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Lamentations

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Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Our skin hide Noun H5785 עֹורֵ֙נוּ֙ o·v·re·nu
was black be black Verb H3648 נִכְמָ֔רוּ nich·ma·ru,
like an oven furnace Noun H8574 כְּתַנּ֣וּר ke·tan·nur
of the terrible horrible Noun H2152 זַלְעֲפֹ֥ות zal·'a·fo·vt
famine dearth Noun H7458 רָעָֽב׃ ra·'av.

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King James Bible Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
Hebrew Greek English Our skin was black like has become as hot as an oven because oven, Because of the terrible burning heat of famine.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Our skin was black like has become as hot as an oven because oven, Because of the terrible burning heat of famine.