Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:33-38

33For he doth not afflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031willinglyמִלִּבּ֔וֹmi.li.BoH3820nor grieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013the childrenבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.

34To crushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792under his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272all the prisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

35To turn asideלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186the rightמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of a manגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397before the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945,

36To subvertלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in his causeבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136approvethרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200not.

37Who is he thatsaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, and it cometh to pass, whenthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136commandethצִוָּֽה׃tzi.VahH6680it not?

38Out of the mouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of the most Highעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945proceedethתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318not evilהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451and goodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896?

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