Lamentations 3
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Lamentations 3:1-13

1I am the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397who hasseenרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200afflictionעֳנִ֔י'o.NiH6040Because of the rodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of His wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.
2He has drivenנָהַ֛גna.HagH5090me and made me walkוַיֹּלַ֖ךְvai.yo.LakhH1980Indarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and not in lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
3Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389against me He hasturnedיַהֲפֹ֥ךְya.ha.FokhH2015His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027Repeatedlyיָשֻׁ֛בya.ShuvH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.
4He has caused myfleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320and my skinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785to wasteH1086awayH1086, He hasbrokenשִׁבַּ֖רshi.BarH7665my bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃atz.mo.TaiH6106.
5He hasbesiegedבָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛יba.Nah 'a.LaiH1129H5921and encompassedוַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.KafH5362me withbitternessרֹ֥אשׁroshH7219and hardshipוּתְלָאָֽה׃u.te.la.'AhH8513.
6Indarkבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285He has made me dwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427,Like those who have longעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769been deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.
7He haswalledגָּדַ֧רga.DarH1443me in so that I cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318out;He has madeH3513mychainנְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.TiH5178heavyהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513.
8Evenגַּ֣םgamH1571whenכִּ֤יkiH3588I cryאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199out and callH7768for helpוַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768, HeshutsH8365out my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.
9He hasblockedגָּדַ֤רga.DarH1443my waysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870with hewnבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496stoneH1496;He has madeH5753my pathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410crookedH5753.
10He is to me like a bearדֹּ֣בdoH1677lyingH693in waitאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693, Likea lionH743in secretH4565placesH4565.
11He has turnedH5493asideH5493my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870andtornH6582me to piecesH6582;He has madeH8074me desolateH8074.
12Hebentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869His bowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198Andsetוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niH5324me as a targetכַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'H4307for the arrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.
13He made thearrowsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Hisquiverאַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃'ash.pa.ToH827To enterהֵבִיא֙he.Vi'H935into myinwardH3629partsH3629.
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