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Lamentations 4:17-20

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.”

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