Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:40-47

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.

43Thou hast coveredסַכֹּ֤תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526with angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639,and persecutedוַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּva.tir.de.Fe.nuH7291us: thou hast slainהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026,thou hast not pitiedחָמָֽלְתָּ׃cha.Mal.taH2550.

44Thou hast coveredסַכּ֤וֹתָהsa.Ko.tahH5526thyself with a cloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051, that ourprayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605should not pass throughמֵעֲב֖וֹרme.'a.VorH5674.

45Thou hast madeתְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us asthe offscouringסְחִ֧יse.ChiH5501and refuseוּמָא֛וֹסu.ma.'osH3973in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ סha.'a.MimH5971.

46All our enemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341have openedפָּצ֥וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶ֖םpi.HemH6310against us.

47Fearפַּ֧חַדPa.chadH6343and a snareוָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chatH6354is come upon us, desolationהַשֵּׁ֥אתha.ShetH7612and destructionוְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ve.ha.Sha.verH7667.

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