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Lamentations 2:11-22

11Mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869areconsumedwithtearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832,mybowelsH4578aretroubled;myliverכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516ispouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210upontheearthH776,becauseoftheruinH7667ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;becauseinfantandsuckling swooninthestreetsofthecity.

12Theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559totheirmothersH517,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346iscornandwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?whentheyswoonasthewoundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491inthestreetsofthecityעִ֔יר'IrH5892;whentheypourבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210outtheirsoulH5315intotheirmothers'bosomחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13WhatshallItaketowitnessforthee?whatshallIlikenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819unto thee,daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?WhatshallIequaltothee,thatImaycomfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee,virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?ForthyruinH7667isgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419astheseaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220:whowillhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?

14Thyprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030haveseenH2372vanityH7723andfollyforthee;andtheyhavenotrevealedH1540thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,toturnלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725awayH7725thycaptivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622;buthaveseenH2372forthee burdensoffalsehoodH7723andcausesofexpulsion.

15Allthatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674byclapH5606[their]handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709atthee;theyhissH8319andshakeH5128theirheadרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218atthedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:Isthisthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892whichtheycalled,Theperfectionofbeautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,Thejoyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885ofthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?

16Allthineenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341openפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310againstthee,theyhissH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theteethH8127:theysayH559,Wehaveswallowedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104[her]up;thisisforsooththedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117thatwelookedH7200for:wehavefoundH4672,wehaveseenH7200[it].

17Jehovahhathdonewhathehaddevised;hehath fulfilledhiswordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565whichhehadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680fromthedaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117ofold:hehaththrowndownהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040,andhathnotsparedחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550,andhehathcausedtheenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055overthee;hehathsetupthehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161ofthine adversaries.

18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedH6817untotheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136.Owallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofthedaughterH1323ofZionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,lettearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832rundownlikeatorrentdayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915:giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414thyselfnorespite;letnottheappleofthineeyeעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869rest.

19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965,cryרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442outinthenightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915,inthebeginningofthewatchesH821;pourשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210outthyheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820likewaterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325beforethefaceH6440oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136:liftשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375upthyhandsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709towardhimforthelifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315ofthy youngchildrenH5768,whofaintfromhungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458atthetopH7218ofallthestreetsחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

20Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,Jehovah,andconsiderH7200towhomthou hast donethis!ShallthewomenH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398theirfruitH6529,theinfantsthattheynursed?Shallpriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548andprophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030beslainH2026inthesanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720oftheLord?

21Thechildandtheoldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205manH5288lieH7901onthegroundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776inthestreetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351;myvirginsH1330andmyyoungH5288menH5288arefallenH5307bytheswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719: thou hastslainH2026[them]inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofthineangerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639; thou hastkilledהָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ha.Rag.taH2026, thou hastnotsparedחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.

22Thou hastcalledH7121up,asonthedayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117ofasetfeastמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150,myterrorsH4032oneveryside;andinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofJehovah'sangerאַף־'af-H639therewasH1961nonethatescapedorremained:thosethatIhavenursedandbroughtuphath mineenemyאֹיְבִ֥י'o.ye.ViH341consumed.

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