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Lamentations 4:17-20

17All the whileעוֹדֵ֙ינוּ֙o.dei.nuH5750our eyesעֵינֵ֔ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869were failingתִּכְלֶ֣ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615as we looked in vainהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892forאֶל־'el-H413helpעֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ'ez.ra.Te.nuH5833.We watchedבְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּbe.tzi.pi.ya.Te.nuH6836from our towersצִפִּ֔ינוּtzi.Pi.nuH6822forאֶל־'el-H413a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471thatcould notלֹ֥אlo'H3808save usיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ סyo.Shi.a'H3467.

18They stalkedצָד֣וּtza.DuH6679our every stepצְעָדֵ֔ינוּtze.'a.Dei.nuH6806,so that we could not walkמִלֶּ֖כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980in our streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֵ֑ינוּbir.cho.Tei.nuH7339.Our endקִצֵּ֛ינוּki.Tzei.nuH7093drew nearקָרַ֥בka.RavH7126,our timeיָמֵ֖ינוּ כִּי־ya.Mei.nu ki-H3117 H3588ran outמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390,for our endקִצֵּֽינוּ׃ סki.Tzei.nuH7093had comeבָ֥אva'H935!

19Those who chased usרֹדְפֵ֔ינוּro.de.Fei.nuH7291wereהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961swifterקַלִּ֤יםka.LimH7031than the eaglesמִנִּשְׁרֵ֖יmi.nish.ReiH5404in the skyשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;they pursued usדְּלָקֻ֔נוּde.la.Ku.nuH1814overעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022and ambushedאָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH693usin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057.

20The LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899,the breathר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of our lifeאַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙'a.Pei.nuH639,was capturedנִלְכַּ֖דnil.KadH3920in their pitsבִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םbish.chi.to.TamH7825.We had saidאָמַ֔רְנוּ'a.Mar.nuH559of himאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, “Under his shadowבְּצִלּ֖וֹbe.tzi.LoH6738we will liveנִֽחְיֶ֥הnich.YehH2421among the nationsבַגּוֹיִֽם׃ סva.go.YimH1471.”

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