Lamentations 4

Lamentations 4 depicts the devastating destruction of Jerusalem and its inhabitants, describing how the precious sons of Zion have become like broken pottery, with infants starving, the rich perishing in streets, and people suffering worse punishment than Sodom.[1][2] The chapter attributes this catastrophe to the sins of the people, particularly the corruption and spiritual failure of the priests and prophets who failed to proclaim YHWH's word, resulting in YHWH pouring out His full wrath upon His people.[1][2]

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Verse 1

How How? has grown dim he will be dimmed the gold gold has changed he will change the fine gold the refined gold the good the good are poured out they will pour themselves out the stones building-stones of of the sanctuary set-apartness at the head of at the head of every entirety of street outside places

אֵיכָה֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤊𐤄 eykhah How How? HTi יוּעַ֣ם 𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤌 yuam has grown dim he will be dimmed HVHi3ms זָהָ֔ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav the gold gold HNcmsa יִשְׁנֶ֖א 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤀 yishene has changed he will change HVqi3ms הַ/כֶּ֣תֶם 𐤄/𐤊𐤕𐤌 haketem the fine gold the refined gold HTd/Ncmsa הַ/טּ֑וֹב 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 hatov the good the good HTd/Aamsa תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֨כְנָה֙ 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤐𐤊𐤍𐤄 tishetapekhenah are poured out they will pour themselves out HVti3fp אַבְנֵי 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉 aveney the stones building-stones of HNcfpc קֹ֔דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh of the sanctuary set-apartness HNcmsa בְּ/רֹ֖אשׁ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔 berosh at the head of at the head of HR/Ncmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc חוּצֽוֹת 𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 chutsot street outside places HNcmpa

Verse 2

sons of sons of Zion Tsiyon Tsion the precious the precious ones weighed against the weighed ones fine gold in refined gold How How? are regarded they were reckoned as earthen to skin-bags of pots potsherd the work of deed of hands of the two hands of a potter shaper

בְּנֵ֤י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc צִיּוֹן֙ 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp הַ/יְקָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤌 hayeqarim the precious the precious ones HTd/Aampa הַ/מְסֻלָּאִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤌 hamesulaim weighed against the weighed ones HTd/VPsmpa בַּ/פָּ֑ז 𐤁/𐤐𐤆 bapaz fine gold in refined gold HRd/Ncmsa אֵיכָ֤ה 𐤀𐤉𐤊𐤄 eykhah How How? HTi נֶחְשְׁבוּ֙ 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅 necheshevu are regarded they were reckoned HVNp3cp לְ/נִבְלֵי 𐤋/𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉 leniveley as earthen to skin-bags of HR/Ncmpc חֶ֔רֶשׂ 𐤇𐤓𐤔 cheres pots potsherd HNcmsa מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh the work of deed of HNcmsc יְדֵ֥י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey hands of the two hands of HNcbdc יוֹצֵֽר 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 yotser a potter shaper HNcmsa

Verse 3

even also sea-monsters female jackals jackals great serpentine monsters bare they drew off the breast breast they nurse they caused to suckle their young their cubs daughter daughter of my people my people like cruel ones to a cruel one like because ostriches ostriches the ostriches ostriches in the wilderness in the grazing steppe

גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also HTa תנין 𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤍 tnyn sea-monsters female jackals HNcbpa תַּנִּים֙ 𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 tanim jackals great serpentine monsters HNcbpa חָ֣לְצוּ 𐤇𐤋𐤑𐤅 chaletsu bare they drew off HVqp3cp שַׁ֔ד 𐤔𐤃 shad the breast breast HNcmsa הֵינִ֖יקוּ 𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤒𐤅 heyniqu they nurse they caused to suckle HVhp3cp גּוּרֵי/הֶ֑ן 𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤍 gureyhen their young their cubs HNcmpc/Sp3fp בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc עַמִּ֣/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/אַכְזָ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤆𐤓 leakhezar like cruel ones to a cruel one HR/Aamsa כי 𐤊𐤉 khy like because HC ענים 𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌 nym ostriches ostriches HNcmpa כַּ/יְעֵנִ֖ים 𐤊/𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌 kayeenim the ostriches ostriches HRd/Ncmpa בַּ/מִּדְבָּֽר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa

Verse 4

sticks he clung tongue tongue-of of the nursing infant suckling one to toward roof of his mouth his palate because of thirst in the thirst little children suckling infants ask they asked bread bread breaks the one who spreads no one there is not for them —

דָּבַ֨ק 𐤃𐤁𐤒 davaq sticks he clung HVqp3ms לְשׁ֥וֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 leshon tongue tongue-of HNcbsc יוֹנֵ֛ק 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤒 yoneq of the nursing infant suckling one HVqrmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR חכּ֖/וֹ 𐤇𐤊/𐤅 chko roof of his mouth his palate HNcmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/צָּמָ֑א 𐤁/𐤑𐤌𐤀 batsama because of thirst in the thirst HRd/Ncmsa עֽוֹלָלִים֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 olalim little children suckling infants HNcmpa שָׁ֣אֲלוּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅 shaalu ask they asked HVqp3cp לֶ֔חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa פֹּרֵ֖שׂ 𐤐𐤓𐤔 pores breaks the one who spreads HVqrmsa אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn no one there is not HTn לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp

Verse 5

those who ate the eaters delicacies luxury delicacies are desolate they became desolate in the streets in the outside-places those who were reared supported ones in upon purple Worm embrace they tightly embraced dunghills refuse heaps

הָ/אֹֽכְלִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 haokhelim those who ate the eaters HTd/Vqrmpa לְ/מַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔ים 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤌 lemaadanim delicacies luxury delicacies HR/Ncbpa נָשַׁ֖מּוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤅 nashamu are desolate they became desolate HVNp3cp בַּ/חוּצ֑וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 bachutsot in the streets in the outside-places HRd/Ncmpa הָ/אֱמֻנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 haemunim those who were reared supported ones HTd/Vqsmpa עֲלֵ֣י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 aley in upon HR תוֹלָ֔ע 𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤏 tola purple Worm HNcbsa חִבְּק֖וּ 𐤇𐤁𐤒𐤅 chibequ embrace they tightly embraced HVpp3cp אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת 𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤅𐤕 ashepatot dunghills refuse heaps HNcmpa

Verse 6

and-it-has-been-made-greater and he became great iniquity distortion-guilt daughter daughter of my people my people than sin from sin-of Sodom Sedom Sedom the-overthrown the overturned one like like moment a brief pause and-not and not were-wrung they writhed in-it — hands two hands

וַ/יִּגְדַּל֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 vayigedal and-it-has-been-made-greater and he became great HC/Vqw3ms עֲוֺ֣ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt HNcbsc בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc עַמִּ֔/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs מֵֽ/חַטַּ֖את 𐤌/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 mechatat than sin from sin-of HR/Ncfsc סְדֹ֑ם 𐤎𐤃𐤌 sedom Sodom Sedom Sedom HNp הַֽ/הֲפוּכָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤄𐤐𐤅𐤊𐤄 hahafukhah the-overthrown the overturned one HTd/Vqsfsa כְמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 khemo like like HR רָ֔גַע 𐤓𐤂𐤏 raga moment a brief pause HNcmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn חָ֥לוּ 𐤇𐤋𐤅 chalu were-wrung they writhed HVqp3cp בָ֖/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in-it HR/Sp3fs יָדָֽיִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim hands two hands HNcbda

Verse 7

were purer they were pure her Nazirites her consecrated-ones than snow from snow were whiter they blazed white than milk from milk were ruddier they became red in body bone than coral from precious red gemstones sapphire blue precious stone their polishing their separated portion

זַכּ֤וּ 𐤆𐤊𐤅 zaku were purer they were pure HVqp3cp נְזִירֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤍𐤆𐤉𐤓𐤉/𐤄 nezireyha her Nazirites her consecrated-ones HNcmpc/Sp3fs מִ/שֶּׁ֔לֶג 𐤌/𐤔𐤋𐤂 misheleg than snow from snow HR/Ncmsa צַח֖וּ 𐤑𐤇𐤅 tsachu were whiter they blazed white HVqp3cp מֵ/חָלָ֑ב 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤁 mechalav than milk from milk HR/Ncmsa אָ֤דְמוּ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤅 ademu were ruddier they became red HVqp3cp עֶ֨צֶם֙ 𐤏𐤑𐤌 etsem in body bone HNcfsa מִ/פְּנִינִ֔ים 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 mipeninim than coral from precious red gemstones HR/Ncbpa סַפִּ֖יר 𐤎𐤐𐤉𐤓 sapir sapphire blue precious stone HNcmsa גִּזְרָתָֽ/ם 𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤕/𐤌 gizeratam their polishing their separated portion HNcfsc/Sp3mp

Verse 8

is darker he became dark than soot black soot their appearance their visible form not not are they recognized were recognized in the streets in the outside-places has shriveled he clung fast their skin their skin on upon their bones their bone it is withered he became dried up it has become he was / he became like wood tree

חָשַׁ֤ךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 chashakhe is darker he became dark HVqp3ms מִ/שְּׁחוֹר֙ 𐤌/𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤓 mishechor than soot black soot HR/Ncmsa תָּֽאֳרָ֔/ם 𐤕𐤀𐤓/𐤌 taoram their appearance their visible form HNcmsc/Sp3mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נִכְּר֖וּ 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤅 nikeru are they recognized were recognized HVNp3cp בַּ/חוּצ֑וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 bachutsot in the streets in the outside-places HRd/Ncmpa צָפַ֤ד 𐤑𐤐𐤃 tsafad has shriveled he clung fast HVqp3ms עוֹרָ/ם֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤓/𐤌 oram their skin their skin HNcmsc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR עַצְמָ֔/ם 𐤏𐤑𐤌/𐤌 atsemam their bones their bone HNcfsc/Sp3mp יָבֵ֖שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh it is withered he became dried up HVqp3ms הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah it has become he was / he became HVqp3ms כָ/עֵֽץ 𐤊/𐤏𐤑 khaets like wood tree HRd/Ncmsa

Verse 9

better good ones were they were slain slain ones of of sword blade of destruction than slain slain ones of of hunger famine who that they waste away they will ooze stricken pierced-through ones for lack of from yields of of the field open field

טוֹבִ֤ים 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 tovim better good ones HAampa הָיוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were HVqp3cp חַלְלֵי 𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉 chaleley slain slain ones of HAampc חֶ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev of sword blade of destruction HNcfsa מֵֽ/חַלְלֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉 mechaleley than slain slain ones of HR/Aampc רָעָ֑ב 𐤓𐤏𐤁 raav of hunger famine HNcmsa שֶׁ֣/הֵ֤ם 𐤔/𐤄𐤌 shehem who that they HTr/Pp3mp יָז֨וּבוּ֙ 𐤉𐤆𐤅𐤁𐤅 yazuvu waste away they will ooze HVqi3mp מְדֻקָּרִ֔ים 𐤌𐤃𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤌 meduqarim stricken pierced-through ones HVPsmpa מִ/תְּנוּבֹ֖ת 𐤌/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤁𐤕 mitenuvot for lack of from yields of HR/Ncfpc שָׂדָֽי 𐤔𐤃𐤉 saday of the field open field HNcmsa

Verse 10

hands the two hands of women women compassionate compassionate women have cooked they thoroughly cooked their own children their born-ones they became they were for food to carefully select for them — in the destruction in breaking-of daughter daughter of of my people my people

יְדֵ֗י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey hands the two hands of HNcbdc נָשִׁים֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 nashim women women HNcfpa רַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹת 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤅𐤕 rachamaniot compassionate compassionate women HAafpa בִּשְּׁל֖וּ 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅 bishelu have cooked they thoroughly cooked HVpp3cp יַלְדֵי/הֶ֑ן 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤍 yaledeyhen their own children their born-ones HNcmpc/Sp3fp הָי֤וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they became they were HVqp3cp לְ/בָרוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 levarot for food to carefully select HR/Vpc לָ֔/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo for them HR/Sp3mp בְּ/שֶׁ֖בֶר 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤓 beshever in the destruction in breaking-of HR/Ncmsc בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc עַמִּֽ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs

Verse 11

has accomplished he brought to completion the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [direct object marker] object-marker his wrath his burning-heat he poured out he poured out fierce burning-heat of anger his nose and he kindled and he set ablaze a fire fire in Zion in Tsiyon in Tsion and it devoured and she consumed its foundations her foundations

כִּלָּ֤ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kilah has accomplished he brought to completion HVpp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo חֲמָת֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤅 chamato his wrath his burning-heat HNcfsc/Sp3ms שָׁפַ֖ךְ 𐤔𐤐𐤊 shafakhe he poured out he poured out HVqp3ms חֲר֣וֹן 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 charon fierce burning-heat of HNcmsc אַפּ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo anger his nose HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּצֶּת 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤕 vayatset and he kindled and he set ablaze HC/Vhw3ms אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh a fire fire HNcbsa בְּ/צִיּ֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 betsion in Zion in Tsiyon in Tsion HR/Np וַ/תֹּ֖אכַל 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 vatokhal and it devoured and she consumed HC/Vqw3fs יְסוֹדֹתֶֽי/הָ 𐤉𐤎𐤅𐤃𐤕𐤉/𐤄 yesodoteyha its foundations her foundations HNcmpc/Sp3fs

Verse 12

not not did believe they placed firm trust kings of kings of the earth land and-all and all-of all the whole of inhabitants of dwellers of the world inhabited world that for/because could enter he comes foe narrow, constricted or enemy and hostile one into gates of in gates of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam

לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הֶאֱמִ֨ינוּ֙ 𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 heeminu did believe they placed firm trust HVhp3cp מַלְכֵי 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings of kings of HNcmpc אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets the earth land HNcbsa ו/כל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vkhl and-all and all-of HC/Ncmsc כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants of dwellers of HVqrmpc תֵבֵ֑ל 𐤕𐤁𐤋 tevel the world inhabited world HNcfsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC יָבֹא֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo could enter he comes HVqi3ms צַ֣ר 𐤑𐤓 tsar foe narrow, constricted HNcmsa וְ/אוֹיֵ֔ב 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 veoyev or enemy and hostile one HC/Vqrmsa בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֖י 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 beshaarey into gates of in gates of HR/Ncmpc יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp

Verse 13

for the sins wrongdoings of of her prophets her proclaiming-spokesmen iniquities iniquities of of her priests her officiating-priests who shed the pouring-out ones in her midst in her interior blood blood of of the righteous righteous ones

מֵֽ/חַטֹּ֣את 𐤌/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 mechatot for the sins wrongdoings of HR/Ncfpc נְבִיאֶ֔י/הָ 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉/𐤄 nevieyha of her prophets her proclaiming-spokesmen HNcmpc/Sp3fs עֲוֺנ֖וֹת 𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤅𐤕 aonot iniquities iniquities of HNcbpc כֹּהֲנֶ֑י/הָ 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉/𐤄 kohaneyha of her priests her officiating-priests HNcmpc/Sp3fs הַ/שֹּׁפְכִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤉𐤌 hashofekhim who shed the pouring-out ones HTd/Vqrmpa בְּ/קִרְבָּ֖/הּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤄 beqirebah in her midst in her interior HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs דַּ֥ם 𐤃𐤌 dam blood blood of HNcmsc צַדִּיקִֽים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim of the righteous righteous ones HAampa

Verse 14

they wandered they swayed blind blind men in the streets in the outside-places they were defiled they were defiled with blood in the blood so that not without they could they will be able touch they will touch their garments in their garments

נָע֤וּ 𐤍𐤏𐤅 nau they wandered they swayed HVqp3cp עִוְרִים֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 iverim blind blind men HAampa בַּֽ/חוּצ֔וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 bachutsot in the streets in the outside-places HRd/Ncmpa נְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ 𐤍𐤂𐤀𐤋𐤅 negoalu they were defiled they were defiled HVNp3cp בַּ/דָּ֑ם 𐤁/𐤃𐤌 badam with blood in the blood HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/לֹ֣א 𐤁/𐤋𐤀 belo so that not without HR/Tn יֽוּכְל֔וּ 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤅 yukhelu they could they will be able HVqi3mp יִגְּע֖וּ 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤅 yigeu touch they will touch HVqi3mp בִּ/לְבֻשֵׁי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bilevusheyhem their garments in their garments HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp

Verse 15

Depart Turn aside Unclean ritually unclean they cried they called out to them — depart Turn aside depart Turn aside not upon / over touch you will touch for for/because they fled they sprouted forth also also they wandered they swayed they said they said among the nations in the people-groups not not they shall continue they will add further to dwell to sojourn as a foreigner

ס֣וּרוּ 𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤅 suru Depart Turn aside HVqv2mp טָמֵ֞א 𐤈𐤌𐤀 tame Unclean ritually unclean HAamsa קָ֣רְאוּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qareu they cried they called out HVqp3cp לָ֗/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo to them HR/Sp3mp ס֤וּרוּ 𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤅 suru-2 depart Turn aside HVqv2mp ס֨וּרוּ֙ 𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤅 suru-3 depart Turn aside HVqv2mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּגָּ֔עוּ 𐤕𐤂𐤏𐤅 tigau touch you will touch HVqj2mp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נָצ֖וּ 𐤍𐤑𐤅 natsu they fled they sprouted forth HVqp3cp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa נָ֑עוּ 𐤍𐤏𐤅 nau they wandered they swayed HVqp3cp אָֽמְרוּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru they said they said HVqp3cp בַּ/גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 bagoyim among the nations in the people-groups HRd/Ncmpa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יוֹסִ֖יפוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐𐤅 yosifu they shall continue they will add further HVhi3mp לָ/גֽוּר 𐤋/𐤂𐤅𐤓 lagur to dwell to sojourn as a foreigner HR/Vqc

Verse 16

face of face of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh has scattered them he apportioned them not not will add he will cause to add to regard them to fix gaze on them faces of face of priests priestly officiants not not they respected they bore elders aged men and elders and aged men not not they showed favor they showed favor

פְּנֵ֤י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face of face of HNcbpc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp חִלְּקָ֔/ם 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤌 chileqam has scattered them he apportioned them HVpp3ms/Sp3mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יוֹסִ֖יף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐 yosif will add he will cause to add HVhi3ms לְ/הַבִּיטָ֑/ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤈/𐤌 lehabitam to regard them to fix gaze on them HR/Vhc/Sp3mp פְּנֵ֤י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney-2 faces of face of HNcbpc כֹהֲנִים֙ 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 khohanim priests priestly officiants HNcmpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn נָשָׂ֔אוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅 nasau they respected they bore HVqp3cp זקנים 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 zqnym elders aged men HAampa וּ/זְקֵנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 uzeqenim and elders and aged men HC/Aampa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn חָנָֽנוּ 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤅 chananu they showed favor they showed favor HVqp3cp

Verse 17

still still them still-of-us we still failed they (fem.) will be finished our eyes our eyes for toward our help our help vain fleeting vapor in our expectation in our watchfulness we watched we kept vigilant watch for toward a nation people-group not not save he will bring to safety

עוד/ינה 𐤏𐤅𐤃/𐤉𐤍𐤄 vdynh still still them HD/Sp3fp עוֹדֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤃𐤉/𐤍𐤅 odeynu still-of-us we still HD/Sp1cp תִּכְלֶ֣ינָה 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤄 tikheleynah failed they (fem.) will be finished HVqi3fp עֵינֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eyneynu our eyes our eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el for toward HR עֶזְרָתֵ֖/נוּ 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤕/𐤍𐤅 ezeratenu our help our help HNcfsc/Sp1cp הָ֑בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel vain fleeting vapor HNcmsa בְּ/צִפִּיָּתֵ֣/נוּ 𐤁/𐤑𐤐𐤉𐤕/𐤍𐤅 betsipiyatenu in our expectation in our watchfulness HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cp צִפִּ֔ינוּ 𐤑𐤐𐤉𐤍𐤅 tsipinu we watched we kept vigilant watch HVpp1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 for toward HR גּ֖וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy a nation people-group HNcmsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יוֹשִֽׁעַ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤏 yoshia save he will bring to safety HVhi3ms

Verse 18

They hunted they hunted our steps our steps from walking from going in our streets in our broad plazas drew near he drew near our end our cut-off point were fulfilled they became full our days our days for for/because has come he came our end our cut-off point

צָד֣וּ 𐤑𐤃𐤅 tsadu They hunted they hunted HVqp3cp צְעָדֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤑𐤏𐤃𐤉/𐤍𐤅 tseadeynu our steps our steps HNcmpc/Sp1cp מִ/לֶּ֖כֶת 𐤌/𐤋𐤊𐤕 milekhet from walking from going HR/Vqc בִּ/רְחֹבֹתֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 birechovoteynu in our streets in our broad plazas HR/Ncfpc/Sp1cp קָרַ֥ב 𐤒𐤓𐤁 qarav drew near he drew near HVqp3ms קִצֵּ֛י/נוּ 𐤒𐤑𐤉/𐤍𐤅 qitseynu our end our cut-off point HNcmsc/Sp1cp מָלְא֥וּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu were fulfilled they became full HVqp3cp יָמֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤍𐤅 yameynu our days our days HNcmpc/Sp1cp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC בָ֥א 𐤁𐤀 va has come he came HVqp3ms קִצֵּֽי/נוּ 𐤒𐤑𐤉/𐤍𐤅 qitseynu-2 our end our cut-off point HNcmsc/Sp1cp

Verse 19

swifter light ones were they were our pursuers our pursuers than the eagles from raptors of heaven the lofty heights upon upon the mountains the mountains they chased us they burned after us in the wilderness in the grazing steppe they lay in wait they lay in ambush for us —

קַלִּ֤ים 𐤒𐤋𐤉𐤌 qalim swifter light ones HAampa הָיוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were HVqp3cp רֹדְפֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤉/𐤍𐤅 rodefeynu our pursuers our pursuers HVqrmpc/Sp1cp מִ/נִּשְׁרֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤍𐤔𐤓𐤉 minisherey than the eagles from raptors HR/Ncmpc שָׁמָ֑יִם 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim of heaven the lofty heights HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR הֶ/הָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa דְּלָקֻ֔/נוּ 𐤃𐤋𐤒/𐤍𐤅 delaqunu they chased us they burned after us HVqp3cp/Sp1cp בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֖ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa אָ֥רְבוּ 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅 arevu they lay in wait they lay in ambush HVqp3cp לָֽ/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us HR/Sp1cp

Verse 20

breath breath of of our nostrils our nostrils anointed anointed one of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh was captured was captured in their pits in their ruin-pits of whom that-which we said we said under his shadow in his shade we shall live we will live among the nations among the people-groups

ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) breath breath of HNcbsc אַפֵּ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤉/𐤍𐤅 apeynu of our nostrils our nostrils HNcmdc/Sp1cp מְשִׁ֣יחַ 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇 meshicha anointed anointed one of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp נִלְכַּ֖ד 𐤍𐤋𐤊𐤃 nilekad was captured was captured HVNp3ms בִּ/שְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤕/𐤌 bishechitotam in their pits in their ruin-pits HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher of whom that-which HTr אָמַ֔רְנוּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤍𐤅 amarenu we said we said HVqp1cp בְּ/צִלּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤑𐤋/𐤅 betsilo under his shadow in his shade HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms נִֽחְיֶ֥ה 𐤍𐤇𐤉𐤄 nicheyeh we shall live we will live HVqi1cp בַ/גּוֹיִֽם 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 vagoyim among the nations among the people-groups HRd/Ncmpa

Verse 21

Rejoice Exult! and-be-glad and rejoice (you feminine singular) O daughter daughter of of Edom Red-One Edom who dwell dwelling of who dwell she who dwells in-the land in land of Uz Uts Uts also also upon you upon you (feminine singular) will pass she will cross over the cup cup of you will be drunken you will become drunk and you will expose yourself you will bare yourself

שִׂ֤ישִׂי 𐤔𐤉𐤔𐤉 sisi Rejoice Exult! HVqv2fs וְ/שִׂמְחִי֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤉 vesimechi and-be-glad and rejoice (you feminine singular) HC/Vqv2fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat O daughter daughter of HNcfsc אֱד֔וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom of Edom Red-One Edom HNp יושבתי 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 yvshvty who dwell dwelling of HVqrfsc יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤕 yoshevet who dwell she who dwells HVqrfsa בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in-the land in land HR/Ncbsc ע֑וּץ 𐤏𐤅𐤑 uts of Uz Uts Uts HNp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa עָלַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe upon you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs תַּעֲבָר 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓 taavar will pass she will cross over HVqi3fs כּ֔וֹס 𐤊𐤅𐤎 kos the cup cup of HNcfsa תִּשְׁכְּרִ֖י 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤓𐤉 tishekeri you will be drunken you will become drunk HVqi2fs וְ/תִתְעָרִֽי 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤉 vetiteari and you will expose yourself you will bare yourself HC/Vti2fs

Verse 22

is completed whole, blameless your iniquity your guilt O daughter daughter of of Zion Tsiyon Tsion not not he will add he will cause to add to exile you to expose you he has visited he attended to your iniquity your guilt O daughter daughter of of Edom Red-One Edom he has revealed he laid bare over upon your sins your wrongdoings

תַּם 𐤕𐤌 tam is completed whole, blameless HVqp3ms עֲוֺנֵ/ךְ֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊 aonekhe your iniquity your guilt HNcbsc/Sp2fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat O daughter daughter of HNcfsc צִיּ֔וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion of Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יוֹסִ֖יף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐 yosif he will add he will cause to add HVhi3ms לְ/הַגְלוֹתֵ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕/𐤊 lehagelotekhe to exile you to expose you HR/Vhc/Sp2fs פָּקַ֤ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 paqad he has visited he attended to HVqp3ms עֲוֺנֵ/ךְ֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊 aonekhe-2 your iniquity your guilt HNcbsc/Sp2fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat-2 O daughter daughter of HNcfsc אֱד֔וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom of Edom Red-One Edom HNp גִּלָּ֖ה 𐤂𐤋𐤄 gilah he has revealed he laid bare HVpp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR חַטֹּאתָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤊 chatotayikhe your sins your wrongdoings HNcfpc/Sp2fs

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