New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 4:12-16

12The kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776did not believeהֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙he.'e.Mi.nuH539,Norלֹ֤אlo'H3808didanyכֹּ֖לkholH3605ofthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵ֑לte.VelH8398,That the adversaryצַ֣רtzarH6862and the enemyH340Couldenterיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13BecauseH4480of the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתme.cha.TotH2403of herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֔יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030Andthe iniquitiesעֲוֹנ֖וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548,Who have shedהַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםha.sho.fe.KhimH8210in her midstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130Thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃ סtza.di.KimH6662;

14They wanderedנָע֤וּna.'UH5128,blindעִוְרִים֙'iv.RimH5787,in the streetsבַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351;They were defiledנְגֹֽאֲל֖וּne.go.'a.LuH1351withbloodבַּדָּ֑םba.DamH1818So that noבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808one couldיֽוּכְל֔וּyu.khe.LuH3201touchיִגְּע֖וּyi.ge.'UH5060theirgarmentsבִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ סbil.vu.shei.HemH3830.

15“Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493!Uncleanטָמֵ֞אta.Me'H2931!”they criedקָ֣רְאוּKa.re.'uH7121of themselves. “Departס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493,departס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493,do not touchתִּגָּ֔עוּti.Ga.'uH5060!”Soכִּ֥יkiH3588theyfledH5327and wanderedנָ֑עוּNa.'uH5128; Menamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “They shall not continueיוֹסִ֖יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254to dwellלָגֽוּר׃ סla.GurH1481with us.”

16The presenceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has scatteredחִלְּקָ֔םchi.le.KamH2505them,He will not continueיוֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254to regardלְהַבִּיטָ֑םle.ha.bi.TamH5027them; They did nothonorפְּנֵ֤י נָשָׂ֔אוּpe.Nei na.Sa.'uH5375 H6440the priestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548,They did not favorחָנָֽנוּ׃ סcha.Na.nuH2603the eldersוּזְקֵנִ֖יםvu.ze.ke.nimH2205.

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