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Lamentations 3:40-47

40Let us examineנַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.SahH2664and testוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713our waysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,and turn backוְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725toעַד־'ad-H5704the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

41Let us lift upנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375our heartsלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824אֶל־'el-H413and handsכַּפָּ֔יִםka.Pa.yimH3709toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֖ל'elH410in heavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064:

42“Weנַ֤חְנוּNach.nuH5168have sinnedפָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙fa.Sha'.nuH6586and rebelledוּמָרִ֔ינוּu.ma.Ri.nuH4784;Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808forgivenסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ סsa.La.che.taH5545.”

43You have coveredסַכֹּ֤תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526Yourself in angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639and pursued usוַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּva.tir.de.Fe.nuH7291;You have killedהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808pityחָמָֽלְתָּ׃cha.Mal.taH2550.

44You have coveredסַכּ֤וֹתָהsa.Ko.tahH5526Yourselfwith a cloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051that no prayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605can pass throughמֵעֲב֖וֹרme.'a.VorH5674.

45You have made usתְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760scumסְחִ֧יse.ChiH5501and refuseוּמָא֛וֹסu.ma.'osH3973amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the nationsהָעַמִּֽים׃ סha.'a.MimH5971.

46Allכָּל־kol-H3605our enemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341openפָּצ֥וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶ֖םpi.HemH6310against usעָלֵ֛ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.

47Panicפַּ֧חַדPa.chadH6343and pitfallוָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chatH6354have comeהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961upon us—devastationהַשֵּׁ֥אתha.ShetH7612and destructionוְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ve.ha.Sha.verH7667.

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