New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 2:20-22

20Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027! Withwhomלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310have You dealtעוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953thusכֹּ֑הKohH3541?Should womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398theiroffspringפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529,The littleH5768onesH5768whoH2949werebornH2949healthyH2949? Shouldpriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and prophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030be slainיֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.RegH2026In the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136?

21On the groundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776in the streetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351Lieשָׁכְב֨וּsha.khe.VuH7901youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and oldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205; Myvirginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and my youngוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970menH970Have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.You have slainהָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ha.Rag.taH2026themin the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of Your angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639,You have slaughteredטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873,not sparingחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.

22You calledתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121as in the dayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117of an appointedמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150feastH4150Myterrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032on everyH5439sideH5439; And there wasnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808one whoH6412escapedH6412or survivedוְשָׂרִ֑ידve.sa.RidH8300In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639. Thosewhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iboreטִפַּ֥חְתִּיti.Pach.tiH2946and rearedוְרִבִּ֖יתִיve.ri.Bi.tiH7235,My enemyH340annihilatedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615them.

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