Lam. 4:20 in context
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Lamentations 4:20

The air (breath) in our nostrils [our hope], the Lord's (Yahweh's) anointed,
was caught in their dens,
about him we had said:
"In his shadow (under his wings) we shall live among the nations."
[The twentieth Hebrew letter is: ר – resh: The character depicts a head from the side and symbolizes the ability to see. The word "air" begins with this letter. The priests and kings of Israel were anointed with oil, so the word "the Lord's anointed" is generally used to refer to an "anointed" priest or king who has been set apart for service, see Lev. 4:5; 1 Sam. 10:1; 16:3. Rashi and some other commentators believe that Jeremiah is referring to King Josiah, who reigned from 640 to 609 BC, because Jeremiah mentions him in a lament, see 2 Chron. 35:25. However, it is more likely that it is Judah's last king, Zedekiah, who reigned until the destruction of Jerusalem in 597-586 BC, who is referred to here. The previous verse, see verse 19, seems to suggest that it is the current events when Zedekiah is captured by the Babylonians that are described here, see also 2 Kings 25:1–7.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

רוּחַ   אַפֵּינוּ   מְשִׁיחַ   יְהוָה   נִלְכַּד   בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָם   אֲשֶׁר   אָמַרְנוּ   בְּצִלּוֹ   נִחְיֶה   בַגּוֹיִם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

πνεῦμα προσώπου ἡμῶν χριστὸς κυρίου συνελήμφθη ἐν ταῖς διαφθοραῖς αὐτῶν οὗ εἴπαμεν ἐν τῇ σκιᾷ αὐτοῦ ζησόμεθα ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H7307
 ר֤וּחַ (rocha)
 spirit
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H0639
H9025
 אַפֵּ֙י (apei)
נוּ֙ (no)
 anger
our
Noun Noun
♂/♀ dual (couple) gen. masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Ncbdc
Sp1bp
H4899
 מְשִׁ֣יחַ (meshicha)
 anointed
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3068
 יְהוָ֔ה (jehvah)
 YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H3920
 נִלְכַּ֖ד (nilekad)
 to capture
Verb Verb
niphal qatal 3p ♂ sing. niphal qatal third person masculine singular

VNp3ms
H9003
H7825
H9028
 בִּ (bi)
שְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑ (shechitvóta)
ם (m)
 in
pit
their
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

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

R
Ncfpc
Sp3mp
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher)
 which
Conj. Conjunktion

 C
H0559
 אָמַ֔רְנוּ (amareno)
 to say
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p pl. qal qatal first person plural

Vqp1cp
H9003
H6738
H9023
 בְּ (be)
צִלּ֖ (tzil)
וֹ (vó)
 in
shadow
his
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

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

R
Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H2421
 נִֽחְיֶ֥ה (nicheje)
 to live
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H9003
H1471a
H9016
H9018
 בַ (va)
גּוֹיִֽם (gvójim)
׃
ס (s)
 in
nation
verseEnd
section
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Rd
Ncmpa

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