Lamentations 3:54
Strong's Lexicon
The waters
מַ֥יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

flowed
צָֽפוּ־ (ṣā·p̄ū-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6687: 1) to flow, overflow, flood, float 1a) (Qal) to flood 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to flow over 1b2) to cause to float

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

my head,
רֹאשִׁ֖י (rō·šî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

and I thought
אָמַ֥רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

I was going to die.
נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ (niḡ·zā·rə·tî)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1504: 1) to cut, divide, cut down, cut off, cut in two, snatch, decree 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in two, divide 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to cut off, destroy, exterminate 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off, separated, excluded 1b2) to be destroyed, cut off 1b3) to be decreed

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.

Young's Literal Translation
Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Water flooded over my head, and I thought: I’m going to die!

New American Standard Bible
Waters flowed over my head; I said, "I am cut off!"

King James Bible
Waters flowed over mine head; [then] I said, I am cut off.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.

New Living Translation
The water rose over my head, and I cried out, "This is the end!"

English Standard Version
water closed over my head; I said, ‘I am lost.’

New American Standard Bible
Waters flowed over my head; I said, "I am cut off!"

King James Bible
Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Water flooded over my head, and I thought: I'm going to die!

International Standard Version
Water closed over my head, and I said, "I'm a dead man."

NET Bible
The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die.

American Standard Version
Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.

English Revised Version
Waters flowed over mine head; I said, I am cut off.

Young's Literal Translation
Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.
















Cross References
Job 22:11
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

Psalm 31:22
For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

Psalm 69:2
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Psalm 88:16
Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

Ezekiel 37:11
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

Jonah 2:3
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

Jonah 2:5
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Lamentations 1:1
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

Lamentations 3:53
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

Lamentations 3:52
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.

Lamentations 3:51
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
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