Lamentations 2:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.”
חָזוֹן
Vision, prophecy. Chazon. Where there is no vision the people perish. God's vision for your life is the anchor that keeps you on course when everything is uncertain.
מָצָא
they have found
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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תּוֹרָה
is instruction
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תּוֹרָה
Law, teaching, instruction. Torah. Not just rules but God's loving instruction for life. The law of the LORD is perfect restoring the soul.
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מֶלֶךְ
king/ its
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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נָבִיא
prophets/ its
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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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שַׁעַר
gates/ its
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שַׁעַר
Gate, entrance, city gate. Shaar. Enter His gates with thanksgiving. Come to God ready to engage not just observe.
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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טָבַע
they have sunk
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טָבַע
to sink
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בְּרִיחַ
bars/ its
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בְּרִיחַ
a bolt
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