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Lamentations 2:13-19

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-H1540 H5921your 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.rekhH5674 H1870clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.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 'akhH1104 H389.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is the dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117for which we have waitedשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960.We have livedמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672to see itרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200!”

17The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He plannedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161;He has accomplishedבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214His decreeאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He ordainedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680in daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924;He has overthrown youהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pityחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550.He has let the enemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341gloatוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055over youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921and exaltedהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311the hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of your foesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18The heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820of the peoplecry outצָעַ֥קtza.'AkH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136.O wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,let your tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832run downהוֹרִ֨ידִיho.Ri.diH3381like a riverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915.Giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414yourselfnoאַֽל־'al-H408reliefפוּגַת֙fu.GatH6314,and your eyesבַּת־ עֵינֵֽךְ׃ סbat- 'ei.NekhH5869 H1323noאַל־'al-H408restתִּדֹּ֖םti.DomH1826.

19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965,cry outרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442in the nightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915from the firstלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218watch of the nightאַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.RotH821.Pour outשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210your heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820like waterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325inנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136.Lift upשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375your handsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709to Himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413forעַל־'al-H5921the livesנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315of your childrenעֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְo.la.La.yikhH5768who are faintingהָעֲטוּפִ֥יםha.'a.tu.FimH5848from hungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458on the cornerבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

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