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Lamentations 1:11-22

11Allherpeopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971sigh,theyseekמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899;TheyhavegivenH5414theirpleasantthingsforfoodH3899torefreshthesoulH5315:Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,OJehovah,andbehold;forIamH1961becomeH1961abject.

12Isitnothingtoyou,allyethatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674by?Behold,andseeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200iftherebeanysorrowlikeuntomysorrow,whichisbroughtuponme, WherewithJehovahhathafflictedmeinthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

13Fromonhighמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791hathhesentH7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784intomybonesH6106,anditprevailethagainstthem;Hehathspreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566anetרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568formyfeetH7272,hehathturnedהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725mebackH7725:HehathmadeH5414medesolateשֹֽׁמֵמָ֔הsho.me.MahH8076andfaintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739allthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14Theyokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923ofmytransgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588isboundbyhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;Theyareknittogether,theyarecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upuponmyneckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677;hehathmadeH5414mystrengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581tofail:TheLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hathdeliveredmeintotheirhandsבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH3027,againstwhomIamnotableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201tostandקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965.

15TheLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hathsetatnoughtallmymightyאַבִּירַ֤י׀'a.bi.RaiH47menH970inthemidstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130ofme;HehathcalledH7121asolemnassemblyagainstmetocrushmyyoungבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970menH970:TheLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hathtroddenדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869asinawinepressthevirginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

16Forthesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428Iweepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;mineeyeעֵינִ֤י׀'ei.NiH5869,mineeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869runnethdownיֹ֣רְדָהYo.re.dahH3381withwaterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325;Becausethecomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162thatshouldrefreshmysoulH5315isfarרָחַ֥קra.ChakH7368fromme:Mychildrenaredesolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074,becausetheenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hathprevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.

17Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726spreadeth forthherhandsבְּיָדֶ֗יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027;thereisnonetocomfortH5162her;Jehovahhathcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680concerningJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,thattheythatareroundH5439abouthimshouldbeH1961hisadversaries:Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isamongthemasanuncleanthingלְנִדָּ֖הle.ni.DahH5079.

18Jehovahisrighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662;forIhaverebelledH4784againsthiscommandment:HearH8085,Iprayyou,allyepeoplesH5971,andbeholdmysorrow:MyvirginsH1330andmyyoungוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970menH970aregoneH1980intocaptivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121formyloversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157,buttheydeceivedme:Mypriestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548andmineeldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205gaveuptheghostinthecityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,WhiletheysoughtH1245themfoodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400torefreshtheirsoulsH5315.

20Behold,OJehovah;forIamindistressצַר־tzar-H6862;myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820istroubled;MyheartH3820isturnedH2015withinme;forIhavegrievouslyrebelledH4784:Abroadtheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719bereaveth,athomethereisasdeathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21TheyhaveheardH8085thatIsigh;thereisnonetocomfortH5162me;Allmineenemiesאֹ֨יְבַ֜י'o.ye.VaiH341haveheardH8085ofmytroubleH7451;theyaregladthatthou hastdoneit: Thou wiltbringH935thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117thatthou hastproclaimedקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121,andtheyshallbeוְיִֽהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961likeuntome.

22Letalltheirwickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935beforethee;Anddountothem,asthou hastdoneuntomeforallmytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588:Formysighsaremanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227,andmyheartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.

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