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Lamentations 4:3-12 3 Even the jackals offer the breast שַׁ֔ד Shad H7699 , they give suck H3243 to their young ; the daughter בַּת־ bat- H1323 of my people עַמִּ֣י 'a.Mi H5971 is become cruel לְאַכְזָ֔ר le.'akh.Zar H393 , like the ostriches in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ ס ba.mid.Bar H4057 . 4 The tongue לְשׁ֥וֹן le.Shon H3956 of the sucking child H5768 cleaveth to the roof of his mouth H2441 for thirst בַּצָּמָ֑א ba.tza.Ma' H6772 ; the young children H5768 ask שָׁ֣אֲלוּ Sha.'a.lu H7592 bread לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem H3899 , no man breaketh it unto them . 5 They that fed delicately are desolate נָשַׁ֖מּוּ na.Sha.mu H8074 in the streets בַּחוּצ֑וֹת ba.chu.Tzot H2351 ; they that were brought up in scarlet H8438 embrace H2263 dung-hills. 6 And the punishment H5771 of the iniquity עֲוֹ֣ן 'a.Von H5771 of the daughter בַּת־ bat- H1323 of my people עַמִּ֔י 'a.Mi H5971 is greater וַיִּגְדַּל֙ vai.yig.Dal H1431 than the reward of the sin מֵֽחַטַּ֖את me.cha.Tat H2403 of Sodom סְדֹ֑ם se.Dom H5467 , which was overthrown as in a moment רָ֔גַע Ra.ga' H7281 , and no hands יָדָֽיִם׃ ס ya.Da.yim H3027 were violently laid upon her . 7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow מִשֶּׁ֔לֶג mi.She.leg H7950 , whiter than milk מֵחָלָ֑ב me.cha.Lav H2461 ; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire סַפִּ֖יר sa.Pir H5601 . 8 Their visage is H1961 darker than blackness, they are not known in the streets בַּחוּצ֑וֹת ba.chu.Tzot H2351 ; their skin עוֹרָם֙ o.Ram H5785 cleaveth to their bones עַצְמָ֔ם 'atz.Mam H6106 , it is H1961 withered H3001 , it is H1961 become הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah H1961 like a stick . 9 The slain חַלְלֵי־ cha.lei- H2491 with the sword חֶ֔רֶב Che.rev H2719 are happier than the slain מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖י me.cha.Lei H2491 with hunger רָעָ֑ב ra.'Av H7458 ; for these pine away , stricken through for want of the fruits H8570 of the field שָׂדָֽי׃ ס sa.Dai H7704 . 11 Jehovah hath accomplished his fury ; he hath poured שָׁפַ֖ךְ sha.Fakh H8210 out his fierce anger אַפּ֑וֹ 'a.Po H639 , and hath kindled H3341 a fire אֵ֣שׁ 'esh H784 in Zion בְּצִיּ֔וֹן be.tzi.Yon H6726 , which hath consumed H398 the foundations יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס ye.so.do.Tei.ha H3247 thereof. 12 The kings מַלְכֵי־ mal.khei- H4428 of the earth אֶ֔רֶץ 'E.retz H776 , and all the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵ֣י yo.she.Vei H3427 of the world תֵבֵ֑ל te.Vel H8398 , would not have believed H539 that the adversary and the enemy וְאוֹיֵ֔ב ve.'o.Yev H341 should enter into the gates H8179 of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 . Read all of Lamentations 4 ← Lamentations 3 Lamentations 5 → Commentaries on Lamentations 4 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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