KJV: How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
YLT: How hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it with judgment, Righteousness lodgeth in it -- now murderers.
Darby: How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.
ASV: How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
| אֵיכָה֙ | How |
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Parse: Interjection Root: אֵיךְ Sense: how? interj. |
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| הָיְתָ֣ה | has become |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| ! לְזוֹנָ֔ה | a harlot |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular Root: זָנָה Sense: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot. |
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| קִרְיָ֖ה | the city |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: קִרְיָה Sense: city, town. |
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| נֶאֱמָנָ֑ה | faithful |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, feminine singular Root: אָמַן Sense: to support, confirm, be faithful. |
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| מְלֵאֲתִ֣י | it was full |
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Parse: Adjective, feminine singular construct Root: מְלֵאָה Sense: fullness, full produce. |
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| מִשְׁפָּ֗ט | of justice |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁפָּט Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance. |
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| צֶ֛דֶק | Righteousness |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: צֶדֶק Sense: justice, rightness, righteousness. |
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| יָלִ֥ין | lodged |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לוּן Sense: to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide. |
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| בָּ֖הּ | in it |
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Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular |
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| וְעַתָּ֥ה | but now |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now. |
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| מְרַצְּחִֽים | murderers |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural Root: רָצַח Sense: to murder, slay, kill. |
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