Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:24-28

24Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068ismy portionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506,saithאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315;therefore will I hopeאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176in him.

25Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896unto them that waitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960for him, to the soulלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315thatseekethתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875him.

26It isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896that a manshould both hopeוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH2342 H3175and quietly waitוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748for the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397that he bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923in his youthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.

28He sittethיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910and keepeth silenceוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826,because he hath borneנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190it upon him.

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