5He hath builded againstבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129me, and compassedוַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.KafH5362mewith gallרֹ֥אשׁroshH7219and travailוּתְלָאָֽה׃u.te.la.'AhH8513.
6He hath setהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427me in dark placesבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285, as they that bedeadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191of oldעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.
7He hath hedgedגָּדַ֧רga.DarH1443me about, that I cannot get outאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318:he hath made my chainנְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.TiH5178heavyהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513.
8Also when I cryאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199and shoutוַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768,he shutteth outשָׂתַ֖םsa.TamH5640my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.
9He hath inclosedגָּדַ֤רga.DarH1443my waysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870with hewn stoneבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496,he hath made my pathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410crookedעִוָּֽה׃ ס'i.VahH5753.
10He was unto me asa bearדֹּ֣בdoH1677lying in waitאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693, and asa lionאֲרִ֖י'ar.yehH738in secret placesבְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃be.mis.ta.RimH4565.
11He hath turned asideסוֹרֵ֛רso.RerH5493my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870,and pulled me in piecesוַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִיvay.fa.she.Che.niH6582:he hath madeשָׂמַ֥נִיsa.Ma.niH7760me desolateH8074.
12He hath bentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869his bowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198,and setוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niH5324me as a markכַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'H4307for the arrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.
13He hath caused the arrowsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of his quiverאַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃'ash.pa.ToH827to enterהֵבִיא֙he.Vi'H935into my reinsבְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔יbe.khil.yo.TaiH3629.
14I was a derisionשְּׂחֹק֙se.ChokH7814to all my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971; andtheir songנְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.TamH5058all the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
15He hath filledהִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִיhis.bi.'A.niH7646me with bitternessבַמְּרוֹרִ֖יםva.me.ro.RimH4844,he hath made me drunkenהִרְוַ֥נִיhir.Va.niH7301with wormwoodלַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahH3939.
16He hath also brokenוַיַּגְרֵ֤סvai.yag.ResH1638my teethשִׁנָּ֔יshi.NaiH8127with gravel stonesבֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.TzatzH2687,he hath coveredהִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִיhikh.pi.Sha.niH3728me with ashesבָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferH665.
18And I saidוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559,My strengthנִצְחִ֔יnitz.ChiH5331and my hopeוְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.TiH8431is perishedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6from the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068:
19Rememberingזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142mine afflictionעָנְיִ֥י'a.ne.YiH6040and my miseryוּמְרוּדִ֖יu.me.ru.DiH4788,the wormwoodלַעֲנָ֥הla.'a.NahH3939and the gallוָרֹֽאשׁ׃va.RoshH7219.
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