Lamentations 2:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Arise,ק֣וּמִי
(ku·mi)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
cry aloudרֹ֣נִּי
(ron·ni)
7442: to give a ringing crya prim. root
in the night(בַלַּ֗יְלָה
(val·lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
At the beginningלְרֹאשׁ֙
(le·rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
of the night watches;אַשְׁמֻרֹ֔ות
(ash·mu·ro·vt,)
821: a watchfrom shamar
Pourשִׁפְכִ֤י
(shif·chi)
8210: to pour out, poura prim. root
out your heartלִבֵּ֔ךְ
(lib·bech,)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
like waterכַמַּ֙יִם֙
(cham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
Beforeנֹ֖כַח
(no·chach)
5227: in front of, opposite tofrom an unused word
the presenceפְּנֵ֣י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the Lord;אֲדֹנָ֑י
(a·do·nai;)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
Liftשְׂאִ֧י
(se·'i)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
up your handsכַּפַּ֗יִךְ
(kap·pa·yich)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
to Him For the lifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of your little onesעֹֽולָלַ֔יִךְ
(o·v·la·la·yich,)
5768: a childfrom an unused word
Who are faintהָעֲטוּפִ֥ים
(ha·'a·tu·fim)
5848c: to be feeble or fainta prim. root
because of hungerבְּרָעָ֖ב
(be·ra·'av)
7458: famine, hungerfrom raeb
At the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁ
(be·rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
of everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
street."חוּצֹֽות׃
(chu·tzo·vt.)
2351: the outside, a streetof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Arise
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
cry out
ranan  (raw-nan')
to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
in the night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
in the beginning
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the watches
'ashmurah  (ash-moo-raw')
a night watch -- watch.
pour out
shaphak  (shaw-fak')
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out -- cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
thine heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
like water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
before
nokach  (no'-kakh)
the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of -- (over) against, before, direct(-ly), for, right (on).
the face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
lift up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
thy hands
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
toward him for the life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of thy young children
`owlel  (o-lale')
a suckling -- babe, (young) child, infant, little one.
that faint
`ataph  (aw-taf')
to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish -- cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.
for hunger
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
in the top
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of every street
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Arise, cry aloud in the night At the beginning of the night watches; Pour out your heart like water Before the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to Him For the life of your little ones Who are faint because of hunger At the head of every street."

King James Bible
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water before the Lord's presence. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.

International Standard Version
Get up and cry aloud in the night, at the beginning of every hour. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord! Lift up your hands toward him for the lives of your children, who are fainting away at every street corner.

NET Bible
Get up! Cry out in the night when the night watches start! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord! Lift up your hands to him for your children's lives; they are fainting at every street corner.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Get up! Cry out at night, every hour on the hour. Pour your heart out like water in the presence of the LORD. Lift up your hands to him [in prayer] for the life of your little children who faint from hunger at every street corner."

King James 2000 Bible
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.
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