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Lamentations 1:12-22

12Is this nothingל֣וֹאLo'H3808to youאֲלֵיכֶם֮'a.lei.KhemH413,allכָּל־kol-H3605you who pass byעֹ֣בְרֵי דֶרֶךְ֒oe.rei de.reKhH5674 H1870?Look aroundהַבִּ֣יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027and seeוּרְא֗וּ אִם־u.re.'U 'im-H7200 H518!Is thereיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426any sorrowמַכְאוֹב֙makh.'OvH4341like mineכְּמַכְאֹבִ֔יke.makh.'o.ViH4341,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was inflictedעוֹלַ֖לo.LalH5953on me,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068made me sufferהוֹגָ֣הho.GahH3013on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of His fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639?

13He sentשָֽׁלַח־sha.lach-H7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784from on highמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791,and it overpoweredוַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּהvai.yir.De.nahH7287my bonesבְּעַצְמֹתַ֖יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.He spreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566a netרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for my feetלְרַגְלַי֙le.rag.LaiH7272and turned meהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725backאָח֔וֹר'a.ChorH268.He made meנְתָנַ֙נִי֙ne.ta.Na.niH5414desolateשֹֽׁמֵמָ֔הsho.me.MahH8076,faintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739allכָּל־kol-H3605the day longהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14My transgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588are bound intoנִשְׂקַד֩nis.KadH8244a yokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923,knit togetherיִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּyis.Ta.re.GuH8276by His handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;they are drapedעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927overעַל־'al-H5921my neckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677,and the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136has brokenהִכְשִׁ֣ילhikh.ShilH3782my strengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581.He has delivered meנְתָנַ֣נִיne.ta.Na.niH5414into the handsבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH3027of those I cannotלֹא־ אוּכַ֥לlo'- 'u.KhalH3808 H3201withstandקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965.

15The Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136has rejectedסִלָּ֨הsi.LahH5541allכָל־khol-H3605the mighty menאַבִּירַ֤י׀'a.bi.RaiH47in my midstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130;He has summonedקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121an armyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150against meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921to crushלִשְׁבֹּ֣רlish.BorH7665my young warriorsבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970.Like grapes in a winepressגַּ֚תgatH1660,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136has trampledדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869the Virginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

16Forעַל־'al-H5921these thingsאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589weepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;my eyesH5869flowיֹ֣רְדָהYo.re.dahH3381with tearsמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588there is no one nearbyרָחַ֥ק מִמֶּ֛נִּיra.Chak mi.Me.niH7368 H4480to comfort meמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162,no one to reviveמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315.My childrenבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121areהָי֤וּha.YuH1961destituteשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341has prevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.

17Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726stretches outפֵּֽרְשָׂ֨הpe.re.SahH6566her handsבְּיָדֶ֗יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027,but there is noאֵ֤ין'einH369one to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162her.The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has decreedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680against Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290that his neighborsסְבִיבָ֣יוse.vi.VavH5439become his foesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862.Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389has becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961an unclean thingלְנִדָּ֖הle.ni.DahH5079among themבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ סbei.nei.HemH996.

18The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֥יק ה֛וּאtza.Dik hu'H6662 H1931,yetכִּ֣יkiH3588I rebelledמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784against His commandפִ֣יהוּFi.huH6310.Listenשִׁמְעוּ־ נָ֣אshim.'u- na'H8085 H4994,all you peopleכָל־ הָֽעַמִּ֗יםkhol- ha.'a.mimH3605 H5971;look uponוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200my sufferingמַכְאֹבִ֔יmakh.'o.ViH4341.My young menוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970and maidensבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330have goneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19I called outקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121to my loversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157,but theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992have betrayed meרִמּ֔וּנִיri.Mu.niH7411.My priestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548and eldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205perishedגָּוָ֑עוּga.Va.'uH1478in the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892whileכִּֽי־ki-H3588they searched forבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245foodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400to keep themselvesוְיָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725אֶת־'et-H853aliveנַפְשָֽׁם׃ סnaf.ShamH5315.

20Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,O LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,howכִּֽי־ki-H3588distressedצַר־tzar-H6862I am!I am churningחֳמַרְמָ֔רוּcho.mar.Ma.ruH2560withinמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578;my heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820is poundingנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015within meבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have been most rebelliousH4784.Outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351,the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719bereavesשִׁכְּלָה־shi.ke.lah-H7921;insideבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,there is deathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21People have heardשָׁמְע֞וּsha.me.'UH8085myאָ֗נִי'A.niH589groaningנֶאֱנָחָ֣הne.'e.na.ChahH584כִּ֧יkiH3588,but there is noאֵ֤ין'einH369one to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162me.Allכָּל־kol-H3605my enemiesאֹ֨יְבַ֜י'o.ye.VaiH341have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of my troubleרָֽעָתִי֙ra.'a.TiH7451;they are gladשָׂ֔שׂוּSa.suH7797thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859have caused itעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.May You bringהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117You have announcedקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121,so that they may becomeוְיִֽהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961like meכָמֽוֹנִי׃ סkha.Mo.niH3644.

22Let allכָל־khol-H3605their wickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935before Youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and dealוְעוֹלֵ֣לve.'o.LelH5953with themasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834You have dealtעוֹלַ֛לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953with mebecause ofעַ֣ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605my transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my groansאַנְחֹתַ֖י'an.cho.TaiH585are manyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227,and my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820is faintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.

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