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Lamentations 3:26-47

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?

40LetussearchH2713andtryourwaysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,andturnH7725againtoJehovah.

41Letusliftנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375upourheartלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824withourhandsH3709untoGodאֵ֖ל'elH410intheheavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

42WehavetransgressedH6586andhaverebelledH4784; thou hastnotpardoned.

43Thou hast coveredwithangerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639andpursuedH7291us; thou hastslainH2026, thou hastnotpitied.

44Thou hast covered thyselfwithacloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051,sothatnoprayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605canpassH5674through.

45Thou hastmadeH7760usanoffscouringandrefuseinthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthepeoplesH5971.

46Allourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341haveopenedפָּצ֥וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶ֖םpi.HemH6310wideagainstus.

47FearH6343andthepitוָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chatH6354areH1961comeuponus,devastationanddestructionH7667.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3

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