Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 1:11-22

11All her peopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971sighנֶאֱנָחִים֙ne.'e.na.ChimH584,they seekמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899;they have givenנָתְנ֧וּna.te.NuH5414their pleasant thingsמַחֲמַדֵּיהֶ֛םma.cha.mo.dei.hemH4262 H4261for meatבְּאֹ֖כֶלbe.'O.khelH400to relieveלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725the soulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and considerוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027;for I am become vileזוֹלֵלָֽה׃ סzo.le.LahH2151.

12Is itnothing to you, all ye that passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674byדֶרֶךְ֒de.reKhH1870?beholdהַבִּ֣יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027,and seeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200if there beיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426any sorrowמַכְאוֹב֙makh.'OvH4341like unto my sorrowכְּמַכְאֹבִ֔יke.makh.'o.ViH4341,which is doneעוֹלַ֖לo.LalH5953unto me, wherewith Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath afflictedהוֹגָ֣הho.GahH3013mein the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of his fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

13From aboveמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791hath he sentשָֽׁלַח־sha.lach-H7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784into my bonesבְּעַצְמֹתַ֖יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106,and it prevailethוַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּהvai.yir.De.nahH7287against them: he hath spreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566a netרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for my feetלְרַגְלַי֙le.rag.LaiH7272,he hath turnedהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725me backאָח֔וֹר'a.ChorH268:he hath madeנְתָנַ֙נִי֙ne.ta.Na.niH5414me desolateH8074andfaintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739all the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14The yokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923of my transgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588is boundנִשְׂקַד֩nis.KadH8244by his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:they are wreathedיִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּyis.Ta.re.GuH8276, andcome upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upon my neckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677:he hath made my strengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581to fallהִכְשִׁ֣ילhikh.ShilH3782,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hath deliveredנְתָנַ֣נִיne.ta.Na.niH5414me into theirhandsבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH3027, from whomI am not ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201to rise upקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965.

15The Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hath trodden under footסִלָּ֨הsi.LahH5541all my mightyאַבִּירַ֤י׀'a.bi.RaiH47menin the midstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130of me: he hath calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121an assemblyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150against me to crushלִשְׁבֹּ֣רlish.BorH7665my young menבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970:the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hath troddenדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869the virginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063, asin a winepressגַּ֚תgatH1660.

16For these thingsI weepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;mine eyeעֵינִ֤י׀'ei.NiH5869,mine eyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869runneth downיֹ֣רְדָהYo.re.dahH3381with waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,because the comforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162that should relieveמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315is farרָחַ֥קra.ChakH7368from me: my childrenבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121are desolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074,because the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341prevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.

17Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726spreadeth forthפֵּֽרְשָׂ֨הpe.re.SahH6566her handsבְּיָדֶ֗יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027, and there isnone to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162her: Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680concerning Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, thathis adversariesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862should beround aboutסְבִיבָ֣יוse.vi.VavH5439him: Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is as a menstruous womanלְנִדָּ֖הle.ni.DahH5079among them.

18Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662;for I have rebelledמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784against his commandmentפִ֣יהוּFi.huH6310:hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,I pray you, all peopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.mimH5971,and beholdוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200my sorrowמַכְאֹבִ֔יmakh.'o.ViH4341:my virginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and my young menוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970are goneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121for my loversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157, butthey deceivedרִמּ֔וּנִיri.Mu.niH7411me: my priestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548and mine eldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205gave up the ghostגָּוָ֑עוּga.Va.'uH1478in the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,while they soughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245their meatאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400to relieveוְיָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725their soulsנַפְשָֽׁם׃ סnaf.ShamH5315.

20Beholdרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,O Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068; for I amin distressH6887:my bowelsמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578are troubledחֳמַרְמָ֔רוּcho.mar.Ma.ruH2560;mine heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820is turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015withinבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130me; for I have grievouslyמָר֖וֹma.RoH4784rebelledמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784:abroadמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719bereavethשִׁכְּלָה־shi.ke.lah-H7921,at homeבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004there isas deathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21They have heardשָׁמְע֞וּsha.me.'UH8085that I sighנֶאֱנָחָ֣הne.'e.na.ChahH584: there isnone to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162me: all mine enemiesאֹ֨יְבַ֜י'o.ye.VaiH341have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of my troubleרָֽעָתִי֙ra.'a.TiH7451;they are gladשָׂ֔שׂוּSa.suH7797that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it:thou wilt bringהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117thatthou hast calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121,and they shall be likeכָמֽוֹנִי׃ סkha.Mo.niH3644unto me.

22Let all their wickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and doוְעוֹלֵ֣לve.'o.LelH5953unto them, as thou hast doneעוֹלַ֛לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953unto me for all my transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588:for my sighsאַנְחֹתַ֖י'an.cho.TaiH585aremanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227,and my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.

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