Lamentations 3:24

Hebrew
חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ
ESV
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
NIV
I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
NLT
I say to myself, “The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”
LXX
KJV
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Lamentations 3:23 ← Lamentations 3:24 → Lamentations 3:25

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