1Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142,O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,what is come upon us: considerהַבִּ֖יטָהha.beithH5027,and beholdוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200our reproachחֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃cher.pa.Te.nuH2781.
3We are orphansיְתוֹמִ֤יםye.to.MimH3490and fatherlessוְאֵ֣ין אָ֔בve.ein 'AvH1H369,our mothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ'i.mo.Tei.nuH517areas widowsכְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃ke.'al.ma.NotH490.
4We have drunkenשָׁתִ֔ינוּsha.Ti.nuH8354our waterמֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙mei.Mei.nuH4325for moneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701;our woodעֵצֵ֖ינוּ'e.Tzei.nuH6086is soldבִּמְחִ֥יר יָבֹֽאוּ׃bim.Chir ya.Vo.'uH4242H935unto us.
5Our necksצַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙tza.va.Re.nuH6677areunder persecutionנִרְדָּ֔פְנוּnir.Da.fe.nuH7291:we labourיָגַ֖עְנוּya.Ga'.nuH3021, andhave no restהֽוּנַֽחhu.nach-H5117.
6We have givenנָתַ֣נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414the handיָ֔דYadH3027tothe Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and tothe Assyriansאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,to be satisfiedלִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽlis.Bo.a'H7646with breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
7Our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have sinnedחָֽטְאוּ֙cha.te.'UH2398, and arenotוְאֵינָ֔םve.ei.namH369;and we have borneסָבָֽלְנוּ׃sa.Val.nuH5445their iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771.
8Servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650have ruledמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over us: there isnone that doth deliverפֹּרֵ֖קpo.RekH6561usout of their handמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.
9We gatנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935our breadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899with the peril ofour livesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.
10Our skinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785was blackנִכְמָ֔רוּnikh.Ma.ruH3648like an ovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the terribleזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152famineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.
11They ravishedעִנּ֔וּ'i.NuH6031the womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, andthe maidsבְּתֻלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269are hanged upנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518by their handבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027:the facesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of eldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205were not honouredנֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃neh.Da.ruH1921.
13They tookנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375the young menבַּחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH970to grindטְח֣וֹןte.ChonH2911,and the childrenוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288fellכָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ka.Sha.luH3782under the woodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.
14The eldersזְקֵנִים֙ze.ke.NimH2205have ceasedשָׁבָ֔תוּsha.Va.tuH7673from the gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,the young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970from their musickמִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃mi.ne.gi.na.TamH5058.
16The crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850is fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307fromour headרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּro.She.nuH7218:woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188unto us, that we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398!
17For this our heartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820is faintדָוֶה֙da.VehH1739; for these thingsour eyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869are dimחָשְׁכ֥וּcha.she.KhuH2821.
18Because of the mountainהַר־har-H2022of Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,which is desolateשֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔םshe.sha.MemH8074,the foxesשׁוּעָלִ֖יםshu.'a.LimH7776walkהִלְּכוּ־hi.le.khu-H1980upon it.
19Thou, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,remainestתֵּשֵׁ֔בte.ShevH3427for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769;thy throneכִּסְאֲךָ֖kis.'a.KhaH3678from generationלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755to generationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.
20Wherefore dost thou forgetתִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּtish.ka.Che.nuH7911us for everלָנֶ֙צַח֙la.Ne.tzachH5331, andforsakeתַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800us so longלְאֹ֥רֶךְle.'O.rekhH753timeיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117?
21Turnהֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725thou us unto thee, O Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and we shall be turnedוְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָהve.na.shuvH7725;renewחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318our daysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117as of oldכְּקֶֽדֶם׃ke.Ke.demH6924.
22But thou hast utterlyמָאֹ֣סma.'OsH3988rejectedמְאַסְתָּ֔נוּme.'as.Ta.nuH3988us; thou art veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wrothקָצַ֥פְתָּka.Tzaf.taH7107against us.
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