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Lamentations 3:40-54

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.

48Mineeyeעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869runnethdownתֵּרַ֣דte.RadH3381withstreamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,forthedestructionH7667ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

49Mineeyeעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869pourethdown,andceasethnot,withoutanyintermission,

50TillJehovahlookH7200down,andbeholdfromheavenמִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

51Mineeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869affectethmysoulH5315,becauseofallthedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmycityעִירִֽי׃ ס'i.RiH5892.

52Theyhave chasedmesore likeabirdכַּצִּפּ֖וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833,theythataremineenemiesאֹיְבַ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

53They havecutoffmylifeחַיָּ֔יchai.YaiH2416inthedungeon,andhave castastoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68uponme.

54Watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325flowedovermyheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218;IsaidH559,Iamcutנִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סnig.Za.re.tiH1504off.

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