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Lamentations 2:11-22

11Myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615because of tearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832, Myspiritמֵעַ֔יme.'AiH4578is greatlyH2560troubledH2560; Myheartכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516is pouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210outH8210on the earthלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thedestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971, WhenlittleH5768onesH5768and infantsוְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.NekH3243languishבֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'a.TefH5848In the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityקִרְיָֽה׃ סkir.YahH7151.

12They sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559to their mothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517, “Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is grainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?”As they faintבְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤םbe.hit.'a.te.FamH5848like a woundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491personH2491In the streetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, As theirlivesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315are pouredבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210outH8210In their mothers’אִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517armsחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13Howמָֽה־mah-H4100shall I admonishאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749you?Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I compareאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819to you,Daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?Whatמָ֤הmahH4100shall I likenאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737to you as I comfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162you,Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?For your collapseשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667is as vastגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419as the seaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220;Whoמִ֥יmiH4310canhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495you?

14Yourprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030have seenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372for youWorthlessשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and deceptiveוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602visions; And they have notexposedגִלּ֥וּgi.LuH1540your wrongdoingעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771So as to restoreלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725you from captivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622, But they haveseenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for you worthlessשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723and misleadingH4065pronouncementsH4065.

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605who passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674alongH5674the wayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870Clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606their handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709in ridicule at you; Theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and shakeוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218At the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: “Is thisH2088the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892of whichH7945they saidשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559, ‘Perfectכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632in beautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,A joyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776’?”

16Allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340Have openedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310wideH6475againstעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you; Theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theirteethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127.They sayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “We haveengulfedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104her!Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389is thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117whichH7945we awaitedשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960;We have reachedמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672it,we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200it!”

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hasdoneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He determinedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161;He has accomplishedבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214His wordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680from daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924.He has tornהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040downH2040withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sparingחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550,And He has helped the enemyH340torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055overעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921you; He hasexaltedהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311themightקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of your adversariesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedH6817outH6817to the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136: “Youwallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterH1323of Zionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726, Let yourtearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832streamH3381downהוֹרִ֨ידִיho.Ri.diH3381like a riverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;Giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414yourself noאַֽל־'al-H408reliefפוּגַת֙fu.GatH6314, Letyour eyesעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869haveH1826noאַל־'al-H408restH1826.

19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965,whimperרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442in thenightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915At the beginningלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218of the night watchesאַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.RotH821;Pourשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210outH8210your heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820like waterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325Beforeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136;Raiseשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375your handsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709to Him For thelifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315of your littleH5768onesH5768Wholanguishהָעֲטוּפִ֥יםha.'a.tu.FimH5848because of hungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458At the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

20Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027! Withwhomלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310have You dealtעוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953thisH3541wayH3541?Should womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802reallyאִם־'im-H518eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398theirchildrenפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529,The littleH5768onesH5768whoH2949wereH2949bornH2949healthyH2949? Shouldpriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and prophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030reallyאִם־'im-H518be killedיֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.RegH2026In the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136?

21On the groundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776in the streetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351Lieשָׁכְב֨וּsha.khe.VuH7901youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and oldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205; Myvirginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and my youngוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970menH970Have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.You have putH2026themtoH2026deathH2026on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of Your angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639,You have slaughteredטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808sparingחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.

22You calledתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121as on the dayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117of an appointedמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150feastH4150Myterrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032on everyH5439sideH5439; And there wasnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808one whoH6412survivedH6412or escapedוְשָׂרִ֑ידve.sa.RidH8300On the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639. As for thosewhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I broughtH2946forthH2946healthyH2946and whom I raisedוְרִבִּ֖יתִיve.ri.Bi.tiH7235,My enemyH340annihilatedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615them.”

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