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Lamentations 4

1How is thegoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091becomedimיוּעַ֣םyu.'AmH6004! how is themostהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896finegoldהַכֶּ֣תֶםha.Ke.temH3800changedיִשְׁנֶ֖אyish.Ne'H8132! thestonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of thesanctuaryקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944are pouredoutתִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙tish.ta.Pe.khe.nahH8210at theheadבְּרֹ֖אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everystreetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

2Thepreciousהַיְקָרִ֔יםhay.ka.RimH3368sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,comparableהַמְסֻלָּאִ֖יםham.su.la.'ImH5537to finegoldבַּפָּ֑זba.PazH6337, how are theyesteemedנֶחְשְׁבוּ֙nech.she.VuH2803asearthenחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789pitchersלְנִבְלֵי־le.niv.lei-H5035, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of thehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of thepotterיוֹצֵֽר׃ סyo.TzerH3335!

3Even the seamonstersתַּנִּים֙ta.ninH8577drawoutחָ֣לְצוּChal.tzuH2502thebreastשַׁ֔דShadH7699, theynurseהֵינִ֖יקוּhei.Ni.kuH3243their youngonesגּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgu.rei.HenH1482: thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971is becomecruelלְאַכְזָ֔רle.'akh.ZarH393, like theostrichesכַּיְעֵנִ֖יםka.e.nimH3283in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ סba.mid.BarH4057.

4Thetongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956of the nursingchildיוֹנֵ֛קyo.NekH3243cleavethדָּבַ֨קda.VakH1692to the roof of hismouthחכּ֖וֹchi.KoH2441forthirstבַּצָּמָ֑אba.tza.Ma'H6772: the youngchildrenעֽוֹלָלִים֙o.la.LimH5768askשָׁ֣אֲלוּSha.'a.luH7592breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, and no manbreakethפֹּרֵ֖שׂpo.ResH6566it to them.

5They thatfedהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398delicatelyלְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔יםle.Ma.'a.da.NimH4574aredesolateנָשַׁ֖מּוּna.Sha.muH8074in thestreetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351: they that were broughtupהָאֱמֻנִים֙ha.'e.mu.NimH539inscarletתוֹלָ֔עto.La'H8438embraceחִבְּק֖וּchi.be.KuH2263dunghillsאַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ ס'ash.pa.TotH830.

6For the punishment of theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971isgreaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431than thepunishmentמֵֽחַטַּ֖אתme.cha.TatH2403of the sin ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467, that wasoverthrownהַֽהֲפוּכָ֣הha.ha.fu.KhahH2015as in amomentרָ֔גַעRa.ga'H7281, with nohandsיָדָֽיִם׃ סya.Da.yimH3027laidחָ֥לוּCha.luH2342on her.

7HerNazaritesנְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ne.zi.Rei.haH5139werepurerזַכּ֤וּza.KuH2141thansnowמִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmi.She.legH7950, they werewhiterצַח֖וּtza.ChuH6705thanmilkמֵחָלָ֑בme.cha.LavH2461, they were moreruddyאָ֤דְמוּ'A.de.muH119inbodyעֶ֙צֶם֙'e.tzemH6106thanrubiesמִפְּנִינִ֔יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443, theirpolishingגִּזְרָתָֽם׃ סgiz.ra.TamH1508was ofsapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601:

8Theirvisageתָּֽאֳרָ֔םto.'o.RamH8389isblackerחָשַׁ֤ךְcha.ShakhH2821than acoalמִשְּׁחוֹר֙mi.she.chOrH7815; they are notknownנִכְּר֖וּni.ke.RuH5234in thestreetsבַּחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351: theirskinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785cleavethצָפַ֤דtza.FadH6821to theirbonesעַצְמָ֔ם'atz.MamH6106; it iswitheredH3001, it is become like astickכָעֵֽץ׃ סkha.'EtzH6086.

9They that areslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719arebetterטוֹבִ֤יםto.VimH2896than they that areslainמֵֽחַלְלֵ֖יme.cha.LeiH2491withhungerרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458: fortheseשֶׁ֣הֵ֤םshe.HemH1992pineawayיָז֙וּבוּ֙ya.Zu.vuH2100,strickenמְדֻקָּרִ֔יםme.du.ka.RimH1856through for lack of thefruitsמִתְּנוּבֹ֖תmi.te.nu.VotH8570of thefieldשָׂדָֽי׃ סsa.DaiH7704.

10Thehandsיְדֵ֗יye.DeiH3027of thetenderheartedרַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹתra.cha.Ma.ni.YotH7362womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802haveboiledבִּשְּׁל֖וּbi.she.LuH1310their ownchildrenיַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal.dei.HenH3206: they were theirfoodלְבָרוֹת֙le.va.rOtH1262in thedestructionבְּשֶׁ֖בֶרbe.She.verH7667of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

11TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathaccomplishedכִּלָּ֤הki.LahH3615hisfuryחֲמָת֔וֹcha.ma.ToH2534; he hath pouredoutשָׁפַ֖ךְsha.FakhH8210hisfierceחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639, and hathkindledוַיַּצֶּת־vai.ya.tzet-H3341afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784inZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, and it hathdevouredוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398itsfoundationsיְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סye.so.do.Tei.haH3247.

12Thekingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of theworldתֵבֵ֑לte.VelH8398, would not havebelievedהֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙he.'e.Mi.nuH539that theadversaryצַ֣רtzarH6862and theenemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341should haveenteredיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935into thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13For thesinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתme.cha.TotH2403of herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֔יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030, and theiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֖וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548, that haveshedהַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםha.sho.fe.KhimH8210thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of thejustצַדִּיקִֽים׃ סtza.di.KimH6662in themidstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130of her,

14They havewanderedנָע֤וּna.'UH5128asblindעִוְרִים֙'iv.RimH5787men in thestreetsבַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351, they havepollutedנְגֹֽאֲל֖וּne.go.'a.LuH1351themselves withbloodבַּדָּ֑םba.DamH1818, so that mencouldיֽוּכְל֔וּyu.khe.LuH3201notבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808touchיִגְּע֖וּyi.ge.'UH5060theirgarmentsבִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ סbil.vu.shei.HemH3830.

15Theycriedקָ֣רְאוּKa.re.'uH7121to them,Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493ye; it isuncleanטָמֵ֞אta.Me'H2931;departס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493,departס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493,touchתִּגָּ֔עוּti.Ga.'uH5060not: when they fledawayנָצ֖וּna.TzuH5132andwanderedנָ֑עוּNa.'uH5128, theysaidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, They shall nomoreיוֹסִ֖יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254sojournלָגֽוּר׃ סla.GurH1481there .

16Theangerפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathdividedחִלְּקָ֔םchi.le.KamH2505them; he will nolongerיוֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254regardלְהַבִּיטָ֑םle.ha.bi.TamH5027them: theyrespectedנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375not thepersonsפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of thepriestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548, theyfavouredחָנָֽנוּ׃ סcha.Na.nuH2603not theeldersוּזְקֵנִ֖יםvu.ze.ke.nimH2205.

17As for us, oureyesעֵינֵ֔ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869as yetfailedתִּכְלֶ֣ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615for ourvainהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892helpעֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ'ez.ra.Te.nuH5833: in ourwatchingבְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּbe.tzi.pi.ya.Te.nuH6836we havewatchedצִפִּ֔ינוּtzi.Pi.nuH6822for anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471that could notsaveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ סyo.Shi.a'H3467us .

18Theyhuntצָד֣וּtza.DuH6679ourstepsצְעָדֵ֔ינוּtze.'a.Dei.nuH6806, that we cannotgoH3212in ourstreetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֵ֑ינוּbir.cho.Tei.nuH7339: ourendקִצֵּ֛ינוּki.Tzei.nuH7093isnearקָרַ֥בka.RavH7126, ourdaysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117arefulfilledמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390; for ourendקִצֵּֽינוּ׃ סki.Tzei.nuH7093iscomeבָ֥אva'H935.

19Ourpersecutorsרֹדְפֵ֔ינוּro.de.Fei.nuH7291areswifterקַלִּ֤יםka.LimH7031than theeaglesמִנִּשְׁרֵ֖יmi.nish.ReiH5404ofheavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064: theypursuedדְּלָקֻ֔נוּde.la.Ku.nuH1814us upon themountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022, they laidwaitאָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH693for us in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057.

20Thebreathר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of ournostrilsאַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙'a.Pei.nuH639, theanointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, wastakenנִלְכַּ֖דnil.KadH3920in theirpitsבִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םbish.chi.to.TamH7825, of whom wesaidאָמַ֔רְנוּ'a.Mar.nuH559, Under hisshadowבְּצִלּ֖וֹbe.tzi.LoH6738we shallliveנִֽחְיֶ֥הnich.YehH2421among theheathenבַגּוֹיִֽם׃ סva.go.YimH1471.

21Rejoiceשִׂ֤ישִׂיSi.siH7797and begladוְשִׂמְחִי֙ve.sim.ChiH8055, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, thatdwellestיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.shav.tiH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofUzע֑וּץ'UtzH5780; thecupכּ֔וֹסKosH3563also shallpassתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674through to thee: thou shalt bedrunkתִּשְׁכְּרִ֖יtish.ke.RiH7937, and shalt make thyselfnakedוְתִתְעָרִֽי׃ סve.tit.'a.RiH6168.

22The punishment of thyiniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771isaccomplishedתַּם־tam-H8552, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726; he will nomoreיוֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254carry thee away intocaptivityלְהַגְלוֹתֵ֑ךְle.hag.lo.TekhH1540: he willvisitפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485thyiniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123; he willdiscloseגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540thysinsחַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ׃ פcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403.

Commentaries on Lamentations 4

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