Lamentations 3
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Lamentations 3:5-19

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.
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