New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 3:5-19

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.

14I have becomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961alaughingstockשְּׂחֹק֙se.ChokH7814to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, Theirsongנְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.TamH5058ofH5058ridiculeH5058allכָּל־kol-H3605the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

15He hasfilledהִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִיhis.bi.'A.niH7646me with bitternessבַמְּרוֹרִ֖יםva.me.ro.RimH4844,He has made me drinkהִרְוַ֥נִיhir.Va.niH7301plentyH7301of wormwoodלַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahH3939.

16He has alsomade my teethשִׁנָּ֔יshi.NaiH8127grindוַיַּגְרֵ֤סvai.yag.ResH1638withgravelבֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.TzatzH2687;He has made me cowerהִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִיhikh.pi.Sha.niH3728in thedustבָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferH665.

17My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315has beenH2186excludedH2186from peaceמִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.LomH7965;I have forgottenנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5382happinessH2899.

18So I sayוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559, “Mystrengthנִצְחִ֔יnitz.ChiH5331has failedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6, And so has myhopeוְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.TiH8431from the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.”

19Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142my miseryעָנְיִ֥י'a.ne.YiH6040and my homelessnessוּמְרוּדִ֖יu.me.ru.DiH4788, thewormwoodלַעֲנָ֥הla.'a.NahH3939andbitternessוָרֹֽאשׁ׃va.RoshH7219.

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