New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 4:4-6

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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