New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 4:4-6

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.

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