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Lamentations 2:18-22

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.

20Beholdרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and considerוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027to whom thou hast doneעוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953thisכֹּ֑הKohH3541.Shall the womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398their fruitפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529, andchildrenעֹלֲלֵ֣י'o.la.LeiH5768of a span longטִפֻּחִ֔יםti.pu.ChimH2949?shall the priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and the prophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030be slainיֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.RegH2026in the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136?

21The youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and the oldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205lieשָׁכְב֨וּsha.khe.VuH7901on the groundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776in the streetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351:my virginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and my young menוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970are fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719;thou hast slainהָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ha.Rag.taH2026themin the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of thine angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639;thou hast killedטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873, andnot pitiedחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.

22Thou hast calledתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121as in a solemnמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150dayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117my terrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032round aboutמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,so that in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639none escapedפָּלִ֣יטpa.LitH6412nor remainedוְשָׂרִ֑ידve.sa.RidH8300:those that I have swaddledטִפַּ֥חְתִּיti.Pach.tiH2946and brought upוְרִבִּ֖יתִיve.ri.Bi.tiH7235hath mine enemyאֹיְבִ֥י'o.ye.ViH341consumedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615.

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