New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 1:20-22

20Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200, O Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,for I am in distressH6887; Myspiritמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578is greatlyH2560troubledH2560;My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820is overturnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015withinבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130me,For I have been veryמָר֖וֹma.RoH4784rebelliousמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784.In the streetמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719slaysשִׁכְּלָה־shi.ke.lah-H7921;In the houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004it is like deathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21They have heardשָׁמְע֞וּsha.me.'UH8085that Igroanנֶאֱנָחָ֣הne.'e.na.ChahH584;ThereH369is noH369oneH369to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162me;Allכָּל־kol-H3605my enemiesH340have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of mycalamityH7463; They aregladשָׂ֔שׂוּSa.suH7797that You have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it.Oh, that You would bringהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117which You have proclaimedקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121,That they may becomeוְיִֽהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961likeכָמֽוֹנִי׃ סkha.Mo.niH3644me.

22Let allכָל־khol-H3605their wickednessH7463comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440You; Anddealוְעוֹלֵ֣לve.'o.LelH5953with them as You have dealtעוֹלַ֛לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953with meFor allכָּל־kol-H3605my transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588;For my groansאַנְחֹתַ֖י'an.cho.TaiH585are manyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227and my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820is faintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.”

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