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Lamentations 3

1Iamthemanהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397thathathseenH7200afflictionbytherodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626ofhiswrathH5678.

2MehathheledH5090,andbroughtintodarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,andnotintolightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

3Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389againstmehathheturnedיַהֲפֹ֥ךְya.ha.FokhH2015againandagainhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027allthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

4Myfleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320andmyskinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785hath hewastedaway, he hathbrokenH7665mybonesH6106.

5HehathbuiltH1129againstme,andencompassed [me]withgallandtoil.

6He hath mademetodwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427indarkבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285asthosethathavebeenlongH5769deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

7Hehath hedgedmeaboutthatIcannotgetout:hehathmadeH3513mychainheavyהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513.

8EvenwhenIcryאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199andshout,heshuttethoutmyprayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

9He hath inclosedmywaysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870withhewnבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496stoneH1496, he hath mademypathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410crooked.

10Heisunto me [as]abearדֹּ֣בdoH1677lyingH693inwaitאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693,alionאֲרִ֖י'ar.yehH738insecretH4565placesH4565.

11HehathturnedH5493asideH5493mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870,andpulledmeinpieces;hehathmadeH7760medesolateשֹׁמֵֽם׃sho.MemH8076.

12He hathbentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869hisbowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198,andsetוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niH5324meas a mark forthearrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.

13Hehath causedthearrowsofhisquiverאַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃'ash.pa.ToH827toenterintomyreins.

14IamH1961becomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961aderisiontoallmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;theirsongנְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.TamH5058allthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

15He hath satedmewithbitterness, he hathmademedrunkwithwormwoodלַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahH3939.

16He hath alsobrokenmyteethשִׁנָּ֔יshi.NaiH8127withgravelבֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.TzatzH2687stones, he hath covered mewithashesבָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferH665.

17Andthou hast removedmysoulH5315far offfrompeaceמִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.LomH7965:Ihaveforgottenנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5382prosperity.

18AndIsaidH559,Mystrengthisperishedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6,andmyhopeוְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.TiH8431inJehovah.

19Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142thou mine afflictionandmywandering,thewormwoodלַעֲנָ֥הla.'a.NahH3939andthegall.

20MysoulH5315hath [them] constantlyinremembranceH2142,andishumbledinme.

21—ThisIrecalltoheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820,thereforeH3651haveIhopeH3176.

22ItisofJehovah's loving-kindnesswearenotconsumed,becausehiscompassionsרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356failH3615not;

23theyarenewחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319everymorningH1242:greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227is thyfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530.

24Jehovahismyportionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506, saithmysoulH5315;thereforeH3651willIhopeH3176inhim.

25Jehovahisgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896untothemthatwaitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960forhim,tothesoulH5315[that] seekethhim.

26Itisgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896thatoneshouldboth wait,andthatinsilence,forthesalvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668ofJehovah.

27Itisgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896foramanלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397thathebearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923inhisyouthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271:

28Hesitteth solitaryandkeepeth silence,becausehehathlaidituponhim;

29heputtethhismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310inthedustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083,ifsobetheremaybehopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615;

30hegivethhischeekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895tohimthatsmitethhim;heisfilledfullwithreproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.

31FortheLordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136willnotcast offforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769;

32butifhehavecausedgriefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,hewillhavecompassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355accordingtothemultitudeH7230ofhisloving-kindnesses:

33forhedothnotwillinglyafflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031orgrievethechildrenofmenאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.

34Tocrushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792underfootH7272alltheprisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615oftheearthH776,

35toturnלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186asideH5186therightH4941ofamanגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397beforethefaceH6440oftheMostHigh,

36towrongamanH120inhiscauseH7379, —willnottheLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136seeH7200it?

37Whoishethatsaith,andtherecomethtopass,whattheLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136hathnotcommandedצִוָּֽה׃tzi.VahH6680?

38Outofthemouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310oftheMost High dothnotthereproceedevilH7451andgoodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896?

39Wherefore dothalivingmanH120complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.NenH596,amanH120forthepunishmentofhissinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?

40LetussearchH2713andtryourwaysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,andturnH7725againtoJehovah.

41Letusliftנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375upourheartלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824with[our]handsH3709untoGodאֵ֖ל'elH410intheheavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

42WehavetransgressedH6586andhaverebelledH4784: thou hastnotpardoned.

43Thou hast covered thyselfwithangerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639,andpursuedH7291us; thou hastslainH2026, thou hastnotsparedחָמָֽלְתָּ׃cha.Mal.taH2550.

44Thou hast covered thyselfwithacloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051,thatprayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605should notpassH5674through.

45Thou hastmadeH7760ustheoffscouringandrefuseinthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthepeoplesH5971.

46Allourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341haveopenedפָּצ֥וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶ֖םpi.HemH6310againstus.

47FearH6343andthepitוָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chatH6354areH1961comeuponus,devastationandruinH7667.

48Mineeyeעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869runnethdownתֵּרַ֣דte.RadH3381withstreamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325fortheruinH7667ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

49Mineeyeעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869pourethdown,andceasethnot,withoutanyintermission,

50tillJehovahlookH7200downיַשְׁקִ֣יףyash.KifH8259andbeholdfromtheheavensמִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

51Mineeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869affectethmysoulH5315,becauseofallthedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmycityעִירִֽי׃ ס'i.RiH5892.

52Theythataremineenemiesאֹיְבַ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600have chasedmesore likeabirdכַּצִּפּ֖וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833.

53They havecutoffmylifeחַיָּ֔יchai.YaiH2416inapitבַבּוֹר֙va.bOrH953,andcastastoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68uponme.

54Watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325streamedovermyheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218;IsaidH559,Iamcutנִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סnig.Za.re.tiH1504off.

55Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121uponthynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034,Jehovah, outofthelowestpitמִבּ֖וֹרmi.BorH953.

56Thou hastheardH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963:hideתַּעְלֵ֧םta'.LemH5956notthineearאָזְנְךָ֛'a.ze.ne.KhaH241atmysighing,atmycryלְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃le.shav.'a.TiH7775.

57Thou drewestnearinthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIcalledאֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ'ek.ra.'E.kaH7121uponthee; thou saidst,Fearתִּירָֽא׃ סti.Ra'H3372not.

58Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136, thou hastpleadedthecauseH7379ofmysoulH5315, thou hastredeemedגָּאַ֥לְתָּga.'Al.taH1350mylifeH5315.

59Jehovah, thou hastseenH7200mywrong:judgeשָׁפְטָ֖הsha.fe.TahH8199thoumycause.

60Thou hastseenH7200alltheirvengeanceנִקְמָתָ֔םnik.ma.TamH5360,alltheirimaginationsagainstme.

61Thou hastheardH8085theirreproachחֶרְפָּתָם֙cher.pa.TamH2781,OJehovah,alltheirimaginationsagainstme;

62thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193ofthosethatriseקָמַי֙ka.MaiH6965upagainstmeandtheirmeditationagainstmeallthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

63BeholdthoutheirsittingH3427downH3427andtheirrisingup:Iamtheirsong.

64Renderuntothemarecompence,OJehovah,accordingtotheworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639oftheirhandsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027;

65giveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414themobduracyofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820, thycurseuntothem;

66pursueתִּרְדֹּ֤ףtir.DofH7291theminangerבְּאַף֙be.'AfH639,anddestroyוְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.tash.mi.DemH8045themfromundertheheavensשְׁמֵ֥יshe.MeiH8064ofJehovah.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3

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