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Lamentations 3:21-39

21ThisIrecalltomymind;thereforeH3651haveIhopeH3176.

22ItisofJehovah’s lovingkindnessesthatwearenotconsumed,becausehiscompassionsרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356failH3615not.

23Theyarenewחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319everymorningH1242;greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227is thyfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530.

24Jehovahismyportionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506, saithmysoulH5315;thereforeH3651willIhopeH3176inhim.

25Jehovahisgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896untothemthatwaitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960forhim,tothesoulH5315thatseekethhim.

26Itisgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896thatamanshouldhopeandquietly waitforthesalvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668ofJehovah.

27Itisgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896foramanלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397thathebearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923inhisyouthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.

28Lethimsitיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910andkeep silence,becausehehathlaidituponhim.

29Lethimputיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310inthedustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083,ifsobetheremaybehopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

30Lethimgiveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414hischeekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895tohimthatsmitethhim;lethimbefilledfullwithreproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.

31FortheLordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136willnotcast offforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

32Forthoughhecausegriefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,yetwillhehavecompassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355accordingtothemultitudeH7230ofhislovingkindnesses.

33Forhedothnotafflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031willingly,norgrievethechildrenofmenאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.

34Tocrushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792underfootH7272alltheprisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615oftheearthH776,

35Toturnלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186asideH5186therightH4941ofamanגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397beforethefaceH6440oftheMostHigh,

36TosubvertamanH120inhiscauseH7379,theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136approvethnot.

37Whoishethatsaith,anditcomethtopass,whentheLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136commandethitnot?

38Outofthemouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310oftheMost High cometh therenotevilH7451andgoodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896?

39Wherefore dothalivingmanH120complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.NenH596,amanH120forthepunishmentofhissinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?

Commentaries on Lamentations 3

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