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Lamentations 3:40-54

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.

48Streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of tearsמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325flowתֵּרַ֣דte.RadH3381from my eyesעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869overעַל־'al-H5921the destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

49My eyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869overflowנִגְּרָ֛הni.ge.RahH5064unceasinglyוְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖הve.Lo' tid.MehH3808 H1820,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369reliefהֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ha.fu.GotH2014,

50untilעַד־'ad-H5704the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068looks downיַשְׁקִ֣יףyash.KifH8259from heavenמִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064and seesוְיֵ֔רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200.

51My eyesעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869bring griefעֽוֹלְלָ֣ה'o.LahH5953to my soulלְנַפְשִׁ֔יle.naf.ShiH5315because of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of my cityעִירִֽי׃ ס'i.RiH5892.

52Without causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600my enemiesאֹיְבַ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341hunted meH6679like a birdכַּצִּפּ֖וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833.

53They dropped meצָֽמְת֤וּtza.me.TuH6789aliveחַיָּ֔יchai.YaiH2416into a pitבַבּוֹר֙va.bOrH953and castוַיַּדּוּ־vai.ya.du-H3034stonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68upon me.

54The watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325flowedצָֽפוּ־tza.fu-H6687overעַל־'al-H5921my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218,and I thoughtאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I was going to dieנִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סnig.Za.re.tiH1504.

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