Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 2:15-17

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.

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