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Lamentations 4:3-12

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.

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