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Lamentations 1:18-22

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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