New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 4:7-11

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.

11The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hasaccomplishedכִּלָּ֤הki.LahH3615His wrathחֲמָת֔וֹcha.ma.ToH2534,He has pouredשָׁפַ֖ךְsha.FakhH8210out His fierceחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639; And He haskindledוַיַּצֶּת־vai.ya.tzet-H3341a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726Which has consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398its foundationsיְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סye.so.do.Tei.haH3247.

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