ma.rud denotes a condition of displacement or wandering, including homeless persons and remembered affliction.

The attested use describes displacement: Isaiah 58:7 places plural persons in need of shelter, while Lamentations 1:7 and Lamentations 3:19 join the term to affliction remembered in lament.

1. Displacement in need and affliction · dominant

   In Isaiah 58:7, the plural absolute form occurs in the instruction to bring the homeless poor into one's house; the APB renders the clause "to bring the homeless poor into your house." In Lamentations 1:7 and Lamentations 3:19, construct forms occur with affliction in acts of remembrance; the APB renders "her wanderings" and "my wandering" within lament.

   Isaiah 58:7Lamentations 1:7Lamentations 3:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the plural occurrence in Isaiah 58:7 as "homeless poor" and the construct occurrences in Lamentations 1:7 and Lamentations 3:19 as "wanderings" and "wandering." These renderings show the verses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.