New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 4:4-10

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.

7HerconsecratedH5139onesH5139werepurerזַכּ֤וּza.KuH2141thanH4480snowמִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmi.She.legH7950,They were whiterצַח֖וּtza.ChuH6705thanH4480milkמֵחָלָ֑בme.cha.LavH2461;They were moreH4480ruddyאָ֤דְמוּ'A.de.muH119inbodyעֶ֙צֶם֙'e.tzemH6106thanH4480coralsמִפְּנִינִ֔יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443,Their polishingגִּזְרָתָֽם׃ סgiz.ra.TamH1508was likelapisH5601lazuliH5601.

8Their appearanceתָּֽאֳרָ֔םto.'o.RamH8389isblackerחָשַׁ֤ךְcha.ShakhH2821thanH4480sootמִשְּׁחוֹר֙mi.she.chOrH7815,They are not recognizedנִכְּר֖וּni.ke.RuH5234in the streetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351; Theirskinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785is shriveledצָפַ֤דtza.FadH6821on their bonesעַצְמָ֔ם'atz.MamH6106,It is witheredH3001,it has becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961like woodכָעֵֽץ׃ סkha.'EtzH6086.

9Betterטוֹבִ֤יםto.VimH2896are thoseslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719ThanH4480thoseslainמֵֽחַלְלֵ֖יme.cha.LeiH2491with hungerרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458; For theypineH2100awayH2100,being strickenמְדֻקָּרִ֔יםme.du.ka.RimH1856For lack of the fruitsמִתְּנוּבֹ֖תmi.te.nu.VotH8570ofthe fieldH7706.

10The handsיְדֵ֗יye.DeiH3027of compassionateרַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹתra.cha.Ma.ni.YotH7362womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802Boiledבִּשְּׁל֖וּbi.she.LuH1310their own childrenיַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal.dei.HenH3206;They becameהָי֤וּha.YuH1961foodלְבָרוֹת֙le.va.rOtH1262for themBecause of the destructionבְּשֶׁ֖בֶרbe.She.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

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