H3588A–כִּי–ki

For Jehovah is spoiling Babylon, And hath destroyed out of it a great voice, And sounded have its billows as many waters, Given forth a noise hath their voice.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For come in against it -- against Babylon -- hath a spoiler, And captured have been its mighty ones, Broken have been their bows, For the God of recompences -- Jehovah -- doth certainly repay.

כִּי֩ ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”

and hast said: Jehovah, Thou, Thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that there is none dwelling in it, from man even unto cattle, for it is a desolation age-during.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

for, because of the anger of Jehovah, it hath been in Jerusalem and Judah till He hath cast them from before His face, and Zedekiah doth rebel against the king of Babylon.

כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”

Her adversaries have become chief, Her enemies have been at ease, For Jehovah hath afflicted her, For the abundance of her transgressions, Her infants have gone captive before the adversary.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

A sin hath Jerusalem sinned, Therefore impure she hath become, All who honoured her have esteemed her lightly, For they have seen her nakedness, Yea, she herself hath sighed and turneth backward.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

Her uncleanness `is' in her skirts, She hath not remembered her latter end, And she cometh down wonderfully, There is no comforter for her. See, O Jehovah, mine affliction, For exerted himself hath an enemy.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

His hand spread out hath an adversary On all her desirable things, For she hath seen -- Nations have entered her sanctuary, Concerning which Thou didst command, `They do not come into the assembly to thee.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

All her people are sighing -- seeking bread, They have given their desirable things For food to refresh the body; See, O Jehovah, and behold attentively, For I have been lightly esteemed.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

For these I am weeping, My eye, my eye, is running down with waters, For, far from me hath been a comforter, Refreshing my soul, My sons have been desolate, For mighty hath been an enemy.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

Righteous is Jehovah, For His mouth I have provoked. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and see my pain, My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

I called for my lovers, they -- they have deceived me, My priests and my elders in the city have expired; When they have sought food for themselves, Then they give back their soul.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

See, O Jehovah, for distress `is' to me, My bowels have been troubled, Turned hath been my heart in my midst, For I have greatly provoked, From without bereaved hath the sword, In the house `it is' as death.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

They have heard that I have sighed, There is no comforter for me, All my enemies have heard of my calamity, They have rejoiced that Thou hast done `it', Thou hast brought in the day Thou hast called, And they are like to me.

כִּ֧י ki “that”כִּ֥י ki “for”

Come in doth all their evil before Thee, And one is doing to them as Thou hast done to me, For all my transgressions, For many `are' my sighs, and my heart `is' sick!

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

What do I testify `to' thee, what do I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What do I equal to thee, and I comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For great as a sea `is' thy breach, Who doth give healing to thee?

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Also when I call and cry out, He hath shut out my prayer.

כִּ֤י ki “if”

The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid `it' upon him.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Believe not did the kings of earth, And any of the inhabitants of the world, That come would an adversary and enemy Into the gates of Jerusalem.

כִּ֤י ki “that”

`Turn aside -- unclean,' they called to them, `Turn aside, turn aside, touch not,' For they fled -- yea, they have wandered, They have said among nations: `They do not add to sojourn.'

כִּ֥י ki “for”

They have hunted our steps from going in our broad-places, Near hath been our end, fulfilled our days, For come hath our end.

כִּי־ ki- “for”