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Lamentations 2:13-17

13What thing shall I take towitnessאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749for thee? whatthingH4100shall Ilikenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819to thee, Odaughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389? what shall Iequalאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737to thee, that I maycomfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726? for thybreachשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667isgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419like theseaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220: who canhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?

14Thyprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030haveseenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372vainשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and foolishthingsוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602for thee: and they have notrevealedגִלּ֥וּgi.LuH1540thyiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771, to turnawayלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thycaptivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622; but haveseenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for theefalseשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723burdensH4864and causes ofbanishmentוּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ סu.ma.du.ChimH4065.

15All thatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674byclapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709attheeדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870; theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andshakeוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128theirheadרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218at thedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, saying, Is this thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892that mencallשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559Theperfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632ofbeautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308, Thejoyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885of the wholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?

16All thyenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341haveopenedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310against thee: theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theteethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127: theysayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, We have swallowed herupבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104:certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389this is thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117that we lookedforשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960; we havefoundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672, we haveseenרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200it .

17TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathdoneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213that which he haddevisedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161; he hathfulfilledבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214hiswordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565that he hadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680in thedaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117ofoldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924: he hath throwndownהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040, and hath notpitiedחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550: and he hath caused thyenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055over thee, he hath setupהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of thyadversariesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

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