New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 2:11-18

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?

14Yourprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030have seenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372for youFalseשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and foolishוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602visions; And they have notexposedגִלּ֥וּgi.LuH1540your iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771So as to restoreלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725you from captivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622, But they haveseenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for you falseשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723and misleadingH4065oraclesH4065.

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605who passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674alongH5674the wayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870Clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606their handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709in derision at you; Theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and shakeוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218At the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, “Is thisH2088the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892of whichH7945they saidשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559, ‘The perfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632of beautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,A joyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776’?”

16Allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340Have openedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310wide againstעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you;They hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theirteethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127.They sayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “We haveswallowedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104her up!Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117for whichH7945we waitedשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960;We have reachedמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672it,we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200it.”

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hasdoneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He purposedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161;He has accomplishedבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214His wordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680from daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924.He has thrownH2040downהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sparingחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550,And He has caused the enemyH340torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055overעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921you; He hasexaltedהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311themightקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of your adversariesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedצָעַ֥קtza.'AkH6817out to the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, “Owallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterH1323of Zionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726, Let yourtearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832runH3381downH3381like a riverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;Giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414yourself noאַֽל־'al-H408reliefפוּגַת֙fu.GatH6314, Letyour eyesעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869haveH1826noאַל־'al-H408restH1826.

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