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Lamentations 3:21-39

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.

37Who is he that saith, and it cometh topassוַתֶּ֔הִיva.Te.hiH1961, when theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136commandeth itnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808?

38Outתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318of themouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of the Most High cometh therenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808evilהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451andgoodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896?

39Wherefore doth alivingחָ֔יChaiH2416manH120complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.NenH596, amanH120for the punishment of hissinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?

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