New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 3:40-54

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;

48Myeyesעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869runH3381downH3381with streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of the destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

49My eyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869pourנִגְּרָ֛הni.ge.RahH5064downH5064unceasinglyוְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖הve.Lo' tid.MehH3808 H1820,Withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369stoppingהֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ha.fu.GotH2014,

50Untilעַד־'ad-H5704the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068looksיַשְׁקִ֣יףyash.KifH8259downH8259And seesוְיֵ֔רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200from heavenמִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

51My eyesעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869bringH5953painH5953to my soulלְנַפְשִׁ֔יle.naf.ShiH5315BecauseH4480of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of my cityעִירִֽי׃ ס'i.RiH5892.

52My enemiesH340withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600Huntedצ֥וֹדTzodH6679me downצָד֛וּנִיtza.Du.niH6679like a birdכַּצִּפּ֖וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833;

53They have silencedצָֽמְת֤וּtza.me.TuH6789mein the pitבַבּוֹר֙va.bOrH953And haveplacedוַיַּדּוּ־vai.ya.du-H3034a stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68on me.

54Watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325flowedצָֽפוּ־tza.fu-H6687overעַל־'al-H5921my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218;I saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I am cutנִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סnig.Za.re.tiH1504offH1504!”

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