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Lamentations 5

1Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142,OJehovah,whatiscomeuponus:Behold,andseeוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200ourreproachחֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃cher.pa.Te.nuH2781.

2Ourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159isturnedנֶֽהֶפְכָ֣הne.hef.KhahH2015untostrangersלְזָרִ֔יםle.za.RimH2114, OurhousesH1004untoaliensH5237.

3Weareorphansandfatherlessיְתוֹמִ֤יםye.to.MimH3490;Ourmothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ'i.mo.Tei.nuH517areaswidowsכְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃ke.'al.ma.NotH490.

4Wehavedrunkenourwaterמֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙mei.Mei.nuH4325formoneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701;Ourwoodעֵצֵ֖ינוּ'e.Tzei.nuH6086issold untous.

5OurpursuersH7291areuponournecksצַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙tza.va.Re.nuH6677: Wearewearyיָגַ֖עְנוּya.Ga'.nuH3021,andhavenorestהֽוּנַֽחhu.nach-H5117.

6WehavegivenH5414thehandיָ֔דYadH3027totheEgyptiansH4713,AndtotheAssyrians,tobesatisfiedH7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

7OurfathersH1sinnedH2398,andarenot;Andwehavebornetheiriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771.

8ServantsH5650ruleH4910overus:Thereisnonetodeliverusoutoftheirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

9Wegetourbreadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899attheperilofourlivesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315,Becauseoftheswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

10Ourskinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785isblacklikeanovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574,BecauseoftheburningH2152heatזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152offamineH7458.

11They ravishedthewomenH802inZionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,Thevirginsבְּתֻלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269werehangedנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518upbytheirhandבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027:Thefacesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofeldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205werenothonored.

13Theyoungוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288barethemill;AndthechildrenstumbledH3782underthewoodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.

14TheeldersH2205haveceasedfromthegateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,Theyoungבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970fromtheirmusic.

15Thejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885ofourheartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820isceased; OurdanceisturnedH2015intomourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60.

16Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850isfallenH5307fromourheadרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּro.She.nuH7218:Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188untous!forwehavesinnedH2398.

17Forthisourheartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820isfaintדָוֶה֙da.VehH1739;Forthesethingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428oureyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869aredimחָשְׁכ֥וּcha.she.KhuH2821;

18Forthemountainהַר־har-H2022ofZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,whichisdesolateשֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔םshe.sha.MemH8074:Thefoxesשׁוּעָלִ֖יםshu.'a.LimH7776walkH1980uponit.

19Thou,OJehovah, abidestforeverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769; Thythroneכִּסְאֲךָ֖kis.'a.KhaH3678isfromgenerationלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755togenerationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

20Wherefore dost thouforgetתִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּtish.ka.Che.nuH7911usforever,AndforsakeH5800ussolongtime?

21TurnH7725thouusunto thee,OJehovah,andweshallbeturnedH7725;Renewחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318ourdaysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117asofold.

22Butthou hastutterlyrejectedH3988us; Thou artveryH3966wrothagainstus.

Commentaries on Lamentations 5

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