Lamentations 1:11
All her people sigh. They seek bread. They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh their soul. “Look, Yahweh, and see, for I have become despised.”This verse in the real world
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- מַחְמֻדmachmuddesired; hence, a valuable
- אָנַחʼânachto sigh
- מַחְמָדmachmâddelightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
- אֹכֶלʼôkelfood
- נָבַטnâbaṭto scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- לֶחֶםlechemfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- נֶפֶשׁnepheshproperly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 52:6, Jer 38:9, Lam 2:12, Deu 28:52–57, 1Sa 30:11–12, Lam 2:20, Psa 25:15–19, Ezk 5:16–17