Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:1-6

1I amthe manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397thathath seenרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200afflictionעֳנִ֔י'o.NiH6040by the rodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of his wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.

2He hath ledנָהַ֛גna.HagH5090me, and broughtH3212me intodarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, but not intolightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

3Surely against me is he turnedיָשֻׁ֛בya.ShuvH7725;he turnethיַהֲפֹ֥ךְya.ha.FokhH2015his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027against meall the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

4My fleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320and my skinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785hath he made oldבִּלָּ֤הbi.LahH1086;he hath brokenשִׁבַּ֖רshi.BarH7665my bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃atz.mo.TaiH6106.

5He hath builded againstבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129me, and compassedוַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.KafH5362mewith gallרֹ֥אשׁroshH7219and travailוּתְלָאָֽה׃u.te.la.'AhH8513.

6He hath setהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427me in dark placesבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285, as they that bedeadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191of oldעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

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