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Lamentations 4:12-16

12The kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808believeהֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙he.'e.Mi.nuH539,nor anyכֹּ֖לkholH3605peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵ֑לte.VelH8398,thatכִּ֤יkiH3588an enemyצַ֣רtzarH6862or a foeוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341could enterיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13But this wasfor the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתme.cha.TotH2403of her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֔יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030and the guiltעֲוֹנ֖וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548,who shedהַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםha.sho.fe.KhimH8210the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃ סtza.di.KimH6662in her midstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130.

14They wanderedנָע֤וּna.'UH5128blindעִוְרִים֙'iv.RimH5787in the streetsבַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351,defiledנְגֹֽאֲל֖וּne.go.'a.LuH1351by this bloodבַּדָּ֑םba.DamH1818,so that noבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808one daredיֽוּכְל֔וּyu.khe.LuH3201to touchיִגְּע֖וּyi.ge.'UH5060their garmentsבִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ סbil.vu.shei.HemH3830.

15“Go awayס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493!Uncleanטָמֵ֞אta.Me'H2931!”men shoutedקָ֣רְאוּKa.re.'uH7121at them. “Awayס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493,awayס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493!Do notאַל־'al-H408touch usתִּגָּ֔עוּti.Ga.'uH5060!”Soכִּ֥יkiH3588they fledנָצ֖וּna.TzuH5132andגַּם־gam-H1571wanderedנָ֑עוּNa.'uH5128.Among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471it was saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “They can stayלָגֽוּר׃ סla.GurH1481here noלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerיוֹסִ֖יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254.”

16The presenceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has scattered themחִלְּקָ֔םchi.le.KamH2505;He regards themלְהַבִּיטָ֑םle.ha.bi.TamH5027noלֹ֥אlo'H3808moreיוֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254.The priestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548are shown no honorפְּנֵ֤י לֹ֣א נָשָׂ֔אוּpe.Nei lo' na.Sa.'uH3808 H6440 H5375;the eldersוּזְקֵנִ֖יםvu.ze.ke.nimH2205find noלֹ֥אlo'H3808favorחָנָֽנוּ׃ סcha.Na.nuH2603.

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