New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 3:1-13

1I am the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397who hasseenרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200miseryעֳנִ֔י'o.NiH6040Because of the rodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of His wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.

2He has drivenנָהַ֛גna.HagH5090me and made me walkוַיֹּלַ֖ךְvai.yo.LakhH1980Indarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and not in lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

3Indeedאַ֣ךְ'akhH389, He hasturnedיַהֲפֹ֥ךְya.ha.FokhH2015His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027against meRepeatedlyיָשֻׁ֛בya.ShuvH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

4He has consumedבִּלָּ֤הbi.LahH1086myfleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320and my skinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785, He hasbrokenשִׁבַּ֖רshi.BarH7665my bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃atz.mo.TaiH6106.

5He hasbesiegedבָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛יba.Nah 'a.LaiH1129 H5921and surroundedוַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.KafH5362me withbitternessרֹ֥אשׁroshH7219and hardshipוּתְלָאָֽה׃u.te.la.'AhH8513.

6He has made me liveהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427indarkבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285,Like those who have longעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769been deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

7He haswalledגָּדַ֧רga.DarH1443me in so that I cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318outH3318;He has madeH3513mychainנְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.TiH5178heavyהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513.

8Evenגַּ֣םgamH1571whenכִּ֤יkiH3588I cryאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199outH2199and callH7768forH7768helpוַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768, HeshutsH8365outH8365my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

9He hasblockedגָּדַ֤רga.DarH1443my waysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870with cutH1496stoneבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496;He has twistedעִוָּֽה׃ ס'i.VahH5753my pathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410.

10He is to me likea bearדֹּ֣בdoH1677lyingH693inH693waitאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693, Likea lionH743in secretH4565placesH4565.

11He has made my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870deviateסוֹרֵ֛רso.RerH5493, andtornH6582me toH6582piecesH6582;He has madeH8074me desolateH8074.

12Hebentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869His bowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198AndtookH5324aimH5324atH5324me as a targetכַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'H4307for the arrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.

13He made thearrowsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Hisquiverאַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃'ash.pa.ToH827Enterהֵבִיא֙he.Vi'H935myinwardH3629partsH3629.

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