Lamentations 1:21
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
שָׁמַע
they heard
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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רַע
distress/ my
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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קָרָא
which you proclaimed
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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נָחַם
a comforter
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נָחַם
To comfort, to console. Nacham. God's comfort is not distant advice but personal presence in the pain.
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יוֹם
the day
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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כְּמוֹ
like/ me
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כְּמוֹ
a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, so
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שׂוּשׂ
they rejoiced
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שׂוּשׂ
to be bright, i.e. cheerful
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