1Howאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349isthegoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091becomedim!howH349isthemostpuregoldH2091changed!ThestonesH68ofthesanctuaryH6944arepouredH8210outattheheadבְּרֹ֖אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofeverystreetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351. 2Thepreciousהַיְקָרִ֔יםhay.ka.RimH3368sonsH1121ofZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726, comparabletofinegoldבַּפָּ֑זba.PazH6337,Howאֵיכָ֤ה'ei.KhahH349aretheyesteemedH2803asearthenpitchers,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofthehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofthepotterיוֹצֵֽר׃ סyo.TzerH3335! 3Eventhejackalsdrawoutthebreastשַׁ֔דShadH7699,theygivesuckH3243totheiryoungones:Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971isbecomecruelלְאַכְזָ֔רle.'akh.ZarH393,liketheostrichesinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ סba.mid.BarH4057. 4Thetongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956ofthesuckingchildH5768cleavethtotheroofofhismouthH2441forthirstבַּצָּמָ֑אba.tza.Ma'H6772:TheyoungchildrenH5768askשָׁ֣אֲלוּSha.'a.luH7592breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,andnomanbreakethituntothem. 5Theythatdidfeeddelicatelyaredesolateנָשַׁ֖מּוּna.Sha.muH8074inthestreetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351:TheythatwerebroughtupinscarletH8438embraceH2263dunghills. 6Fortheiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971isgreaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanthesinמֵֽחַטַּ֖אתme.cha.TatH2403ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467,Thatwasoverthrownasinamomentרָ֔גַעRa.ga'H7281,andnohandsיָדָֽיִם׃ סya.Da.yimH3027werelaiduponher. 7Her nobleswerepurerthansnowמִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmi.She.legH7950, theywerewhiterthanmilkמֵחָלָ֑בme.cha.LavH2461; Theyweremoreruddyinbodythan rubies, theirpolishingwas asofsapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601. 8TheirvisageisH1961blackerthanacoal;theyarenotknowninthestreetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351:Theirskinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785cleavethtotheirbonesעַצְמָ֔ם'atz.MamH6106;itisH1961witheredH3001,itisH1961becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961likeastick. 9Theythatareslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491withtheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719arebetterטוֹבִ֤יםto.VimH2896thantheythatareslainמֵֽחַלְלֵ֖יme.cha.LeiH2491withhungerרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458;Forthesepineaway,strickenthrough,forwantofthefruitsH8570ofthefieldשָׂדָֽי׃ סsa.DaiH7704. 10Thehandsיְדֵ֗יye.DeiH3027ofthepitifulwomenH802haveboiledבִּשְּׁל֖וּbi.she.LuH1310theirownchildrenH3206;TheywereH1961theirfoodinthedestructionH7667ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971. 11JehovahhathaccomplishedhiswrathH2534,hehathpouredשָׁפַ֖ךְsha.FakhH8210outhisfierceangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639;AndhehathkindledH3341afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784inZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,whichhathdevouredH398thefoundationsיְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סye.so.do.Tei.haH3247thereof. 12Thekingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428oftheearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776believedH539not,neitheralltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427oftheworldתֵבֵ֑לte.VelH8398,Thattheadversaryandtheenemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341wouldenterintothegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389. 13Itisbecauseofthesinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתme.cha.TotH2403ofherprophetsנְבִיאֶ֔יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030,andtheiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֖וֹתa.vo.NotH5771ofherpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548,Thathaveshedהַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםha.sho.fe.KhimH8210thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818ofthejustinthemidstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130ofher. 14Theywanderנָע֤וּna.'UH5128asblindעִוְרִים֙'iv.RimH5787meninthestreetsבַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351,theyarepollutedwithbloodבַּדָּ֑םba.DamH1818,Sothatmencannottouchיִגְּע֖וּyi.ge.'UH5060theirgarments. 15Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493ye,theycrieduntothem,Uncleanטָמֵ֞אta.Me'H2931!departס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493,departס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493,touchתִּגָּ֔עוּti.Ga.'uH5060not!WhentheyfledawayH5493andwanderedנָ֑עוּNa.'uH5128,mensaidH559amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,Theyshallnomoresojourn here. 16TheangerofJehovahhathscatteredthem;hewillnomoreregardthem:Theyrespectednotthepersonsofthepriestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548,theyfavorednottheeldersוּזְקֵנִ֖יםvu.ze.ke.nimH2205. 17Oureyesעֵינֵ֔ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869doyetfailתִּכְלֶ֣ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615inlookingforourvainhelpעֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ'ez.ra.Te.nuH5833:Inourwatchingצִפִּ֔ינוּtzi.Pi.nuH6822wehavewatchedH6822foranationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471thatcouldnotsaveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ סyo.Shi.a'H3467. 18Theyhuntצָד֣וּtza.DuH6679ourstepsצְעָדֵ֔ינוּtze.'a.Dei.nuH6806,sothatwecannotgoH935inourstreets:Ourendקִצֵּ֛ינוּki.Tzei.nuH7093isnear,ourdaysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117arefulfilled;forourendקִצֵּֽינוּ׃ סki.Tzei.nuH7093iscomeבָ֥אva'H935. 19Ourpursuersרֹדְפֵ֔ינוּro.de.Fei.nuH7291wereH1961swifterthantheeaglesH5404oftheheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064:Theychasedusuponthemountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022,theylaidwaitאָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH693forusinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057. 20Thebreathר֤וּחַRu.achH7307ofournostrilsאַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙'a.Pei.nuH639,theanointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899ofJehovah,wastakenH3920intheirpitsבִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םbish.chi.to.TamH7825;OfwhomwesaidH559, Underhisshadowבְּצִלּ֖וֹbe.tzi.LoH6738weshallliveנִֽחְיֶ֥הnich.YehH2421amongthenationsבַגּוֹיִֽם׃ סva.go.YimH1471. 21RejoiceH7797andbeglad, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,thatdwellestinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofUzע֑וּץ'UtzH5780:Thecupכּ֔וֹסKosH3563shallpassתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674throughunto theealsoגַּם־gam-H1571; thou shaltbedrunken,andshaltmakeH7937thyselfnakedוְתִתְעָרִֽי׃ סve.tit.'a.RiH6168. 22ThepunishmentH5771ofthineiniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771isaccomplished, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;hewillnomorecarrytheeawayintocaptivity:HewillvisitH6485thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;hewilluncoverH1540thysinsחַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ׃ פcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403. Commentaries on Lamentations 4
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