Revised Version 1895

Lamentations 5:8-16

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.

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