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Lamentations 3:1-20

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.

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