New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 2:18-22

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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