New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 4

Distress of the Siege Described

1HowH351darkH6004the goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091has becomeH6004, Howthe pureהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896goldהַכֶּ֣תֶםha.Ke.temH3800has changedיִשְׁנֶ֖אyish.Ne'H8132!The sacredקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68are spilledH8210outH8210At thecornerבְּרֹ֖אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

2The preciousהַיְקָרִ֔יםhay.ka.RimH3368sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,Weighedהַמְסֻלָּאִ֖יםham.su.la.'ImH5537against pureבַּפָּ֑זba.PazH6337goldH6337,HowH351they are regardedנֶחְשְׁבוּ֙nech.she.VuH2803asearthenwareחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789jarsלְנִבְלֵי־le.niv.lei-H5035,The workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of a potter’sיוֹצֵֽר׃ סyo.TzerH3335handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027!

3Evenגַּם־gam-H1571jackalsH8565offerחָ֣לְצוּChal.tzuH2502the breastשַׁ֔דShadH7699,They nurseהֵינִ֖יקוּhei.Ni.kuH3243their youngגּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgu.rei.HenH1482; Butthe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971has provedH393herselfcruelלְאַכְזָ֔רle.'akh.ZarH393, Likeostrichesכַּיְעֵנִ֖יםka.e.nimH3283in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ סba.mid.BarH4057.

4Thetongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956of the infantיוֹנֵ֛קyo.NekH3243clingsדָּבַ֨קda.VakH1692To the roofH2441ofH2441its mouthH2441because ofthirstבַּצָּמָ֑אba.tza.Ma'H6772;The childrenעֽוֹלָלִים֙o.la.LimH5768askשָׁ֣אֲלוּSha.'a.luH7592for breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, ButnoH369oneH369breaksH6536it for them.

5Those who used to eatהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398delicaciesלְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔יםle.Ma.'a.da.NimH4574Are made to trembleנָשַׁ֖מּוּna.Sha.muH8074in the streetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351;Those who were raisedהָאֱמֻנִים֙ha.'e.mu.NimH539in crimsonתוֹלָ֔עto.La'H8438clothingEmbraceחִבְּק֖וּchi.be.KuH2263garbageH830heapsH830.

6For thewrongdoingעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971Is greaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanH4480thesinמֵֽחַטַּ֖אתme.cha.TatH2403of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467, Which wasoverthrownהַֽהֲפוּכָ֣הha.ha.fu.KhahH2015as in a momentרָ֔גַעRa.ga'H7281,And noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808handsיָדָֽיִם׃ סya.Da.yimH3027were turnedחָ֥לוּCha.luH2342toward her.

7HerconsecratedH5139onesH5139werepurerזַכּ֤וּza.KuH2141thanH4480snowמִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmi.She.legH7950,They shinedצַח֖וּtza.ChuH6705moreH4480thanH4480milkמֵחָלָ֑בme.cha.LavH2461;They were moreH4480ruddyאָ֤דְמוּ'A.de.muH119inbodyעֶ֙צֶם֙'e.tzemH6106thanH4480pearlsH6443ofH6443coralH6443,Their formגִּזְרָתָֽם׃ סgiz.ra.TamH1508was likelapisH5601lazuliH5601.

8Their appearanceתָּֽאֳרָ֔םto.'o.RamH8389isH2821darkerH2821thanH4480sootמִשְּׁחוֹר֙mi.she.chOrH7815,They are not recognizedנִכְּר֖וּni.ke.RuH5234in the streetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351; Theirskinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785is shriveledצָפַ֤דtza.FadH6821on their bonesעַצְמָ֔ם'atz.MamH6106,It isH3001dryH3001,it has becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961like woodכָעֵֽץ׃ סkha.'EtzH6086.

9Betterטוֹבִ֤יםto.VimH2896off are thosekilledחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719ThanH4480those killedמֵֽחַלְלֵ֖יme.cha.LeiH2491by hungerרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458; For theywasteH2100awayH2100,strickenמְדֻקָּרִ֔יםme.du.ka.RimH1856By the lackH4480of the produceמִתְּנוּבֹ֖תmi.te.nu.VotH8570of the fieldH7706.

10The handsיְדֵ֗יye.DeiH3027of compassionateרַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹתra.cha.Ma.ni.YotH7362womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802Boiledבִּשְּׁל֖וּbi.she.LuH1310their own childrenיַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal.dei.HenH3206;They becameהָי֤וּha.YuH1961foodלְבָרוֹת֙le.va.rOtH1262for themDue to the destructionבְּשֶׁ֖בֶרbe.She.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

11The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hasexpendedכִּלָּ֤הki.LahH3615His wrathחֲמָת֔וֹcha.ma.ToH2534,He has pouredשָׁפַ֖ךְsha.FakhH8210outH8210His fierceחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639; And He haskindledוַיַּצֶּת־vai.ya.tzet-H3341a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,And it has consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398its foundationsיְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סye.so.do.Tei.haH3247.

12The kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776did not believeהֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙he.'e.Mi.nuH539,Norלֹ֤אlo'H3808didanyכֹּ֖לkholH3605ofthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵ֑לte.VelH8398,That the adversaryצַ֣רtzarH6862and the enemyH340Wouldenterיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13BecauseH4480of the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתme.cha.TotH2403of herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֔יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030Andthe wrongdoingsעֲוֹנ֖וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548,Who have shedהַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםha.sho.fe.KhimH8210in her midstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130Thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃ סtza.di.KimH6662,

14They wanderedנָע֤וּna.'UH5128,blindעִוְרִים֙'iv.RimH5787,in the streetsבַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351;They were defiledנְגֹֽאֲל֖וּne.go.'a.LuH1351withbloodבַּדָּ֑םba.DamH1818,Such that noבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808one couldיֽוּכְל֔וּyu.khe.LuH3201touchיִגְּע֖וּyi.ge.'UH5060theirgarmentsבִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ סbil.vu.shei.HemH3830.

15“KeepH5493awayH5493!Uncleanטָמֵ֞אta.Me'H2931!”they criedH7121outH7121of themselves. “KeepH5493awayH5493,keepH5493awayH5493,do not touchתִּגָּ֔עוּti.Ga.'uH5060!” For theydistancedH5327themselvesH5327asH1571wellH1571as wanderedנָ֑עוּNa.'uH5128; Peopleamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “They shall not continueיוֹסִ֖יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254to resideלָגֽוּר׃ סla.GurH1481with us.”

16The presenceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has scatteredחִלְּקָ֔םchi.le.KamH2505them,He will not continueיוֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254to lookלְהַבִּיטָ֑םle.ha.bi.TamH5027at them; They did nothonorפְּנֵ֤י נָשָׂ֔אוּpe.Nei na.Sa.'uH5375 H6440the priestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548,They did not favorחָנָֽנוּ׃ סcha.Na.nuH2603the eldersוּזְקֵנִ֖יםvu.ze.ke.nimH2205.

17Yetעוֹדֵ֙ינוּ֙o.dei.nuH5750our eyesעֵינֵ֔ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869failedתִּכְלֶ֣ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615, Looking forhelpעֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ'ez.ra.Te.nuH5833wasuselessהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892;At our observationH6836pointH6836we have watchedצִפִּ֔ינוּtzi.Pi.nuH6822For anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471that could not saveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ סyo.Shi.a'H3467.

18Theyhuntedצָד֣וּtza.DuH6679our stepsצְעָדֵ֔ינוּtze.'a.Dei.nuH6806SoH4480thatH4480we could notH4480walkמִלֶּ֖כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980in our streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֵ֑ינוּbir.cho.Tei.nuH7339; Ourendקִצֵּ֛ינוּki.Tzei.nuH7093drewH7126nearH7126,Our daysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117werefinishedמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390For our endקִצֵּֽינוּ׃ סki.Tzei.nuH7093had comeבָ֥אva'H935.

19Our pursuersרֹדְפֵ֔ינוּro.de.Fei.nuH7291wereswifterקַלִּ֤יםka.LimH7031ThanH4480the eaglesמִנִּשְׁרֵ֖יmi.nish.ReiH5404of the skyשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;They chasedדְּלָקֻ֔נוּde.la.Ku.nuH1814us on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022,They waitedאָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH693inH693ambushH693for us in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057.

20Thebreathר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of our nostrilsאַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙'a.Pei.nuH639, theLord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899, Wascapturedנִלְכַּ֖דnil.KadH3920in their pitsבִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םbish.chi.to.TamH7825,Of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we had saidאָמַ֔רְנוּ'a.Mar.nuH559, “In hisshadowבְּצִלּ֖וֹbe.tzi.LoH6738We shall liveנִֽחְיֶ֥הnich.YehH2421among the nationsבַגּוֹיִֽם׃ סva.go.YimH1471.”

21Rejoiceשִׂ֤ישִׂיSi.siH7797and beH8055joyfulH8055,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEdomH112,Who livesיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.shav.tiH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Uzע֑וּץ'UtzH5780; But thecupכּ֔וֹסKosH3563will passתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674to you asH1571wellH1571,You will becomeתִּשְׁכְּרִ֖יtish.ke.RiH7937drunkH7937and exposeוְתִתְעָרִֽי׃ סve.tit.'a.RiH6168yourself.

22The punishmentof your wrongdoingעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771has beencompletedתַּם־tam-H8552,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;He will noלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerיוֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254exileלְהַגְלוֹתֵ֑ךְle.hag.lo.TekhH1540you. But Hewill punishפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485your wrongdoingעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of EdomH112;He will exposeגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540your sinsחַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ׃ פcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403!

Distress of the Siege Described

Commentaries on Lamentations 4