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Lamentations 4:1-6

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.

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