New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 3:21-36

21ThisH2088I recallאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to my mindלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820,Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I haveH3176hopeH3176.

22The Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068lovingkindnessesחַֽסְדֵ֤יchas.DeiH2617indeedH3588neverלֹא־lo'-H3808ceaseתָ֔מְנוּTa.me.nuH8552,For His compassionsרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356neverלֹא־lo'-H3808failכָל֖וּkha.LuH3615.

23Theyare newחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319every morningלַבְּקָרִ֔יםla.be.ka.RimH1242;Greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227isYour faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530.

24“The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is myportionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506,”saysאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315, “Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651IhaveH3176hopeH3176in Him.”

25The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to those whowaitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960for Him, To thepersonלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315whoseeksתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875Him.

26It isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896that hewaitsוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH3175silentlyוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748For the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397that he should bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375The yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923in his youthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.

28Let himsitיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910and be silentוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826Sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588He has laidנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190it on him.

29Let himputיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310in thedustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083,Perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194thereיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426ishopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

30Let him giveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414hischeekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895tothe smiterלְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huH5221,Let him be filledיִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'H7646with reproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.

31For the Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136willnot rejectיִזְנַ֛חyiz.NachH2186foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769,

32For ifאִם־'im-H518He causesH3013griefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,Then He will haveH7355compassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355According to His abundantכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230lovingkindnessחֲסָדָֽיו׃chas.dovH2617.

33For Hedoes not afflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031willinglyמִלִּבּ֔וֹmi.li.BoH4480 H3820Or grieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013the sonsבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.

34To crushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the prisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615of thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

35Todepriveלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186a manגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397ofjusticeמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941In the presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945,

36Todefraudלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in his lawsuitבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379--Of these things the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136does notapproveרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200.

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