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Lamentations 3:56-63

56You heardשָׁמָ֑עְתָּsha.Ma.'e.taH8085my pleaקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963: “Do notאַל־'al-H408ignoreתַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ta'.Lem 'a.ze.ne.KhaH5956 H241my cryלְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃le.shav.'a.TiH7775for reliefלְרַוְחָתִ֖יle.rav.cha.TiH7309.”

57You drew nearקָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ka.Rav.taH7126whenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117I called on Youאֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ'ek.ra.'E.kaH7121;You saidאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָֽא׃ סti.Ra'H3372.”

58You defendרַ֧בְתָּRav.taH7378myנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315causeרִיבֵ֥יri.VeiH7379,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136;You redeemגָּאַ֥לְתָּga.'Al.taH1350my lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.

59You have seenרָאִ֤יתָהra.'I.tahH7200,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the wrong done to meעַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י'a.Va.ta.TiH5792;vindicateשָׁפְטָ֖הsha.fe.TahH8199my causeמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941!

60You have seenרָאִ֙יתָה֙ra.'I.tahH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605their maliceנִקְמָתָ֔םnik.ma.TamH5360,allכָּל־kol-H3605their plotsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmach.she.vo.TamH4284against me.

61O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,You have heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085their insultsחֶרְפָּתָם֙cher.pa.TamH2781,allכָּל־kol-H3605their plotsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmach.she.vo.TamH4284against meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921—

62the slanderשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193and murmuringוְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔םve.heg.yo.NamH1902of my assailantsקָמַי֙ka.MaiH6965against meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

63When they sitשִׁבְתָּ֤םshiv.TamH7675and when they riseוְקִֽימָתָם֙ve.ki.ma.TamH7012,see howהַבִּ֔יטָהha.Bi.tahH5027they mock me in songאֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ ס'a.Ni man.gi.na.TamH589 H4485.

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