New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 2:3-5

3In fierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639He has cutגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438offH1438Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thestrengthקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; He hasdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268His rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225From beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the enemyH340. And He hasburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784Consumingאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398roundH5439aboutH5439.

4He has bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869Hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyH340;He has setנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324His rightיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225like an adversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862And slainוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that werepleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869;In the tentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726He haspouredשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210out His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136has becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961like anenemyH340. He hasswallowedבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104up Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;He has swallowedבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104up allכָּל־kol-H3605itspalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,He has destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843its strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013Andmultipliedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revH7235in the daughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063MourningH592and moaningH592.

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