New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 2:11-13

11Myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615because of tearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832, Myspiritמֵעַ֔יme.'AiH4578is greatlyH2560troubledH2560; Myheartכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516is pouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210out on the earthלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thedestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971, WhenlittleH5768onesH5768and infantsוְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.NekH3243faintבֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'a.TefH5848In the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityקִרְיָֽה׃ סkir.YahH7151.

12They sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559to their mothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517, “Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is grainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?”As they faintבְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤םbe.hit.'a.te.FamH5848like a woundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491manH2491In the streetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, As theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315is pouredבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210outOn their mothers’אִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517bosomחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13Howמָֽה־mah-H4100shall I admonishאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749you?To whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I compareאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819you,O daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?To whatמָ֤הmahH4100shall I likenאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737you as I comfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162you, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726? For yourruinשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667is as vastגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419as the seaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220;Whoמִ֥יmiH4310canhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495you?

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