New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 3:40-47

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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