New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 4:1-6

1HowH351darkH6004the goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091has becomeH6004, Howthe pureהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896goldהַכֶּ֣תֶםha.Ke.temH3800has changedיִשְׁנֶ֖אyish.Ne'H8132!The sacredקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68are pouredתִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙tish.ta.Pe.khe.nahH8210out At thecornerבְּרֹ֖אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

2The preciousהַיְקָרִ֔יםhay.ka.RimH3368sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,Weighedהַמְסֻלָּאִ֖יםham.su.la.'ImH5537against fineH6337goldבַּפָּ֑זba.PazH6337,HowH351they are regardedנֶחְשְׁבוּ֙nech.she.VuH2803asearthenחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789jarsלְנִבְלֵי־le.niv.lei-H5035,The workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of a potter’sיוֹצֵֽר׃ סyo.TzerH3335handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027!

3Evenגַּם־gam-H1571jackalsH8565offerחָ֣לְצוּChal.tzuH2502the breastשַׁ֔דShadH7699,They nurseהֵינִ֖יקוּhei.Ni.kuH3243their youngגּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgu.rei.HenH1482; Butthe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971has becomecruelלְאַכְזָ֔רle.'akh.ZarH393Likeostrichesכַּיְעֵנִ֖יםka.e.nimH3283in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ סba.mid.BarH4057.

4Thetongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956of the infantיוֹנֵ֛קyo.NekH3243cleavesדָּבַ֨קda.VakH1692To the roofH2441of its mouthH2441because ofthirstבַּצָּמָ֑אba.tza.Ma'H6772;The littleH5768onesH5768askשָׁ֣אֲלוּSha.'a.luH7592for breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, ButnoH369oneH369breaksH6536it for them.

5Those who ateהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398delicaciesלְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔יםle.Ma.'a.da.NimH4574Are desolateנָשַׁ֖מּוּna.Sha.muH8074in the streetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351; Thoserearedהָאֱמֻנִים֙ha.'e.mu.NimH539in purpleתוֹלָ֔עto.La'H8438Embraceחִבְּק֖וּchi.be.KuH2263ashאַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ ס'ash.pa.TotH830pitsH830.

6For theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971Is greaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanH4480thesinמֵֽחַטַּ֖אתme.cha.TatH2403of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467, Which wasoverthrownהַֽהֲפוּכָ֣הha.ha.fu.KhahH2015as in a momentרָ֔גַעRa.ga'H7281,And noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808handsיָדָֽיִם׃ סya.Da.yimH3027wereturnedחָ֥לוּCha.luH2342toward her.

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