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Lamentations 1:18-22
18The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֥יק ה֛וּאtza.Dik hu'H6662H1931,yetכִּ֣יkiH3588I rebelledמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784against His commandפִ֣יהוּFi.huH6310.Listenשִׁמְעוּ־ נָ֣אshim.'u- na'H8085H4994,all you peopleכָל־ הָֽעַמִּ֗יםkhol- ha.'a.mimH3605H5971;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.
Commentaries on Lamentations 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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