Lamentations 2:8

The Lord (Yahweh) had decided to destroy
the walls of the daughter of Zion [Jerusalem].
He has stretched out the measuring line,
he has not held back his hand from destroying.
The ramparts and walls mourn,
they waste away (wither, weaken, and decay) together.
[The eighth Hebrew letter is: ח – Chet. The character depicts a fence. The letter symbolizes something that binds together and encloses, physically like a fence or a wall, or socially like friendship and love. In this verse, it is the word "had decided" that begins with that letter. It emphasizes that what the Lord has determined must happen. Now his patience is at an end.]

The hebrew text BETA

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

חָשַׁב   יְהוָה   לְהַשְׁחִית   חוֹמַת   בַּת   צִיּוֹן   נָטָה   קָו   לֹא   הֵשִׁיב   יָדוֹ   מִבַּלֵּעַ   וַיַּאֲבֶל   חֵל   וְחוֹמָה   יַחְדָּו   אֻמְלָלוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν κύριος τοῦ διαφθεῖραι τεῖχος θυγατρὸς Σιων ἐξέτεινεν μέτρον οὐκ ἀπέστρεψεν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ καταπατήματος καὶ ἐπένθησεν τὸ προτείχισμα καὶ τεῖχος ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἠσθένησεν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H2803
חָשַׁ֨ב (chashav)
to devise
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H3068
H9015
יְהוָ֤ה (jehvah)
׀
YHWH Yahweh
separate
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H9005
H7843
לְ (le)
הַשְׁחִית֙ (hashechit)
to
to ruin
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

R
Vhcc
H2346
חוֹמַ֣ת (chvómat)
wall
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H1323
H9014
בַּת (bat-)
־
daughter
link
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H6726
צִיּ֔וֹן (tzivón)
Zion
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npl
H5186
נָ֣טָה (natah)
to stretch
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H6957b
קָ֔ו (qav)
line
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H3808
H9014
לֹא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H7725
הֵשִׁ֥יב (heshiv)
to return
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p ♂ sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
H3027
H9023
יָד֖ (jad)
וֹ (vó)
hand
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

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

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9006
H1104
מִ (mi)
בַּלֵּ֑עַ (balea)
from
to swallow up
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
piel piel

R
Vpcc
H9001
H0056
H9014
וַ (va)
יַּֽאֲבֶל (jaavel-)
־
seq
to mourn
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. hiphil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vhw3ms
H2426
חֵ֥ל (chel)
guard
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9002
H2346
וְ (ve)
חוֹמָ֖ה (chvómah)
and
wall
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncfsa
H3162b
יַחְדָּ֥ו (jachedav)
together
Adv. Adverb

D
H0535
H9016
H9018
אֻמְלָֽלוּ (umelalo)
׃
ס (s)
to weaken
verseEnd
section
Verb Verb
pual qatal 3p pl. pual qatal third person plural

VPp3cp

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