Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 2:11-18

11Mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869do failכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615with tearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832,my bowelsמֵעַ֔יme.'AiH4578are troubledחֳמַרְמְר֣וּcho.mar.me.RuH2560,my liverכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516is pouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210upon the earthלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776,for the destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;because the childrenעוֹלֵל֙o.LelH5768and the sucklingsוְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.NekH3243swoonבֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'a.TefH5848in the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityקִרְיָֽה׃ סkir.YahH7151.

12They sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559to their mothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517, Where isgrainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?when they swoonedבְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤םbe.hit.'a.te.FamH5848as the woundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491in the streetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,when their soulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315was poured outבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210into their mothers’אִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517bosomחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13What thing shall I take to witnessאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749for thee? what thingH4100shall I likenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819to thee, O daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?what shall I equalאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737to thee, that I may comfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee, O virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?for thy breachשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667isgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419like the seaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220:who can healיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?

14Thy prophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030have seenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372vainשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and foolish thingsוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602for thee: and they have not discoveredגִלּ֥וּgi.LuH1540thine iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,to turn awayלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thy captivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622;but have seenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for thee falseשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723burdensH4864and causes of banishmentוּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ סu.ma.du.ChimH4065.

15All that passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674by clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709at theeדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870;they hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and wagוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128their headרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218at the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, saying, Isthis the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892that mencallשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559The perfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632of beautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,The joyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885of the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?

16All thine enemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341have openedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310against thee: they hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and gnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786the teethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127:they sayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, We have swallowed herupבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104:certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389this isthe dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117that we looked forשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960;we have foundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672,we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200it.

17Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hath doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213thatwhich he had devisedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161;he hath fulfilledבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214his wordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565that he had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680in the daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924:he hath thrown downהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040,and hath not pitiedחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550: and he hath caused thineenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341to rejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055over thee, he hath set upהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311the hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of thine adversariesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18Their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedצָעַ֥קtza.'AkH6817unto the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,O wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,let tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832run downהוֹרִ֨ידִיho.Ri.diH3381like a riverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915:giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414thyself no restפוּגַת֙fu.GatH6314;let not the appleבַּת־bat-H1323of thine eyeעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869ceaseתִּדֹּ֖םti.DomH1826.

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