Revised Version 1895

Lamentations 5

1Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142, Owhatמֶֽה־meh-H4100isLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,comeH1961uponH1961usH7200:beholdH7200, andseeוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200ourreproachחֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃cher.pa.Te.nuH2781.

2Ourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159isturnedנֶֽהֶפְכָ֣הne.hef.KhahH2015untostrangersלְזָרִ֔יםle.za.RimH2114, ourhousesבָּתֵּ֖ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004untoaliensלְנָכְרִֽים׃le.na.khe.RimH5237.

3We areorphansH3490andfatherlessיְתוֹמִ֤יםye.to.MimH3490, ourmothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ'i.mo.Tei.nuH517are aswidowsכְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃ke.'al.ma.NotH490.

4We have drunken ourwaterמֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙mei.Mei.nuH4325formoneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701; ourwoodעֵצֵ֖ינוּ'e.Tzei.nuH6086is sold untousיָבֹֽאוּ׃ya.Vo.'uH935.

5Ourpursuersנִרְדָּ֔פְנוּnir.Da.fe.nuH7291areuponעַ֤ל'alH5921ournecksצַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙tza.va.Re.nuH6677: we arewearyיָגַ֖עְנוּya.Ga'.nuH3021, and havenoוְלֹ֥אve.lo'H3808restהֽוּנַֽחhu.nach-H5117.

6We havegivenנָתַ֣נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414thehandיָ֔דYadH3027to theEgyptiansH4713, and to the Assyrians, to besatisfiedלִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽlis.Bo.a'H7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

7Ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havesinnedחָֽטְאוּ֙cha.te.'UH2398, and arenotוְאֵינָ֔םve.ei.namH369; andweוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.nach.nuH587haveborneסָבָֽלְנוּ׃sa.Val.nuH5445theiriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771.

8Servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910overusH3027: there isnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369todeliverפֹּרֵ֖קpo.RekH6561usH3027outH3027of theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

9WeH5315getנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935ourbreadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899with the peril of ourlivesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

10Ourskinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785is black like anovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theburningH2152heatזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152offamineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

11They ravished thewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802inZionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, themaidensבְּתֻלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269werehangedנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518up by theirhandבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027: thefacesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofeldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205werenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808honoured.

13Theyoungוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288bare the mill, and thechildrenH5288stumbledH3782underH3782thewoodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.

14Theeldersזְקֵנִים֙ze.ke.NimH2205have ceased from thegateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179, theyoungבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970from theirmusicמִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃mi.ne.gi.na.TamH5058.

15Thejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of ourheartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820is ceased; ourdanceמְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃me.cho.Le.nuH4234isturnedH2015intoH2015mourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60.

16Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850isfallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307from ourheadרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּro.She.nuH7218:woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188untousנָ֥אna'H4994! forweכִּ֥יkiH3588havesinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.

17For this ourheartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820isfaintדָוֶה֙da.VehH1739; fortheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428things oureyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869aredimחָשְׁכ֥וּcha.she.KhuH2821;

18For themountainהַר־har-H2022ofZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,whichH2022isdesolateשֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔םshe.sha.MemH8074; thefoxesשׁוּעָלִ֖יםshu.'a.LimH7776walkהִלְּכוּ־hi.le.khu-H1980uponעַ֤ל'alH5921it.

19Thou, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, abidest foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769; thythroneכִּסְאֲךָ֖kis.'a.KhaH3678is fromgenerationלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755togenerationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

20Wherefore dost thouforgetתִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּtish.ka.Che.nuH7911usH3117foreverH7911, andforsakeH5800usH3117soH5800longלְאֹ֥רֶךְle.'O.rekhH753time?

21Turnהֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725thouusאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413unto thee, OLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068, andweH3117shall beturnedוְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָהve.na.shuvH7725;renewחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318ourdaysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117as of old.

22But thou hastutterlyH3966rejectedH3988usH5921, thou artveryH3966wrothagainstH5921usH5921.

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