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Lamentations 5

1Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, what is come upon us:considerהַבִּ֖יטָהha.beithH5027, andbeholdוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200ourreproachחֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃cher.pa.Te.nuH2781.

2Ourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159isturnedנֶֽהֶפְכָ֣הne.hef.KhahH2015tostrangersלְזָרִ֔יםle.za.RimH2114, ourhousesבָּתֵּ֖ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004toaliensלְנָכְרִֽים׃le.na.khe.RimH5237.

3We areorphansיְתוֹמִ֤יםye.to.MimH3490andfatherlessוְאֵ֣ין אָ֔בve.ein 'AvH369 H1, ourmothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ'i.mo.Tei.nuH517are aswidowsכְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃ke.'al.ma.NotH490.

4Wedrankשָׁתִ֔ינוּsha.Ti.nuH8354ourwaterמֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙mei.Mei.nuH4325formoneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701; ourwoodעֵצֵ֖ינוּ'e.Tzei.nuH6086issoldבִּמְחִ֥יר יָבֹֽאוּ׃bim.Chir ya.Vo.'uH935 H4242to us.

5Ournecksצַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙tza.va.Re.nuH6677are underpersecutionנִרְדָּ֔פְנוּnir.Da.fe.nuH7291: welabourיָגַ֖עְנוּya.Ga'.nuH3021, and have norestהֽוּנַֽחhu.nach-H5117.

6We havegivenנָתַ֣נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414thehandיָ֔דYadH3027to theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and to theAssyriansאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, to besatisfiedלִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽlis.Bo.a'H7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

7Ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havesinnedחָֽטְאוּ֙cha.te.'UH2398, and arenotוְאֵינָ֔םve.ei.namH369; and we haveborneסָבָֽלְנוּ׃sa.Val.nuH5445theiriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771.

8Servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650haveruledמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over us: there is none that dothdeliverפֹּרֵ֖קpo.RekH6561us out of theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

9Wegotנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935ourbreadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899with the peril of ourlivesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

10Ourskinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785wasblackנִכְמָ֔רוּnikh.Ma.ruH3648like anovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theterribleזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152famineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

11Theyravishedעִנּ֔וּ'i.NuH6031thewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802inZionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, and themaidsבְּתֻלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269arehangedנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518by theirhandבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027: thefacesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofeldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205were nothonouredנֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃neh.Da.ruH1921.

13Theytookנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375the youngmenבַּחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH970togrindטְח֣וֹןte.ChonH2911, and thechildrenוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288fellכָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ka.Sha.luH3782under thewoodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.

14Theeldersזְקֵנִים֙ze.ke.NimH2205haveceasedשָׁבָ֔תוּsha.Va.tuH7673from thegateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179, the youngmenבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970from theirmusicמִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃mi.ne.gi.na.TamH5058.

15Thejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of ourheartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820hathceasedשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673; ourdanceמְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃me.cho.Le.nuH4234isturnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015intomourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60.

16Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850isfallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307from ourheadרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּro.She.nuH7218:woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188to us, that we havesinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398!

17For this ourheartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820isfaintדָוֶה֙da.VehH1739; for these things oureyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869aredimחָשְׁכ֥וּcha.she.KhuH2821.

18Because of themountainהַר־har-H2022ofZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726, which isdesolateשֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔םshe.sha.MemH8074, thefoxesשׁוּעָלִ֖יםshu.'a.LimH7776walkהִלְּכוּ־hi.le.khu-H1980upon it.

19Thou, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,remainestתֵּשֵׁ֔בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769; thythroneכִּסְאֲךָ֖kis.'a.KhaH3678fromgenerationלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755togenerationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

20Why dost thouforgetתִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּtish.ka.Che.nuH7911us foreverלָנֶ֙צַח֙la.Ne.tzachH5331, andforsakeתַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800us solongלְאֹ֥רֶךְle.'O.rekhH753timeיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117?

21Turnהֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725thou us to thee, OLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068, and we shall beturnedוְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָהve.na.shuvH7725;renewחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318ourdaysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117as ofoldכְּקֶֽדֶם׃ke.Ke.demH6924.

22But thou hastutterlyמָאֹ֣סma.'OsH3988rejectedמְאַסְתָּ֔נוּme.'as.Ta.nuH3988us; thou artveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966angryקָצַ֥פְתָּka.Tzaf.taH7107with us.

Commentaries on Lamentations 5

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