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Lamentations 1:12-22

12“Is itnothingל֣וֹאLo'H3808to allכָּל־kol-H3605you who passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674thiswayדֶרֶךְ֒de.reKhH1870?Lookהַבִּ֣יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027and seeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200ifאִם־'im-H518thereH3426isH3426anypainמַכְאוֹב֙makh.'OvH4341like my painכְּמַכְאֹבִ֔יke.makh.'o.ViH4341Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was inflictedעוֹלַ֖לo.LalH5953on me,With whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tormentedהוֹגָ֣הho.GahH3013meon the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of Hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

13Fromthe heightמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791He sentשָֽׁלַח־sha.lach-H7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784into mybonesבְּעַצְמֹתַ֖יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106,And it dominatedוַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּהvai.yir.De.nahH7287them.He has spreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566anetרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for my feetלְרַגְלַי֙le.rag.LaiH7272;He has turnedהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725me backאָח֔וֹר'a.ChorH268;He has madeנְתָנַ֙נִי֙ne.ta.Na.niH5414medesolateH8074,Faintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117long.

14Theyokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923of my wrongdoingsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588is boundנִשְׂקַד֩nis.KadH8244;By His handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027they are wovenH8276togetherH8276. They havecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upon my neckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677;He has made my strengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581failהִכְשִׁ֣ילhikh.ShilH3782.The Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136has handedבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH5414 H3027me overH5414To those against whomI amH3201not ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201to standקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965.

15TheLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136has thrownH5541awayH5541allכָל־khol-H3605my strongH47menH47In my midstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130;He has calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121an appointedמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150timeH4150againstעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921meTo crushלִשְׁבֹּ֣רlish.BorH7665myyoungבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970menH970;The Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hastroddenדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869as ina wineH1660pressH1660The virginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

16For theseH428thingsאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428Iweepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;My eyesH5869runH3381downH3381with waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325;Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588farרָחַ֥קra.ChakH7368from me isH7368acomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162,One to restoreמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315.My childrenבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121are desolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the enemyH340has prevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.”

17Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726stretchesH6566outH6566with her handsבְּיָדֶ֗יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027;ThereH369isH369noH369oneH369to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162her;The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hascommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680regarding Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290That those aroundסְבִיבָ֣יוse.vi.VavH5439him become his adversariesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862;Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389has becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961a filthyH5079thingלְנִדָּ֖הle.ni.DahH5079amongבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ סbei.nei.HemH996them.

18“The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662, For I haverebelledמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784againstH854Hiscommandפִ֣יהוּFi.huH6310;Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֣אna'H4994,allכָל־khol-H3605peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.mimH5971, Andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200my painמַכְאֹבִ֔יmakh.'o.ViH4341;My virginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and my youngוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970menH970Have goneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121to my loversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157, butthey desertedרִמּ֔וּנִיri.Mu.niH7411me; Mypriestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548and my eldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205perishedגָּוָ֑עוּga.Va.'uH1478in the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892Whileכִּֽי־ki-H3588they soughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245foodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400torestoreוְיָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725theirstrengthנַפְשָֽׁם׃ סnaf.ShamH5315themselves.

20Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200, Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,for I amH6887inH6887distressH6887; Myspiritמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578is greatlyH2560troubledH2560;My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820is overturnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015withinבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130me,For I have been veryמָר֖וֹma.RoH4784rebelliousמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784.In the streetמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719has madeH7921womenchildlessH7921;In the houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004it is like deathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21They have heardשָׁמְע֞וּsha.me.'UH8085that Igroanנֶאֱנָחָ֣הne.'e.na.ChahH584;ThereH369isH369noH369oneH369to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162me,Allכָּל־kol-H3605my enemiesH340have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of my disasterH7463; They arejoyfulשָׂ֔שׂוּSa.suH7797that You have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it.Oh, that You would bringהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117which You have proclaimedקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121,So that they will becomeוְיִֽהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961likeכָמֽוֹנִי׃ סkha.Mo.niH3644me.

22May allכָל־khol-H3605their wickednessH7463comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440You; Anddealוְעוֹלֵ֣לve.'o.LelH5953with them justH3512asH3512You have dealtעוֹלַ֛לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953with meFor allכָּל־kol-H3605my wrongdoingsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588.For my groansאַנְחֹתַ֖י'an.cho.TaiH585are manyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227and my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820is faintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.”

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