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Lamentations 2:11-16
11My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615from weepingבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832;I am churningחֳמַרְמְר֣וּcho.mar.me.RuH2560withinמֵעַ֔יme.'AiH4578.My heartכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516is poured outנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210in griefלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776overעַל־'al-H5921the destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,because childrenעוֹלֵל֙o.LelH5768and infantsוְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.NekH3243faintבֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'a.TefH5848in the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityקִרְיָֽה׃ סkir.YahH7151.
12They cry outיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559to their mothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517: “Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is the grainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?”as they faintבְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤םbe.hit.'a.te.FamH5848like the woundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491in the streetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,as their livesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315fade awayבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210inאֶל־'el-H413the armsחֵ֖יקcheikH2436of their mothersאִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517.
13Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100can I say for youאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749? Towhatמָ֣הmahH4100can I compare youאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819,O Daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389? Towhatמָ֤הmahH4100can I liken youאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737,that I may console youוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162,O Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588your woundשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667is as deepגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419as the seaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220.Whoמִ֥יmiH4310can ever healיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495you?
14The visionsחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372of your prophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030were emptyשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and deceptiveוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602;they did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808exposeגִלּ֥וּ עַל־gi.Lu 'al-H1540H5921your guiltעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771to ward offלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725your captivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622.The burdensמַשְׂא֥וֹתmas.'otH4853they envisionedוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for youwere emptyשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723and misleadingוּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ סu.ma.du.ChimH4065.
15Allכָּל־kol-H3605who pass byעֹ֣בְרֵי דֶ֔רֶךְoe.rei De.rekhH5674H1870clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606their handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709at youעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921in scorn.They hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and shakeוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218atעַל־'al-H5921the Daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: “Is thisהֲזֹ֣אתha.ZotH2063the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892that was calledשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559the perfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632of beautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,the joyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?”
16Allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341openפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310against youעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921.They hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and gnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786their teethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127,sayingאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “We have swallowed her upבִּלָּ֑עְנוּ אַ֣ךְbi.La.'e.nu 'akhH1104H389.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is the dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117for which we have waitedשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960.We have livedמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672to see itרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200!”
Commentaries on Lamentations 2
- 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
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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