Lamentations 2:14
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.”
שָׁוְא
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
עָוֺן
iniquity/ your
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עָוֺן
Iniquity, guilt, punishment. Avon. He forgives all your iniquity. God does not just forgive the act. He removes the guilt and the punishment.
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מַשָּׂא
oracles of
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מַשָּׂא
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
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גָּלָה
they have made known
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גָּלָה
To reveal, to uncover. Galah. God reveals deep and hidden things. He does not keep His purposes secret from those who seek Him.
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נָבִיא
prophets/ your
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נָבִיא
A prophet, one who speaks forth. Nabi. Not primarily a predictor of the future but one who speaks God's word into the present.
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חָזָה
they have seen
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חָזָה
to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision of
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שְׁבוּת
captivity/ your
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שְׁבוּת
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
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