Lamentations 3:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The LORDיְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
is my portion,"חֶלְקִ֤י
(chel·ki)
2506: portion, tract, territoryfrom chalaq
saysאָמְרָ֣ה
(a·me·rah)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
my soul,נַפְשִׁ֔י
(naf·shi,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
"Thereforeעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
I have hopeאֹוחִ֥יל
(o·v·chil)
3176: to wait, awaita prim. root
in Him." 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
is my portion
cheleq  (khay'lek)
smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment -- flattery, inheritance, part, partake, portion.
saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
my soul
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)
therefore will I hope
yachal  (yaw-chal')
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope -- (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
in him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him."

King James Bible
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I say: The LORD is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in Him.

International Standard Version
"The LORD is all I have," says my soul, "Therefore I will trust in him."

NET Bible
"My portion is the Lord," I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My soul can say, 'The LORD is my lot [in life]. That is why I find hope in him.'

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
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