Revised Version 1895

Lamentations 3:1-36

1I AM themanהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397that hathseenרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200afflictionH7626by therodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of hiswrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.

2He hathledנָהַ֛גna.HagH5090meH3808and causedmeH3808to walk indarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andnotH3808inlightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

3Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389againstH3027meH7725he turneth hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027againH7725andagainH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

4Myfleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320and myskinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785hath he madeoldבִּלָּ֤הbi.LahH1086; he hathbrokenשִׁבַּ֖רshi.BarH7665mybonesעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃atz.mo.TaiH6106.

5He hath buildedagainstH5921meH5921, and compassedmeH5921withgallרֹ֥אשׁroshH7219and travail.

6He hath mademeH4191todwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427indarkבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285, as those that have beenlongעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

7He hath fencedmeH3318aboutבַּעֲדִ֛יba.'a.DiH1157, that Icannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318; he hathmadeH3513mychainנְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.TiH5178heavyהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513.

8Yeaכִּ֤יkiH3588, when Icryאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199andcallH7768forhelpוַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768, he shuttethoutH2199myprayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

9He hath fenced up mywaysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870withhewnבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496stoneH1496, he hath made mypathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410crooked.

10He is unto me as abearדֹּ֣בdoH1677lyingH693inwaitאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693, as alionאֲרִ֖י'ar.yehH738insecretH4565placesH4565.

11He hathturnedH5493asideH5493mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870, and pulledmeH7760inpiecesוַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִיvay.fa.she.Che.niH6582; he hathmadeH7760meH7760desolateשֹׁמֵֽם׃sho.MemH8076.

12He hathbentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869hisbowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198, andsetוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niH5324meH5324as a mark for thearrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.

13He hath caused the shafts of hisquiverאַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃'ash.pa.ToH827toenterH935intoH935my reins.

14I ambecomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a derision toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971; and theirsongנְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.TamH5058allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

15He hathfilledהִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִיhis.bi.'A.niH7646meH7301withbitternessבַמְּרוֹרִ֖יםva.me.ro.RimH4844, he hath satedmeH7301withwormwoodלַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahH3939.

16He hath alsobrokenוַיַּגְרֵ֤סvai.yag.ResH1638myteethשִׁנָּ֔יshi.NaiH8127withgravelבֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.TzatzH2687stones, he hath covered me withashesבָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferH665.

17And thou hast removed mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315far off frompeaceמִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.LomH7965; I forgatprosperityH7965.

18And Isaidוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559, Mystrengthנִצְחִ֔יnitz.ChiH5331isperishedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6, and mineexpectationוְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.TiH8431from theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

19Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142mine affliction and my misery, thewormwoodלַעֲנָ֥הla.'a.NahH3939and thegallוָרֹֽאשׁ׃va.RoshH7219.

20MysoulH5315hath them still inremembranceH2142, and isbowedH7743downוְתָשׁ֥וֹחַve.ta.shi.achH7743withinעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921meH5315.

21This Irecallאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to mymindלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820, therefore have Ihopeאוֹחִֽיל׃ ס'o.ChilH3176.

22It is of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068merciesH7356thatweכִּ֣יkiH3588arenotלֹא־lo'-H3808consumedH3615,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588hiscompassionsרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356failH3615notלֹא־lo'-H3808.

23They arenewחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319everyH1242morningH1242;greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227is thyfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530.

24TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is myportionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506, saith mysoulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315; therefore will Ihopeאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176in him.

25TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896unto them thatwaitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960for him, to thesoulלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315that seeketh him.

26It isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896that a man should hope and quietly wait for thesalvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for amanלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397that hebearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923in hisyouthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.

28Let himsitיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910and keep silence,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he hathlaidנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190ituponעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him.

29LetH5414himputיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310in thedustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083;ifאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194soH5414be there may hehopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

30LetH5414himgiveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414hischeekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895to him that smiteth him;letH5414him befilledH7646fullH7646withreproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.

31For theLordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808cast off foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

32Forthoughכִּ֣יkiH3588he causegriefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013, yet will he havecompassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355according to themultitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of his mercies.

33For he dothnotH3808afflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031willingly,norH3808grieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013thechildrenבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofmenאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.

34Tocrushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478footרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272allכֹּ֖לkolH3605theprisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

35Toturnלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186asideH5186therightמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of amanגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397beforeH6440thefaceH6440of the MostHighH5186,

36Tosubvertלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791amanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in hiscauseבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379, theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136approvethnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

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