Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:55-58

55I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121upon thy nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034,O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,out of the lowתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃tach.ti.YotH8482dungeonמִבּ֖וֹרmi.BorH953.

56Thou hast heardשָׁמָ֑עְתָּsha.Ma.'e.taH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963:hideתַּעְלֵ֧םta'.LemH5956not thine earאָזְנְךָ֛'a.ze.ne.KhaH241at my breathingלְרַוְחָתִ֖יle.rav.cha.TiH7309,at my cryלְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃le.shav.'a.TiH7775.

57Thou drewest nearקָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ka.Rav.taH7126in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thatI calledאֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ'ek.ra.'E.kaH7121upon thee: thou saidstאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Fearתִּירָֽא׃ סti.Ra'H3372not.

58O Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136,thou hast pleadedרַ֧בְתָּRav.taH7378the causesרִיבֵ֥יri.VeiH7379of my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315;thou hast redeemedגָּאַ֥לְתָּga.'Al.taH1350my lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.

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