New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 3:53-56

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!”

55Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121on Your nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Out of the lowestתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃tach.ti.YotH8482pitמִבּ֖וֹרmi.BorH953.

56You haveheardשָׁמָ֑עְתָּsha.Ma.'e.taH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963, “Do not hideתַּעְלֵ֧םta'.LemH5956Your earאָזְנְךָ֛'a.ze.ne.KhaH241from my prayer forreliefלְרַוְחָתִ֖יle.rav.cha.TiH7309,From my cryלְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃le.shav.'a.TiH7775for helpH7775.”

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