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Lamentations 3:37-41

37Who is he thatsaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, and it cometh to pass, whenthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136commandethצִוָּֽה׃tzi.VahH6680it not?

38Out of the mouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of the most Highעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945proceedethתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318not evilהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451and goodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896?

39Wherefore doth a livingחָ֔יChaiH2416manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.NenH596,a manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397for the punishment of his sinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?

40Let us searchנַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.SahH2664and tryוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713our waysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,and turn againוְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

41Let us lift upנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375our heartלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824with ourhandsכַּפָּ֔יִםka.Pa.yimH3709unto Godאֵ֖ל'elH410in the heavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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