New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 1:12-16

12“Isit nothingל֣וֹאLo'H3808to allכָּל־kol-H3605you who passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674this wayדֶרֶךְ֒de.reKhH1870?Lookהַבִּ֣יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027and seeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200ifאִם־'im-H518thereH3426is anyH3426painמַכְאוֹב֙makh.'OvH4341like mypainכְּמַכְאֹבִ֔יke.makh.'o.ViH4341Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was severelyH5953dealtH5953out to me,Whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068inflictedהוֹגָ֣הho.GahH3013on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of Hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

13From on highמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791He sentשָֽׁלַח־sha.lach-H7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784into mybonesבְּעַצְמֹתַ֖יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106, And itprevailedוַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּהvai.yir.De.nahH7287over them.He has spreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566anetרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for my feetלְרַגְלַי֙le.rag.LaiH7272;He has turnedהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725me backאָח֔וֹר'a.ChorH268;He has madeנְתָנַ֙נִי֙ne.ta.Na.niH5414medesolateH8074,Faintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117long.

14Theyokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923of my transgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588is boundנִשְׂקַד֩nis.KadH8244;By His handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027they are knitH8276togetherH8276. They havecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upon my neckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677;He has made my strengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581failהִכְשִׁ֣ילhikh.ShilH3782.The Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136has givenנְתָנַ֣נִיne.ta.Na.niH5414me into the handsבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH3027Of those against whomI am not ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201to standקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965.

15TheLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136has rejectedסִלָּ֨הsi.LahH5541allכָל־khol-H3605my strongH47menH47In my midstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130;He has calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121an appointedמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150timeH4150againstעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921meTo crushלִשְׁבֹּ֣רlish.BorH7665myyoungבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970menH970;The Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hastroddenדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869as ina wineH1660pressH1660The virginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

16For theseH428thingsאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428Iweepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;My eyesH5869runH3381downH3381with waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325;Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588farרָחַ֥קra.ChakH7368from me is acomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162,One who restoresמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315.My childrenבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121are desolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the enemyH340has prevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.”

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