Lamentations 1:14
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.”
קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
פֶּשַׁע
transgressions/ my
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פֶּשַׁע
Transgression, rebellion. Pesha. Wilful rebellion against God. Not just a mistake but a deliberate crossing of a known boundary. God forgives even this completely.
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עָלָה
they have come up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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כָּשַׁל
he has made feeble
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כָּשַׁל
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
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כֹּחַ
strength/ my
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כֹּחַ
Strength, power, ability. Koach. Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit. Human koach has limits. God's koach has none.
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לֹא
those whom not
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לֹא
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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נָתַן
he has given/ me
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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עֹל
the yoke of
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עֹל
a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
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יָכֹל
I am able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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צַוָּאר
neck/ my
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צַוָּאר
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
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שָׂרַג
they are woven together
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שָׂרַג
to intwine
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שָׂקַד
it has been bound on
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שָׂקַד
to fasten
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