New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 3:26-47

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.

37Whoמִ֣יmiH4310isthereזֶ֤הzehH2088who speaksאָמַר֙'a.MarH559and itcomesH1961to passH1961,Unlessלֹ֥אlo'H3808the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136has commandedצִוָּֽה׃tzi.VahH6680it?

38Is itnot from the mouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of the Mostעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945HighH5945Thatboth goodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896and illH7463goH3318forthתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318?

39Whyמַה־mah-H4100should anylivingחָ֔יChaiH2416mortalאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120, or anymanגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397,OfferH596complaintH596in viewעַל־'al-H5921of his sinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?

40Let usexamineנַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.SahH2664and probeוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713our waysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,And let us returnוְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

41Weliftנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375up our heartלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824and handsכַּפָּ֔יִםka.Pa.yimH3709TowardH413Godאֵ֖ל'elH410in heavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064;

42We havetransgressedפָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙fa.Sha'.nuH6586and rebelledוּמָרִ֔ינוּu.ma.Ri.nuH4784, You havenot pardonedסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ סsa.La.che.taH5545.

43You have coveredסַכֹּ֤תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526Yourself withangerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639Andpursuedוַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּva.tir.de.Fe.nuH7291us;You have slainהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026andhave not sparedחָמָֽלְתָּ׃cha.Mal.taH2550.

44You havecoveredסַכּ֤וֹתָהsa.Ko.tahH5526Yourself with a cloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051SoH4480thatnoH4480prayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605can passH5674throughH5674.

45You have madeתְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us mereoffscouringסְחִ֧יse.ChiH5501and refuseוּמָא֛וֹסu.ma.'osH3973In the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ סha.'a.MimH5971.

46Allכָּל־kol-H3605our enemiesH340haveopenedפָּצ֥וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶ֖םpi.HemH6310againstעָלֵ֛ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us.

47Panicפַּ֧חַדPa.chadH6343and pitfallוָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chatH6354have befallenהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961us,Devastationהַשֵּׁ֥אתha.ShetH7612and destructionוְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ve.ha.Sha.verH7667;

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