Lamentations 3:45
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Key Terms in This Verse
עַם ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Study H5971 →Cross References
Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command th...
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
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