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Lamentations 1:18-22

18The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662;for I have rebelledמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784against his commandmentפִ֣יהוּFi.huH6310:hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,I pray you, all peopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.mimH5971,and beholdוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200my sorrowמַכְאֹבִ֔יmakh.'o.ViH4341:my virginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and my young menוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970are goneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121for my loversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157, butthey deceivedרִמּ֔וּנִיri.Mu.niH7411me: my priestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548and mine eldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205gave up the ghostגָּוָ֑עוּga.Va.'uH1478in the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,while they soughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245their meatאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400to relieveוְיָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725their soulsנַפְשָֽׁם׃ סnaf.ShamH5315.

20Beholdרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,O Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068; for I amin distressH6887:my bowelsמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578are troubledחֳמַרְמָ֔רוּcho.mar.Ma.ruH2560;mine heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820is turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015withinבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130me; for I have grievouslyמָר֖וֹma.RoH4784rebelledמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784:abroadמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719bereavethשִׁכְּלָה־shi.ke.lah-H7921,at homeבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004there isas deathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21They have heardשָׁמְע֞וּsha.me.'UH8085that I sighנֶאֱנָחָ֣הne.'e.na.ChahH584: there isnone to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162me: all mine enemiesאֹ֨יְבַ֜י'o.ye.VaiH341have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of my troubleרָֽעָתִי֙ra.'a.TiH7451;they are gladשָׂ֔שׂוּSa.suH7797that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it:thou wilt bringהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117thatthou hast calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121,and they shall be likeכָמֽוֹנִי׃ סkha.Mo.niH3644unto me.

22Let all their wickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and doוְעוֹלֵ֣לve.'o.LelH5953unto them, as thou hast doneעוֹלַ֛לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953unto me for all my transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588:for my sighsאַנְחֹתַ֖י'an.cho.TaiH585aremanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227,and my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.

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