Berean Standard Bible

Lamentations 5

1Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100has happenedהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961to us.Lookהַבִּ֖יטָהha.beithH5027and seeוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853our disgraceחֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃cher.pa.Te.nuH2781!

2Our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159has been turned overנֶֽהֶפְכָ֣הne.hef.KhahH2015to strangersלְזָרִ֔יםle.za.RimH2114,our housesבָּתֵּ֖ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004to foreignersלְנָכְרִֽים׃le.na.khe.RimH5237.

3We have becomeהָיִ֙ינוּ֙ha.Yi.nuH1961fatherlessוְאֵ֣ין אָ֔בve.ein 'AvH369 H1orphansיְתוֹמִ֤יםye.to.MimH3490;our mothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ'i.mo.Tei.nuH517are widowsכְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃ke.'al.ma.NotH490.

4We must buyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701the waterמֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙mei.Mei.nuH4325we drinkשָׁתִ֔ינוּsha.Ti.nuH8354;our woodעֵצֵ֖ינוּ'e.Tzei.nuH6086comesיָבֹֽאוּ׃ya.Vo.'uH935at a priceבִּמְחִ֥ירbim.ChirH4242.

5We are closelyעַ֤ל צַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙'al tza.va.Re.nuH5921 H6677pursuedנִרְדָּ֔פְנוּnir.Da.fe.nuH7291;we are wearyיָגַ֖עְנוּya.Ga'.nuH3021and findnoוְלֹ֥אve.lo'H3808restהֽוּנַֽחhu.nach-H5117.

6We submittedנָתַ֣נּוּ יָ֔דna.Ta.nu YadH5414 H3027to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714andAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804to get enoughלִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽlis.Bo.a'H7646breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

7Our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1sinnedחָֽטְאוּ֙cha.te.'UH2398and areno moreוְאֵינָ֔םve.ei.namH369,but weוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.nach.nuH587bearסָבָֽלְנוּ׃sa.Val.nuH5445their punishmentעֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771.

8Slavesעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over us; there isno oneאֵ֥ין'einH369to deliver usפֹּרֵ֖קpo.RekH6561from their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

9We getנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935our breadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899at the risk of our livesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719in the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

10Our skinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785is as hotנִכְמָ֔רוּnikh.Ma.ruH3648as an ovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574withמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440feverזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152from our hungerרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

11Womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802have been ravishedעִנּ֔וּ'i.NuH6031in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,virginsבְּתֻלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269have been hung upנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518by their handsבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027;eldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205receive noלֹ֥אlo'H3808respectפְּנֵ֥י נֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃pe.Nei neh.Da.ruH6440 H1921.

13Young menבַּחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH970toilנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375at millstonesטְח֣וֹןte.ChonH2911;boysוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288staggerכָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ka.Sha.luH3782under loads of woodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.

14The eldersזְקֵנִים֙ze.ke.NimH2205have leftשָׁבָ֔תוּsha.Va.tuH7673the city gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179;the young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970have stoppedtheir musicמִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃mi.ne.gi.na.TamH5058.

15Joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885has leftשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673our heartsלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820;our dancingמְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃me.cho.Le.nuH4234has turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015to mourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60.

16The crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850has fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307from our headרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּro.She.nuH7218.Woeאֽוֹי־ נָ֥א'o- na'H188 H4994to us,forכִּ֥יkiH3588we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398!

17Because ofעַל־'al-H5921thisזֶ֗הZehH2088,our heartsלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820areהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961faintדָוֶה֙da.VehH1739;because ofעַל־'al-H5921theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428,our eyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869grow dimחָשְׁכ֥וּcha.she.KhuH2821—

18because ofעַ֤ל'alH5921Mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,which lies desolateשֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔םshe.sha.MemH8074,patrolledהִלְּכוּ־hi.le.khu-H1980by foxesשׁוּעָלִ֖יםshu.'a.LimH7776.

19Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,reignתֵּשֵׁ֔בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769;Your throneכִּסְאֲךָ֖kis.'a.KhaH3678endures from generationלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755to generationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

20Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have You forgotten usתִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּtish.ka.Che.nuH7911foreverלָנֶ֙צַח֙la.Ne.tzachH5331?Why have You forsaken usתַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800for so longלְאֹ֥רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃le.'O.rekh ya.MimH753 H3117?

21Restore usהֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725to Yourselfאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413,O LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,so we may returnוְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָהve.na.shuvH7725;renewחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318our daysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117as of oldכְּקֶֽדֶם׃ke.Ke.demH6924,

22unlessכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518You have utterly rejected usH3988and remain angryקָצַ֥פְתָּka.Tzaf.taH7107with usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921beyond measureעַד־ מְאֹֽד׃'ad- me.'OdH5704 H3966.

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