Lamentations 1:7
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
צַר
an opponent
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צַר
Trouble, distress, enemy. Tsar. One who oppresses or a tight place of difficulty. God is a very present help in trouble. No tsar is too great for Him to deliver you from.
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קֶדֶם
antiquity
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קֶדֶם
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
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עֳנִי
affliction/ her
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עֳנִי
Affliction, poverty, misery. Oniy. In my affliction Your word has given me life. Affliction drives us deeper into the word and closer to God.
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רָאָה
they saw/ her
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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זָכַר
she has remembered
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זָכַר
To remember, to be mindful. Zakar. What is man that You are mindful of him? God thinks about you. That is the miracle.
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עַם
people/ her
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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יוֹם
the days of
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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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שָׂחַק
they laughed
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שָׂחַק
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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עָזַר
a helper
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עָזַר
to surround, i.e. protect or aid
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מִשְׁבָּת
annihilations/ her
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מִשְׁבָּת
cessation, i.e. destruction
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מַחְמֻד
precious things/ her
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מַחְמֻד
desired; hence, a valuable
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