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Lamentations 4:12-16

12The kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵ֑לte.VelH8398,would not have believedהֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙he.'e.Mi.nuH539that the adversaryצַ֣רtzarH6862and the enemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341should have enteredיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935into the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13For the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתme.cha.TotH2403of her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֔יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030, andthe iniquitiesעֲוֹנ֖וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548,that have shedהַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםha.sho.fe.KhimH8210the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the justצַדִּיקִֽים׃ סtza.di.KimH6662in the midstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130of her,

14They have wanderedנָע֤וּna.'UH5128asblindעִוְרִים֙'iv.RimH5787menin the streetsבַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351,they have pollutedנְגֹֽאֲל֖וּne.go.'a.LuH1351themselves with bloodבַּדָּ֑םba.DamH1818,so that men couldיֽוּכְל֔וּyu.khe.LuH3201notבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808touchיִגְּע֖וּyi.ge.'UH5060their garmentsבִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ סbil.vu.shei.HemH3830.

15They criedקָ֣רְאוּKa.re.'uH7121unto them, Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493ye; it isuncleanטָמֵ֞אta.Me'H2931;departס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493,departס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493,touchתִּגָּ֔עוּti.Ga.'uH5060not: when they fled awayנָצ֖וּna.TzuH5132and wanderedנָ֑עוּNa.'uH5128,they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,They shall no moreיוֹסִ֖יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254sojournלָגֽוּר׃ סla.GurH1481there.

16The angerפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath dividedחִלְּקָ֔םchi.le.KamH2505them; he will no moreיוֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254regardלְהַבִּיטָ֑םle.ha.bi.TamH5027them: they respectedנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375not the personsפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the priestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548,they favouredחָנָֽנוּ׃ סcha.Na.nuH2603not the eldersוּזְקֵנִ֖יםvu.ze.ke.nimH2205.

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