַ֥י | de-ra-KHAI | H1870L | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
| he has caused to deviate | סוֹרֵ֛ר | so-RER | H5493I | to turn aside: removeסוּר (sur) : remove 1) to turn aside, depart 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto 1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid 1a3) to be removed 1a4) to come to an end 1b) (Polel) to turn aside 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose 1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish 1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed |
| and he has torn in pieces me | וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי | vay-fa-she-CHE-ni | H6582 | to tearפָּשַׁח (pa.shach) 1) to tear, rip, tear in pieces 1a) (Piel) to tear in pieces |
| he has made me | שָׂמַ֥נִי | sa-MA-ni | H7760A | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set |
| desolate | שֹׁמֵֽם׃ | sho-MEM | H8076 | devastatedשָׁמֵם (sha.mem) devastated, deserted, desolate |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.