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Lamentations 4:1-6

1Howאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349the goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091has become tarnishedיוּעַ֣םyu.'AmH6004,the pureהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896goldהַכֶּ֣תֶםha.Ke.temH3800has become dullיִשְׁנֶ֖אyish.Ne'H8132!The gemsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of the templeקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944lie scatteredתִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙tish.ta.Pe.khe.nahH8210on everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351cornerבְּרֹ֖אשׁbe.RoshH7218.

2Howאֵיכָ֤ה'ei.KhahH349the preciousהַיְקָרִ֔יםhay.ka.RimH3368sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,once worth their weightהַמְסֻלָּאִ֖יםham.su.la.'ImH5537in pure goldבַּפָּ֑זba.PazH6337,are now esteemedנֶחְשְׁבוּ֙nech.she.VuH2803as jarsלְנִבְלֵי־le.niv.lei-H5035of clayחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of a potter’sיוֹצֵֽר׃ סyo.TzerH3335handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027!

3Evenגַּם־gam-H1571jackalsתַּנִּים֙ta.ninH8577offerחָ֣לְצוּChal.tzuH2502their breastsשַׁ֔דShadH7699to nurseהֵינִ֖יקוּhei.Ni.kuH3243their youngגּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgu.rei.HenH1482, butthe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971has become cruelלְאַכְזָ֔רle.'akh.ZarH393,likeH3588an ostrichכַּיְעֵנִ֖יםka.e.nimH3283in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ סba.mid.BarH4057.

4The nursing infant’sיוֹנֵ֛קyo.NekH3243tongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956clingsדָּבַ֨קda.VakH1692in thirstבַּצָּמָ֑אba.tza.Ma'H6772toאֶל־'el-H413the roof of his mouthחכּ֖וֹchi.KoH2441.Little childrenעֽוֹלָלִים֙o.la.LimH5768beg forשָׁ֣אֲלוּSha.'a.luH7592breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,but noאֵ֥ין'einH369one gives them anyפֹּרֵ֖שׂpo.ResH6566.

5Those who once ateהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398delicaciesלְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔יםle.Ma.'a.da.NimH4574are destituteנָשַׁ֖מּוּna.Sha.muH8074in the streetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351;those brought upהָאֱמֻנִים֙ha.'e.mu.NimH539inעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921crimsonתוֹלָ֔עto.La'H8438huddleחִבְּק֖וּchi.be.KuH2263in ash heapsאַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ ס'ash.pa.TotH830.

6The punishmentעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971is greaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanמֵֽחַטַּ֖אתme.cha.TatH2403thatof Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467,which was overthrownהַֽהֲפוּכָ֣הha.ha.fu.KhahH2015inכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644an instantרָ֔גַעRa.ga'H7281withoutוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808a handיָדָֽיִם׃ סya.Da.yimH3027turned to helpחָ֥לוּCha.luH2342her.

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