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Lamentations 3:1-20

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.

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