Lamentations 5:17
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.”
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.
לֵב
heart/ our
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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עַיִן
eyes/ our
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עַיִן
Eye, spring of water. Ayin. Open the eyes of my heart LORD. I lift my eyes to You who are enthroned in heaven.
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חָשַׁךְ
they have grown dim
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חָשַׁךְ
to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
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דָּוֶה
faint
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דָּוֶה
sick (especially in menstruation)
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