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Lamentations 3

1I am themanהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397that hathseenרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200afflictionעֳנִ֔י'o.NiH6040by therodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of hiswrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.

2He hathledנָהַ֛גna.HagH5090me, andbroughtH3212me intodarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, but not intolightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

3Surely against me is heturnedיָשֻׁ֛בya.ShuvH7725; heturnethיַהֲפֹ֥ךְya.ha.FokhH2015hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027against me all thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

4Myfleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320and myskinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785hath he madeoldבִּלָּ֤הbi.LahH1086; he hathbrokenשִׁבַּ֖רshi.BarH7665mybonesעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃atz.mo.TaiH6106.

5He hathbesiegedבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129me, andsurroundedוַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.KafH5362me withgallרֹ֥אשׁroshH7219andtravailוּתְלָאָֽה׃u.te.la.'AhH8513.

6He hathsetהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427me in darkplacesבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285, as they that aredeadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191ofoldעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

7He hathhedgedגָּדַ֧רga.DarH1443me about, that I cannot getoutאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318: he hath made mychainנְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.TiH5178heavyהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513.

8Also when Icryאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199andshoutוַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768, he shuttethoutשָׂתַ֖םsa.TamH5640myprayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

9He hathinclosedגָּדַ֤רga.DarH1443mywaysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870with hewnstoneבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496, he hath made mypathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410crookedעִוָּֽה׃ ס'i.VahH5753.

10He was to me as abearדֹּ֣בdoH1677lying inwaitאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693, and as alionאֲרִ֖י'ar.yehH738in secretplacesבְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃be.mis.ta.RimH4565.

11He hath turnedasideסוֹרֵ֛רso.RerH5493mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870, and pulled me inpiecesוַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִיvay.fa.she.Che.niH6582: he hathmadeשָׂמַ֥נִיsa.Ma.niH7760medesolateH8074.

12He hathbentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869hisbowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198, andsetוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niH5324me as amarkכַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'H4307for thearrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.

13He hath caused thearrowsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of hisquiverאַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃'ash.pa.ToH827toenterהֵבִיא֙he.Vi'H935into myreinsבְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔יbe.khil.yo.TaiH3629.

14I was aderisionשְּׂחֹק֙se.ChokH7814to all mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971; and theirsongנְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.TamH5058all thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

15He hathfilledהִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִיhis.bi.'A.niH7646me withbitternessבַמְּרוֹרִ֖יםva.me.ro.RimH4844, he hath made medrunkהִרְוַ֥נִיhir.Va.niH7301withwormwoodלַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahH3939.

16He hath alsobrokenוַיַּגְרֵ֤סvai.yag.ResH1638myteethשִׁנָּ֔יshi.NaiH8127with gravelstonesבֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.TzatzH2687, he hathcoveredהִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִיhikh.pi.Sha.niH3728me withashesבָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferH665.

17And thou hastremovedH2186mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315faroffH2186frompeaceמִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.LomH7965: Iforgotנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5382prosperityטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

18And Isaidוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559, Mystrengthנִצְחִ֔יnitz.ChiH5331and myhopeוְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.TiH8431hathperishedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6from theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068:

19Rememberingזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142myafflictionעָנְיִ֥י'a.ne.YiH6040and mymiseryוּמְרוּדִ֖יu.me.ru.DiH4788, thewormwoodלַעֲנָ֥הla.'a.NahH3939and thegallוָרֹֽאשׁ׃va.RoshH7219.

20Mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315hath themstillזָכ֣וֹרza.KhorH2142inremembranceתִּזְכּ֔וֹרtiz.KorH2142, and ishumbledוְתָשׁ֥וֹחַve.ta.shi.achH7743in me.

21This Irecallאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to mymindלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820, therefore have Ihopeאוֹחִֽיל׃ ס'o.ChilH3176.

22It is of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068merciesחַֽסְדֵ֤יchas.DeiH2617that we are notconsumedתָ֔מְנוּTa.me.nuH8552, because hiscompassionsרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356failכָל֖וּkha.LuH3615not.

23They arenewחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319everymorningלַבְּקָרִ֔יםla.be.ka.RimH1242:greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227is thyfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530.

24TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is myportionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506,saithאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559mysoulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315; therefore will Ihopeאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176in him.

25TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896to them thatwaitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960for him, to thesoulלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315thatseekethתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875him.

26It isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896that a man should bothhopeוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH3175 H2342and quietlywaitוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748for thesalvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for amanלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397that he shouldbearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923in hisyouthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.

28Hesittethיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910and keepethsilenceוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826, because he hathborneנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190it upon him.

29Heputtethיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310in thedustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083; if there maybeיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

30Hegivethיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414hischeekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895to him thatsmitethלְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huH5221him: he is filledfullיִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'H7646withreproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.

31For theLordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136will not castoffיִזְנַ֛חyiz.NachH2186foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769:

32But though he causethgriefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013, yet will he havecompassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355according to themultitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of hismerciesחֲסָדָֽיו׃chas.dovH2617.

33For he doth notafflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031willinglyמִלִּבּ֔וֹmi.li.BoH3820norgrieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013thechildrenבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofmenאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.

34Tocrushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792under hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272all theprisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

35To turnasideלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186therightמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of amanגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397before thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the mostHighעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945,

36Tosubvertלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791amanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in hiscauseבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379, theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136approvethרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200not.

37Who is he thatsaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, and it cometh to pass, when theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136commandethצִוָּֽה׃tzi.VahH6680it not?

38Out of themouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of the mostHighעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945proceedethתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318notevilהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451andgoodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896?

39Why doth alivingחָ֔יChaiH2416manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.NenH596, amanגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397for the punishment of hissinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?

40Let ussearchנַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.SahH2664andtryוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713ourwaysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870, and turnagainוְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

41Let us liftupנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375ourheartלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824with ourhandsכַּפָּ֔יִםka.Pa.yimH3709toGodאֵ֖ל'elH410in theheavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

42Weנַ֤חְנוּNach.nuH5168havetransgressedפָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙fa.Sha'.nuH6586and haverebelledוּמָרִ֔ינוּu.ma.Ri.nuH4784: thou hast notpardonedסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ סsa.La.che.taH5545.

43Thou hastcoveredסַכֹּ֤תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526withangerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639, andpersecutedוַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּva.tir.de.Fe.nuH7291us: thou hastslainהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026, thou hast notpitiedחָמָֽלְתָּ׃cha.Mal.taH2550.

44Thou hastcoveredסַכּ֤וֹתָהsa.Ko.tahH5526thyself with acloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051, that ourprayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605should not passthroughמֵעֲב֖וֹרme.'a.VorH5674.

45Thou hastmadeתְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us as theoffscouringסְחִ֧יse.ChiH5501andrefuseוּמָא֛וֹסu.ma.'osH3973in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thepeopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ סha.'a.MimH5971.

46All ourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341haveopenedפָּצ֥וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthsפִּיהֶ֖םpi.HemH6310against us.

47Fearפַּ֧חַדPa.chadH6343and asnareוָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chatH6354is come upon us,desolationהַשֵּׁ֥אתha.ShetH7612anddestructionוְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ve.ha.Sha.verH7667.

48Myeyeעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869runnethdownתֵּרַ֣דte.RadH3381withriversפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325for thedestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

49Myeyeעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869tricklethdownנִגְּרָ֛הni.ge.RahH5064, andceasethתִדְמֶ֖הtid.MehH1820not, without anyintermissionהֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ha.fu.GotH2014,

50Till theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall lookdownיַשְׁקִ֣יףyash.KifH8259, andbeholdוְיֵ֔רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200fromheavenמִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

51Myeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869affectethעֽוֹלְלָ֣ה'o.LahH5953myheartלְנַפְשִׁ֔יle.naf.ShiH5315because of all thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of mycityעִירִֽי׃ ס'i.RiH5892.

52Myenemiesאֹיְבַ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341chasedצ֥וֹדTzodH6679mehardצָד֛וּנִיtza.Du.niH6679, like abirdכַּצִּפּ֖וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833, withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

53They have cutoffצָֽמְת֤וּtza.me.TuH6789mylifeחַיָּ֔יchai.YaiH2416in thedungeonבַבּוֹר֙va.bOrH953, andcastוַיַּדּוּ־vai.ya.du-H3034astoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68upon me.

54Watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325flowedoverצָֽפוּ־tza.fu-H6687myheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218; then Isaidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, I am cutoffנִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סnig.Za.re.tiH1504.

55Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121upon thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, out of thelowתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃tach.ti.YotH8482dungeonמִבּ֖וֹרmi.BorH953.

56Thou hastheardשָׁמָ֑עְתָּsha.Ma.'e.taH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963:hideתַּעְלֵ֧םta'.LemH5956not thyearאָזְנְךָ֛'a.ze.ne.KhaH241at mybreathingלְרַוְחָתִ֖יle.rav.cha.TiH7309, at mycryלְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃le.shav.'a.TiH7775.

57Thou drewestnearקָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ka.Rav.taH7126in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117that Icalledאֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ'ek.ra.'E.kaH7121upon thee: thousaidstאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Fearתִּירָֽא׃ סti.Ra'H3372not.

58OLordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136, thou hastpleadedרַ֧בְתָּRav.taH7378thecausesרִיבֵ֥יri.VeiH7379of mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315; thou hastredeemedגָּאַ֥לְתָּga.'Al.taH1350mylifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.

59OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thou hastseenרָאִ֤יתָהra.'I.tahH7200mywrongעַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י'a.Va.ta.TiH5792:judgeשָׁפְטָ֖הsha.fe.TahH8199thou mycauseמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941.

60Thou hastseenרָאִ֙יתָה֙ra.'I.tahH7200all theirvengeanceנִקְמָתָ֔םnik.ma.TamH5360and all theirimaginationsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmach.she.vo.TamH4284against me.

61Thou hastheardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085theirreproachחֶרְפָּתָם֙cher.pa.TamH2781, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and all theirimaginationsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmach.she.vo.TamH4284against me;

62Thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193of those that roseupקָמַי֙ka.MaiH6965against me, and theyplotוְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔םve.heg.yo.NamH1902against me all thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

63Beholdהַבִּ֔יטָהha.Bi.tahH5027their sittingdownH3427, and their risingupוְקִֽימָתָם֙ve.ki.ma.TamH7012; I am theirmusicמַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ סman.gi.na.TamH4485.

64Renderתָּשִׁ֨יבta.ShivH7725to them arecompenceגְּמ֛וּלge.MulH1576, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, according to theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of theirhandsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.

65Giveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414themsorrowמְגִנַּת־me.gi.nat-H4044ofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820, thycurseתַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ta.'a.la.te.KhaH8381to them.

66Persecuteתִּרְדֹּ֤ףtir.DofH7291anddestroyוְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.tash.mi.DemH8045them inangerבְּאַף֙be.'AfH639from under theheavensשְׁמֵ֥יshe.MeiH8064of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3

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