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Lamentations 2:11-18

11Mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869dofailכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615withtearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832,myheartistroubled;Myliverכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516ispouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210upontheearthH776,becauseofthedestructionH7667ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,Becausetheyoungchildrenעוֹלֵל֙o.LelH5768andthesucklings swooninthestreetsofthecity.

12Theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559totheirmothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346isgrainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715andwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?Whentheyswoonasthewoundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491inthestreetsofthecityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,WhentheirsoulH5315ispouredבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210outintotheirmothers’אִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517bosomחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13WhatshallItestify unto thee?whatshallIlikenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819tothee,Odaughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?WhatshallIcomparetothee,thatImaycomfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee,Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?Forthy breachisgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419liketheseaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220:whocanhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?

14Thyprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030haveseenH2372fortheefalseandfoolishvisions;AndtheyhavenotuncoveredH1540thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,tobringH7725backלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thycaptivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622,ButhaveseenH2372fortheefalseoraclesandcausesofbanishment.

15Allthatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674byclapH5606theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709atthee;TheyhissH8319andwagtheirheadרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218atthedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559,Isthisthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892thatmencalledTheperfectionofbeautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,Thejoyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885ofthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?

16Allthineenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341haveopenedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310wideagainstthee;TheyhissH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theteethH8127;theysayH559,Wehaveswallowedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104herup;Certainlythisisthedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117thatwelookedH7200for;wehavefoundH4672,wehaveseenH7200it.

17Jehovahhathdonethatwhichhepurposed;hehath fulfilledhiswordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565thathecommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680inthedaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117ofold;Hehaththrowndownהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040,andhathnotpitied:Andhehathcausedtheenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055overthee;hehathexaltedH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161ofthine adversaries.

18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedH6817untotheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136:Owallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofthedaughterH1323ofZionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,lettearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832rundownlikeariverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;Giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414thyselfnorespite;letnottheappleofthineeyeעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869cease.

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