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Lamentations 3:26-47

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.

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