Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 4:13-16

13For the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתme.cha.TotH2403of her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֔יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030, andthe iniquitiesעֲוֹנ֖וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548,that have shedהַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםha.sho.fe.KhimH8210the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the justצַדִּיקִֽים׃ סtza.di.KimH6662in the midstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130of her,

14They have wanderedנָע֤וּna.'UH5128asblindעִוְרִים֙'iv.RimH5787menin the streetsבַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351,they have pollutedנְגֹֽאֲל֖וּne.go.'a.LuH1351themselves with bloodבַּדָּ֑םba.DamH1818,so that men couldיֽוּכְל֔וּyu.khe.LuH3201notבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808touchיִגְּע֖וּyi.ge.'UH5060their garmentsבִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ סbil.vu.shei.HemH3830.

15They criedקָ֣רְאוּKa.re.'uH7121unto them, Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493ye; it isuncleanטָמֵ֞אta.Me'H2931;departס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493,departס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493,touchתִּגָּ֔עוּti.Ga.'uH5060not: when they fled awayנָצ֖וּna.TzuH5132and wanderedנָ֑עוּNa.'uH5128,they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,They shall no moreיוֹסִ֖יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254sojournלָגֽוּר׃ סla.GurH1481there.

16The angerפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath dividedחִלְּקָ֔םchi.le.KamH2505them; he will no moreיוֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254regardלְהַבִּיטָ֑םle.ha.bi.TamH5027them: they respectedנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375not the personsפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the priestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548,they favouredחָנָֽנוּ׃ סcha.Na.nuH2603not the eldersוּזְקֵנִ֖יםvu.ze.ke.nimH2205.

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