Berean Standard Bible
Lamentations 2:18-22
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.NekhH5869H1323noאַל־'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.
20Lookרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and considerוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027:Whomלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310have You ever treatedעוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953like thisכֹּ֑הKohH3541?Shouldאִם־'im-H518womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398their offspringפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529,the infantsעֹלֲלֵ֣י'o.la.LeiH5768they have nurturedטִפֻּחִ֔יםti.pu.ChimH2949?Should priestsכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and prophetsוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030be killedיֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.RegH2026in the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the Lordאִם־ אֲדֹנָ֖י'im- 'a.do.NaiH136H518?
21Both youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and oldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205lie togetherשָׁכְב֨וּsha.khe.VuH7901in the dustלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776of the streetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351.My young menוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970and maidensבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.You have slainהָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ha.Rag.taH2026themin the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of Your angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639;You have slaughteredטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873themwithoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808compassionחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.
22You summonedתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121my terrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032on every sideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,as for the dayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117of an appointed feastמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150.In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639noוְלֹ֥א הָיָ֛הve.Lo' ha.YahH3808H1961one escapedפָּלִ֣יטpa.LitH6412or survivedוְשָׂרִ֑ידve.sa.RidH8300;my enemyאֹיְבִ֥י'o.ye.ViH341has destroyedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I nurturedטִפַּ֥חְתִּיti.Pach.tiH2946and rearedוְרִבִּ֖יתִיve.ri.Bi.tiH7235.
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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