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Lamentations 3:4 בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעֹורִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמֹותָֽי׃ 1. Transliteration Billāh besārî veʿōrî; shibbar ʿatsmōtāy. 2. Literal Translation He has worn away my flesh and my skin; He has broken my bones. 3. Grammar Focus: Hebrew Stacks Verbs to Deepen the Pain This short verse feels heavy because Hebrew places two strong verbs beside each other: בִּלָּה    שִׁבַּר בִּלָּה comes from the root ב־ל־ה, meaning: “to wear out,” “to consume,” “to waste away.” Then comes: שִׁבַּר This comes from the root שׁ־ב־ר, meaning: “to break,” “to shatter.”… Learn Hebrew