Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleO daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. Young's Literal Translation O daughter of My people, Gird on sackcloth, and roll thyself in ashes, The mourning of an only one make for thee, A lamentation most bitter, For suddenly come doth the spoiler against us. King James Bible O daughter of my people, gird [thee] with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, [as for] an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us. Hebrew “O daughterבַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of My people, עַמִּ֤י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock dress חִגְרִי־ (ḥiḡ·rî-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 2296: To gird, gird on, gird oneself yourselves in sackcloth שָׂק֙ (śāq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag and roll וְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣י (wə·hiṯ·pal·lə·šî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 6428: (act of mourning) perhaps to roll in in ashes. בָאֵ֔פֶר (ḇā·’ê·p̄er) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 665: Ashes Mourn אֵ֤בֶל (’ê·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 60: Lamentation with bitter תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים (tam·rū·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8563: Bitterness wailing, מִסְפַּ֖ד (mis·paḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4553: A lamentation as you would עֲשִׂ֣י (‘ă·śî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make for an only son, יָחִיד֙ (yā·ḥîḏ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3173: United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction suddenly פִתְאֹ֔ם (p̄iṯ·’ōm) Adverb Strong's 6597: Suddenness, suddenly the destroyer הַשֹּׁדֵ֖ד (haš·šō·ḏêḏ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin will come יָבֹ֥א (yā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go upon us.” עָלֵֽינוּ׃ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against |
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