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Lamentations 4:3-10

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.

7Her dignitariesנְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ne.zi.Rei.haH5139were brighterזַכּ֤וּza.KuH2141than snowמִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmi.She.legH7950,whiterצַח֖וּtza.ChuH6705than milkמֵחָלָ֑בme.cha.LavH2461;their bodiesעֶ֙צֶם֙'e.tzemH6106were more ruddyאָ֤דְמוּ'A.de.muH119than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֔יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443,their appearanceגִּזְרָתָֽם׃ סgiz.ra.TamH1508like sapphiresסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601.

8But now their appearanceתָּֽאֳרָ֔םto.'o.RamH8389is blackerחָשַׁ֤ךְcha.ShakhH2821than sootמִשְּׁחוֹר֙mi.she.chOrH7815;they are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808recognizedנִכְּר֖וּni.ke.RuH5234in the streetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351.Their skinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785has shriveledצָפַ֤דtza.FadH6821onעַל־'al-H5921their bonesעַצְמָ֔ם'atz.MamH6106;it has becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961as dryH3001as a stickכָעֵֽץ׃ סkha.'EtzH6086.

9Those slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719areהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961better offטוֹבִ֤יםto.VimH2896than those who dieמֵֽחַלְלֵ֖יme.cha.LeiH2491of hungerרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458,whoשֶׁ֣הֵ֤םshe.HemH1992waste awayיָז֙וּבוּ֙ya.Zu.vuH2100,pierced with painמְדֻקָּרִ֔יםme.du.ka.RimH1856because the fieldsשָׂדָֽי׃ סsa.DaiH7704lack produceמִתְּנוּבֹ֖תmi.te.nu.VotH8570.

10The handsיְדֵ֗יye.DeiH3027of compassionateרַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹתra.cha.Ma.ni.YotH7362womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802have cookedבִּשְּׁל֖וּbi.she.LuH1310their own childrenיַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal.dei.HenH3206,who becameהָי֤וּha.YuH1961their foodלְבָרוֹת֙le.va.rOtH1262in the destructionבְּשֶׁ֖בֶרbe.She.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

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