Lamentations 2:16

[In chapter 1, the letter ayin came before Pe. Here in chapter 2, and also in chapters 3 and 4, Pe comes before ayin. In the concluding chapter, the order corresponds to that in chapter 1, see Lam. 5:18. This alteration reinforces the chiastic pattern in the Lam. 5.]
All your enemies
have opened their mouths wide over you,
they hiss and gnash their teeth;
they say, "We have devoured her,
this is truly the day we have waited for (looked forward to),
we have found and seen it."
[The seventeenth Hebrew letter is: פ – Pe. The character depicts a mouth. It often symbolizes speech and relationships. Here, it is the word "have opened their mouths wide" that begins with this letter, reinforcing the enemy's superiority.]

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

פָּצוּ   עָלַיִךְ   פִּיהֶם   כָּל   אוֹיְבַיִךְ   שָׁרְקוּ   וַיַּחַרְקוּ   שֵׁן   אָמְרוּ   בִּלָּעְנוּ   אַךְ   זֶה   הַיּוֹם   שֶׁקִּוִּינֻהוּ   מָצָאנוּ   רָאִינוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

διήνοιξαν ἐπὶ σὲ στόμα αὐτῶν πάντες οἱ ἐχθροί σου ἐσύρισαν καὶ ἔβρυξαν ὀδόντας εἶπαν κατεπίομεν αὐτήν πλὴν αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα ἣν προσεδοκῶμεν εὕρομεν αὐτήν εἴδομεν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H6475
פָּצ֨וּ (patzo)
to open
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H5921a
H9032
עָלַ֤יִ (alaji)
ךְ (khe)
upon
you
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♀ sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

R
Sp2fs
H6310
H9028
פִּי (pi)
הֶם֙ (hem)
lip
their
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

Ncbsc
Sp3mp
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H0341
H9022
א֣וֹיְבַ֔יִ (vójevaji)
ךְ (khe)
enemy
your
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♀ sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

Vqrmpc
Sp2fs
H8319
שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ (shareqo)
to whistle
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H9001
H2786
H9014
וַ (va)
יַּֽחַרְקוּ (jachareqo-)
־
seq
to grind
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3mp
H8127
שֵׁ֔ן (shen)
tooth
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H0559
אָמְר֖וּ (amero)
to say
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H1104
בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ (bilaeno)
to swallow up
Verb Verb
piel qatal 1p pl. piel qatal first person plural

Vpp1cp
H0389
אַ֣ךְ (akhe)
surely
Adv. Adverb

D
H2088
זֶ֥ה (ze)
this
Tm
H9009
H3117
הַ (ha)
יּ֛וֹם (jvóm)
the
day
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9007
H6960a
H9033
שֶׁ (she)
קִּוִּינֻ֖ (qioinu)
הוּ (ho)
which
to await
him
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
piel qatal 1p pl. piel qatal first person plural

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Tr
Vpp1cp
Sp3ms
H4672
מָצָ֥אנוּ (matzano)
to find
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p pl. qal qatal first person plural

Vqp1cp
H7200
H9016
H9018
רָאִֽינוּ (raino)
׃
ס (s)
to see
verseEnd
section
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p pl. qal qatal first person plural

Vqp1cp

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