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Lamentations 2:13-19

13What thing shall I take to witnessאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749for thee? what thingH4100shall I likenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819to thee, O daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?what shall I equalאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737to thee, that I may comfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee, O virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?for thy breachשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667isgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419like the seaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220:who can healיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?

14Thy prophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030have seenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372vainשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and foolish thingsוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602for thee: and they have not discoveredגִלּ֥וּgi.LuH1540thine iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,to turn awayלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thy captivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622;but have seenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for thee falseשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723burdensH4864and causes of banishmentוּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ סu.ma.du.ChimH4065.

15All that passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674by clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709at theeדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870;they hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and wagוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128their headרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218at the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, saying, Isthis the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892that mencallשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559The perfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632of beautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,The joyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885of the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?

16All thine enemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341have openedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310against thee: they hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and gnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786the teethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127:they sayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, We have swallowed herupבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104:certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389this isthe dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117that we looked forשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960;we have foundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672,we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200it.

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hath doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213thatwhich he had devisedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161;he hath fulfilledבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214his wordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565that he had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680in the daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924:he hath thrown downהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040,and hath not pitiedחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550: and he hath caused thineenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341to rejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055over thee, he hath set upהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311the hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of thine adversariesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18Their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedצָעַ֥קtza.'AkH6817unto the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,O wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,let tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832run downהוֹרִ֨ידִיho.Ri.diH3381like a riverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915:giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414thyself no restפוּגַת֙fu.GatH6314;let not the appleבַּת־bat-H1323of thine eyeעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869ceaseתִּדֹּ֖םti.DomH1826.

19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965,cry outרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442in the nightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915:in the beginningלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218of the watchesאַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.RotH821pour outשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210thine heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820like waterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325beforeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136:lift upשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375thy handsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709toward him for the lifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315of thy young childrenעֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְo.la.La.yikhH5768,that faintהָעֲטוּפִ֥יםha.'a.tu.FimH5848for hungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458in the topבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of every streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

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