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Lamentations 5:2-18

2Ourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159isturnedנֶֽהֶפְכָ֣הne.hef.KhahH2015tostrangersלְזָרִ֔יםle.za.RimH2114, ourhousesH1004toaliensH5237.

3Weareorphansandfatherlessיְתוֹמִ֤יםye.to.MimH3490,ourmothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ'i.mo.Tei.nuH517areaswidowsכְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃ke.'al.ma.NotH490.

4Ourwaterמֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙mei.Mei.nuH4325havewetodrinkH8354formoneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,ourwoodעֵצֵ֖ינוּ'e.Tzei.nuH6086cometh untousforaprice.

5OurpursuersH7291areonournecksצַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙tza.va.Re.nuH6677: wearewearyיָגַ֖עְנוּya.Ga'.nuH3021, wehavenorestהֽוּנַֽחhu.nach-H5117.

6WehavegivenH5414thehandיָ֔דYadH3027toEgyptH4713, [and]toAsshurH804,tobesatisfiedH7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

7OurfathersH1havesinnedH2398, [and]theyarenot;andwebeartheiriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771.

8BondmenruleH4910overus:thereisnodelivereroutoftheirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

9Wehavetogetourbreadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899attheriskofourlivesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315,becauseoftheswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

10Ourskinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785glowethlikeanovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574,becauseoftheburningH2152heatזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152ofthefamineH7458.

11TheyhaveravishedthewomenH802inZionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,themaidsinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269werehangedנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518upbytheirhandבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027;thefacesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofeldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205werenothonoured.

13Theyoungוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288haveborneH5375themill,andtheyouthsH5288havestumbledH3782underthewoodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.

14TheeldersH2205haveceasedfromthegateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,theyoungבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970fromtheirmusic.

15Thejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885ofourheartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820hath ceased; ourdanceisturnedH2015intomourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60.

16Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850isfallenH5307fromourheadרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּro.She.nuH7218:woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188untous,forwehavesinnedH2398!

17Forthisourheartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820isfaintדָוֶה֙da.VehH1739;forthesethingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428oureyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869havegrowndimחָשְׁכ֥וּcha.she.KhuH2821,

18Becauseofthemountainהַר־har-H2022ofZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,whichisdesolateשֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔םshe.sha.MemH8074:foxesשׁוּעָלִ֖יםshu.'a.LimH7776walkH1980overit.

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