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Lamentations 4:1-6

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.

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