New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 4:3-10

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.

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