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Lamentations 2:3-5

3He hath cut offגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438in hisfierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639all the hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:he hath drawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268his right handיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,and he burnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197against Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784, whichdevourethאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398round aboutסָבִֽיב׃ סsa.VivH5439.

4He hath bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869his bowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341:he stoodנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324with his right handיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225as an adversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862,and slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026all that werepleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726:he poured outשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210his furyחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136was as an enemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.YevH341:he hath swallowed upבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,he hath swallowed upבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104all her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759:he hath destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843his strong holdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013,and hath increasedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revH7235in the daughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mourningתַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta.'a.ni.YahH8386and lamentationוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.ni.YahH592.

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