New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 1:18-22

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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