Lamentations 3

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1: I [am]H0589 the manH1397 [who] has seenH7200 afflictionH6040 by the rodH7626 of His wrath.H5678

2: MeH0853 He has ledH5090 and made [me] walkH1980 [In] darkness,H2822 and notH3808 [in] light.H0216

3: SurelyH0389 He has turned-H7725 Time and time againH2015 His handH3027 throughoutH3605 the day.H3117

4: He has aged-H1086 my fleshH1320 and my skinH5785 and brokenH7665 my bones.H6106

5: He has besiegedH1129 meH5921 and surrounded [me]H5362 with bitternessH7219 and woe.H8513

6: In dark places,H4285 He has set meH3427 Like the deadH4191 of long ago.H5769

7: He has hedgedH1443 me in,H1157 so that cannotH3808 I get out-H3318 He has made heavyH3513 my chain.H5178

8: EvenH1571 whenH3588 I cryH2199 and shout,H7768 He shuts outH5640 my prayer.H8605

9: He has blockedH1443 my waysH1870 with hewn stone,H1496 my pathsH5410 He has made crooked.H5753

10: A bearH1677 lying in wait,H0693 He [has been]H1931 [Like] a lionH0738 in ambush.H4565

11: My ways,H1870 He has turned asideH5493 and torn me in pieces-H6582 He has made meH7760 desolate.H8076

12: He has bentH1869 His bow,H7198 and set me upH5324 as a targetH4307 for the arrow.H2671

13: He has caused to pierceH0935 my loinsH3629 the arrowsH1121 of His quiver.H0827

14: I have becomeH1961 the ridiculeH7814 of allH3605 my people-H5971 their [taunting] songH5058 allH3605 the day.H3117

15: He has filled meH7646 with bitterness,H4844 He has made me drinkH7301 wormwood.H3939

16: And He has brokenH1638 with gravel,H2687 my teethH8127 and covered meH3728 with ashes.H0665

17: And You have moved farH2186 from peace-H7965 my soulH5315 I have forgottenH5382 prosperity.H2896

18: And I said,H0559 have perishedH0006 My strengthH5331 and my hopeH8431 from Yahweh.H3068

19: RememberH2142 my afflictionH6040 and roaming,H4788 the wormwoodH3939 and the gall.H7219

20: StillH2142 remembers,H2142 and sinksH7743 within meH5921 My soul.H5315

21: ThisH2063 I recallH7725 toH0413 my mind,H3820 uponH5921 thusH3651 I have hope.H3176

22: [Through] the merciesH2617 of YahwehH3068 thatH3588 notH3808 we are consumed,H8552 becauseH3588 notH3808 failH3615 His compassions.H7356

23: [They are] newH2319 every morning-H1242 Great [is]H7227 Your faithfulness.H0530

24: My portion,H2506 Yahweh [is]H3068 saysH0559 my soul-H5315 uponH5921 thusH3651 I hopeH3176

25: GoodH2896 Yahweh [is]H3068 to those who wait for HimH6960 to the soulH5315 [who] seeks Him.H1875

26: [it is] goodH2896 that [one] should hopeH2342 and quietly waitH1748 for the salvationH8668 of Yahweh.H3068

27: [it is] goodH2896 for a manH1397 toH3588 bearH5375 the yokeH5923 in his youth.H5271

28: Let him sitH3427 aloneH0910 and keep silent,H1826 becauseH3588 [God] has laid [it]H5190 on him.H5921

29: Let him putH5414 in the dust-H6083 his mouthH6310 yet beH0194 there mayH3426 hope.H8615

30: Let him giveH5414 to the one who strikes himH5221 [his] cheekH3895 [And] be fullH7646 of reproach.H2781

31: ForH3588 notH3808 will cast offH2186 forever,H5769 the Lord.H0136

32: ForH3588 ThoughH0518 He causes grief,H3013 and yet He will show compassionH7355 According to the multitudeH7230 His mercies.H2617

33: ForH3588 notH3808 He does afflictH6031 willinglyH3820 nor grieveH3013 the sonsH1121 of men.H0376

34: To crushH1792 underH8478 one's feetH7272 allH3605 the prisonersH0615 of the earth,H0776

35: to turn asideH5186 the justice [due]H4941 a manH1397 BeforeH5048 the faceH6440 of the Most High,H5945

36: Or subvertH5791 a manH0120 in his cause,H7379 the LordH0136 notH3808 does approve.H7200

37: Who [is]H4310 thisH2088 [who] speaks,H0559 and it comes to pass,H1961 the LordH0136 notH3808 [when] has commanded [it]?H6680

38: from the mouthH6310 of the Most HighH5945 [Is it] notH3808 proceedH3318 that woeH7451 and well-being?H2896

39: whyH4100 should complain,H0596 a manH0120 livingH2416 a manH1397 forH5921 the [punishment] of his sins?H2399

40: let us search outH2664 our ways,H1870 and examineH2713 and turn backH7725 toH5704 Yahweh.H3068

41: Let us liftH5375 our heartsH3824 withH0413 and handsH3709 toH0413 GodH0410 in heaven.H8064

42: WeH5168 have transgressedH6586 and rebelled,H4784 YouH0859 notH3808 have pardoned.H5545

43: You have covered [Yourself]H5526 with anger,H0639 and pursued usH7291 You have slain,H2026 [and] notH3808 pitied.H2550

44: You have coveredH5526 with a cloud,H6051 that should not pass throughH5674 prayer.H8605

45: An offscouringH5501 and refuseH3973 You have made usH7760 in the midstH7130 of the peoples.H5971

46: Have openedH6475 against usH5921 their mouthsH6310 allH3605 our enemies.H0341

47: FearH6343 and a snareH6354 have comeH1961 DesolationH7612 and destruction.H7667

48: With riversH6388 of waterH4325 overflowH3381 My eyesH5869 forH5921 the destructionH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my people.H5971

49: My eyesH5869 flow,H5064 and not,H3808 do ceaseH1820 withoutH0369 interruption,H2014

50: TillH5704 Looks down,H8259 and seesH7200 YahwehH3068 from heaven.H8064

51: My eyesH5869 bring sufferingH5953 to my soulH5315 because of allH3605 the daughtersH1323 of my city.H5892

52: DownH6679 Hunted me,H6679 like a bird,H6833 My enemiesH0341 without cause.H2600

53: They silencedH6789 in the pit,H0953 my lifeH2416 and threwH3034 stonesH0068

54: FlowedH6687 the watersH4325 overH5921 my head-H7218 I said,H0559 I am cut off.H1504

55: I called onH7121 Your name,H8034 Yahweh,H3068 from the pitH0953 lowest.H8482

56: My voice,H6963 You have heardH8085 notH0408 do hideH5956 Your earH0241 from my sighing,H7309 from my cry for [help].H7775

57: You drew nearH7126 on the dayH3117 I called on YouH7121 and said,H0559 notH0408 do fear.H3372

58: You have pleadedH7378 Lord,H0136 the case forH7379 my soul-H5315 You have redeemedH1350 my life.H2416

59: You have seenH7200 Yahweh,H3068 [how] I am wronged-H5792 JudgeH8199 my case.H4941

60: You have seenH7200 allH3605 their vengeanceH5360 allH3605 their schemesH4284

61: You have heardH8085 their reproach,H2781 Yahweh,H3068 allH3605 their schemesH4284 against me.H5921

62: The lipsH8193 of my enemiesH6965 and their whisperingH1902 against meH5921 allH3605 the day.H3117

63: Their sitting down,H3427 and their rising up-H7012 Look atH5027 I [am]H0589 their [taunting] song.H4485

64: RepayH7725 a recompense,H1576 Yahweh,H3068 According to the workH4639 of their hands.H3027

65: GiveH5414 themH1992 veiledH4044 a heart,H3820 Your curse [be]H8381 upon them.H1992

66: PursueH7291 in Your angerH0639 and destroy themH8045 from underH8478 the heavensH8064 of Yahweh.H3068