Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:39-42

39Wherefore doth a livingחָ֔יChaiH2416manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.NenH596,a manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397for the punishment of his sinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?

40Let us searchנַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.SahH2664and tryוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713our waysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,and turn againוְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

41Let us lift upנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375our heartלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824with ourhandsכַּפָּ֔יִםka.Pa.yimH3709unto Godאֵ֖ל'elH410in the heavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

42Weנַ֤חְנוּNach.nuH5168have transgressedפָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙fa.Sha'.nuH6586and have rebelledוּמָרִ֔ינוּu.ma.Ri.nuH4784:thou hast not pardonedסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ סsa.La.che.taH5545.

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