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Lamentations 3:5-19

5בָּנָ֥הba.Nahhe has builtH1129עָלַ֛י'a.Laion meH5921 H9030וַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.Kafand he has surrounded [me]H9001 H5362רֹ֥אשׁroshpoisonH7219וּתְלָאָֽה׃u.te.la.'Ahand hardshipH9002 H8513

6בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.Kimin dark placesH9003 H4285הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.nihe has caused to dwell meH3427 H9030כְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.Teilike dead people ofH9004 H4191עוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamantiquityH5769

7גָּדַ֧רga.Darhe has walled upH1443בַּעֲדִ֛יba.'a.Dibehind meH1157 H9030וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH9002 H3808אֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'I will go outH3318הִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.Bidhe has made heavyH3513נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.Tibronze fetter[s] myH5178 H9020

8גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571כִּ֤יkiifH3588אֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkI will cry outH2199וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'and I may cry for helpH9002 H7768שָׂתַ֖םsa.Tamhe has shut outH5640תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.Tiprayer myH8605 H9020

9גָּדַ֤רga.Darhe has walled upH1443דְּרָכַי֙de.ra.Khaiways myH1870 H9020בְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.Zitwith hewn [stone]H9003 H1496נְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.Taipaths myH5410 H9020עִוָּֽה׃ ס'i.Vahhe has made crookedH5753

10דֹּ֣בdo[is] a bearH1677אֹרֵ֥ב'o.Revlying in waitH693הוּא֙hu'heH1931לִ֔יLito meH9005 H9030אֲרִ֖י'ar.yeha lionH738בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃be.mis.ta.Rimin hiding placesH9003 H4565

11דְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.Khaiways myH1870 H9020סוֹרֵ֛רso.Rerhe has caused to deviateH5493וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִיvay.fa.she.Che.niand he has torn in pieces meH9001 H6582 H9030שָׂמַ֥נִיsa.Ma.nihe has made meH7760 H9030שֹׁמֵֽם׃sho.MemdesolateH8076

12דָּרַ֤ךְda.Rakhhe has bentH1869קַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.Tobow hisH7198 H9023וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niand he has set up meH9001 H5324 H9030כַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'like <the> targetH9004 H4307לַחֵֽץ׃ סla.Chetzfor <the> arrowH9005 H2671

13הֵבִיא֙he.Vi'he has broughtH935בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔יbe.khil.yo.Taiin kidneys myH9003 H3629 H9020בְּנֵ֖יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃'ash.pa.Toquiver hisH827 H9023

14הָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiI have becomeH1961שְּׂחֹק֙se.Choka laughingstockH7814לְכָל־le.kholto allH9005 H3605עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971 H9020נְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.Tamtaunt song theirH5058 H9028כָּל־kol-allH3605הַיּֽוֹם׃hai.Yomthe dayH9009 H3117

15הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִיhis.bi.'A.nihe has surfeited meH7646 H9030בַמְּרוֹרִ֖יםva.me.ro.Rimwith <the> bitter thingsH9003 H4844הִרְוַ֥נִיhir.Va.nihe has made drink meH7301 H9030לַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahwormwoodH3939

16וַיַּגְרֵ֤סvai.yag.Resand he has brokenH9001 H1638בֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.Tzatzwith <the> gravelH9003 H2687שִׁנָּ֔יshi.Naiteeth myH8127 H9020הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִיhikh.pi.Sha.nihe has made cower meH3728 H9030בָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferin <the> ash[es]H9003 H665

17וַתִּזְנַ֧חva.tiz.Nachand it has excludedH9001 H2186מִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.Lomfrom peaceH9006 H7965נַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.Shiself myH5315 H9020נָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiI have forgottenH5382טוֹבָֽה׃to.VahgoodH2896

18וָאֹמַר֙va.'o.Marand I saidH9001 H559אָבַ֣ד'a.Vadit has perishedH6נִצְחִ֔יnitz.Chiendurance myH5331 H9020וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.Tiand hope myH9002 H8431 H9020מֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehfrom YahwehH9006 H3068

19זְכָר־ze.khor-rememberH2142עָנְיִ֥י'a.ne.Yiaffliction myH6040 H9020וּמְרוּדִ֖יu.me.ru.Diand homelessness myH9002 H4788 H9020לַעֲנָ֥הla.'a.NahwormwoodH3939וָרֹֽאשׁ׃va.Roshand poisonH9002 H7219

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