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Lamentations 3:24-32

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.

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