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Lamentations 3:26-47

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?

40LetusH7725searchוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713and try ourwaysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870, andturnH7725againH7725to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

41LetusH413liftנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375upH5375ourheartלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824with ourhandsכַּפָּ֔יִםka.Pa.yimH3709untoGodאֵ֖ל'elH410in theheavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

42Weנַ֤חְנוּNach.nuH5168havetransgressedפָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙fa.Sha'.nuH6586and haverebelledוּמָרִ֔ינוּu.ma.Ri.nuH4784; thou hastnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808pardonedסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ סsa.La.che.taH5545.

43Thou hast covered withangerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639andpursuedוַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּva.tir.de.Fe.nuH7291us; thou hastslainהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026, thou hastnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808pitied.

44Thou hast covered thyself with acloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051, that ourprayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605should notpassH5674throughH5674.

45Thou hastmadeH7760usH7760as the offscouring andrefuseוּמָא֛וֹסu.ma.'osH3973in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thepeoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ סha.'a.MimH5971.

46allכָּל־kol-H3605ourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341haveopenedפָּצ֥וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶ֖םpi.HemH6310wideH6475againstH5921usH5921.

47Fearפַּ֧חַדPa.chadH6343and thepitוָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chatH6354arecomeH1961uponH1961us,devastationהַשֵּׁ֥אתha.ShetH7612anddestructionוְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ve.ha.Sha.verH7667.

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