Berean Standard Bible

Lamentations 3:1-36

1Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589am the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397who has seenרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200afflictionעֳנִ֔י'o.NiH6040under the rodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of God’s wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.

2אוֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853He has driven me awayנָהַ֛גna.HagH5090and made me walkוַיֹּלַ֖ךְvai.yo.LakhH1980in darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822instead ofוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

3Indeedאַ֣ךְ'akhH389,He keeps turningיָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְya.Shuv ya.ha.FokhH7725 H2015His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027against meall day longכָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ סkol- hai.YomH3605 H3117.

4He has worn awayבִּלָּ֤הbi.LahH1086my fleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320and skinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785;He has shatteredשִׁבַּ֖רshi.BarH7665my bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃atz.mo.TaiH6106.

5He has besiegedבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921and surrounded meוַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.KafH5362with bitternessרֹ֥אשׁroshH7219and hardshipוּתְלָאָֽה׃u.te.la.'AhH8513.

6He has made me dwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427in darknessבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285like those deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191for agesעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

7He has walled me inגָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛יga.Dar ba.'a.DiH1443 H1157so I cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808escapeאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318;He has weighed me downהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513with chainsנְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.TiH5178.

8Evenגַּ֣םgamH1571whenכִּ֤יkiH3588I cry outאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199and plead for helpוַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768,He shuts outשָׂתַ֖םsa.TamH5640my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

9He has barredגָּדַ֤רga.DarH1443my waysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870with cut stonesבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496;He has made my pathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410crookedעִוָּֽה׃ ס'i.VahH5753.

10Heהוּא֙hu'H1931is a bearדֹּ֣בdoH1677lying in waitאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693,a lionאֲרִ֖י'ar.yehH738hiding in ambushבְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃be.mis.ta.RimH4565.

11He forced me offסוֹרֵ֛רso.RerH5493my pathדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870and tore me to piecesוַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִיvay.fa.she.Che.niH6582;He left meשָׂמַ֥נִיsa.Ma.niH7760without helpשֹׁמֵֽם׃sho.MemH8076.

12He bentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869His bowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198and set meוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niH5324as the targetכַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'H4307for His arrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.

13He piercedהֵבִיא֙he.Vi'H935my kidneysבְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔יbe.khil.yo.TaiH3629with His arrowsבְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃be.Nei 'ash.pa.ToH1121 H827.

14I amהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a laughingstockשְּׂחֹק֙se.ChokH7814to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;they mock me in songנְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.TamH5058all day longכָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃kol- hai.YomH3605 H3117.

15He has filled meהִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִיhis.bi.'A.niH7646with bitternessבַמְּרוֹרִ֖יםva.me.ro.RimH4844;He has intoxicated meהִרְוַ֥נִיhir.Va.niH7301with wormwoodלַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahH3939.

16He has groundוַיַּגְרֵ֤סvai.yag.ResH1638my teethשִׁנָּ֔יshi.NaiH8127with gravelבֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.TzatzH2687and trampled meהִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִיhikh.pi.Sha.niH3728in the dustבָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferH665.

17My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315has been deprivedוַתִּזְנַ֧חva.tiz.NachH2186of peaceמִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.LomH7965;I have forgottenנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5382what prosperity isטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

18So I sayוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559, “My strengthנִצְחִ֔יnitz.ChiH5331has perishedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6,along with my hopeוְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.TiH8431from the LORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.”

19Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142my afflictionעָנְיִ֥י'a.ne.YiH6040and wanderingוּמְרוּדִ֖יu.me.ru.DiH4788,the wormwoodלַעֲנָ֥הla.'a.NahH3939and the gallוָרֹֽאשׁ׃va.RoshH7219.

20Surelyזָכ֣וֹרza.KhorH2142my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315remembersתִּזְכּ֔וֹרtiz.KorH2142and is humbledוְתָשׁ֥וֹחַve.ta.shi.achH7743within meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.

21Yet I callאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063toאֶל־'el-H413mindלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820,and thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I have hopeאוֹחִֽיל׃ ס'o.ChilH3176:

22Because ofכִּ֣יkiH3588the loving devotionחַֽסְדֵ֤יchas.DeiH2617of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068we are notלֹא־lo'-H3808consumedתָ֔מְנוּTa.me.nuH8552,forכִּ֥יkiH3588His merciesרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356neverלֹא־lo'-H3808failכָל֖וּkha.LuH3615.

23They are new every morningחֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔יםcha.da.Shim la.be.ka.RimH2319 H1242;greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227is Your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530!

24“The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is my portionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506,”saysאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315, “thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I will hopeאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176in Him.”

25The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to those who wait for Himלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960,to the soulלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315who seeks Himתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875.

26It is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to waitוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH3175quietlyוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748for the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27It is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־la.Ge.ver ki-H1397 H3588to bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923while he is still youngבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.

28Let him sitיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910in silenceוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDhas laid itנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190upon himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

29Let him buryיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414his faceפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310in the dustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083—perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426still hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

30Let him offerיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414his cheekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895to the one who would strike himלְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huH5221;let him be filledיִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'H7646with reproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.

31Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cast us offיִזְנַ֛חyiz.NachH2186foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

32Evenכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518He causes griefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,He will show compassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355according to His abundantכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230loving devotionחֲסָדָֽיו׃chas.dovH2617.

33Forכִּ֣יkiH3588He does notלֹ֤אlo'H3808willinglyמִלִּבּ֔וֹmi.li.BoH3820afflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031or grieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013the sonsבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.

34To crushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792underfootתַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יוTa.chat rag.LavH8478 H7272allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the prisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

35to denyלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186a manגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397justiceמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941beforeנֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥יNe.ged pe.NeiH5048 H6440the Most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945,

36to subvertלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in his lawsuitבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379—of these the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808approveרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200.

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