Lamentations 4:16
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.”
כֹּהֵן
Priest. Kohen. One who stands between God and the people. Jesus is our great High Priest. And in Him every believer is part of a royal priesthood with full access to God.
חָנַן
they showed favor to
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חָנַן
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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חָלַק
it scattered/ them
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חָלַק
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
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פָּנִים
the face of
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פָּנִים
Face, presence. Panim. The LORD make His face shine on you. God turns His face toward you. That is grace.
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נָשָׂא
they lifted up
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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יָסַף
he will repeat
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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