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Lamentations 3:40-54

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.

48Mineeyeעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869runnethdownתֵּרַ֣דte.RadH3381with rivers ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325, for thedestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

49Mineeyeעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869pourethdownנִגְּרָ֛הni.ge.RahH5064, and ceasethnotH3808,withoutH3808anyמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369intermission,

50Tillעַד־'ad-H5704theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068lookH7200downיַשְׁקִ֣יףyash.KifH8259, andbeholdH7200fromheavenמִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

51Mineeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869affecteth mysoulלְנַפְשִׁ֔יle.naf.ShiH5315,becauseH3605ofallH3605thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of mycityעִירִֽי׃ ס'i.RiH5892.

52They have chasedmeH2600sore like abirdכַּצִּפּ֖וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833, that are mineenemiesאֹיְבַ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

53They havecutH6789offH6789mylifeחַיָּ֔יchai.YaiH2416in the dungeon, and have cast astoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68uponmeH6789.

54Watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325flowedצָֽפוּ־tza.fu-H6687over mineheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218; Isaidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, I amcutנִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סnig.Za.re.tiH1504offעַל־'al-H5921.

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