Lamentations 3 Interlinear Bible (NAS) - Hebrew Text and Lexicon

1 I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath.

w{t'r.b,[ j,bev.B yin\[ h'a'r r,b,G;h yin]a

2 He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.

rw{a -a{l.w .$,v{x .$;l{Y;w g;h'n yitw{a

3 Surely against me He has turned His hand Repeatedly all the day.

~w{Y;h -l'K w{d'y .${p]h;y bUv'y yiB .$;a

4 He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away, He has broken my bones.

y'tw{m.c;[ r;Biv yirw{[.w yir'f.b h'LiB

5 He has besieged * and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship.

h'a'l.t.W va{r @;Q;Y;w y;l'[ h'n'B

6 In dark places He has made me dwell, Like those who have long been dead.

~'lw{[ yetem.K yin;byivw{h ~yiK;v]x;m.B

7 He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.

yiT.v'x.n dyiB.kih aecea a{l.w yid][;B r;d'G

8 Even when I cry out and call for help, He shuts out my prayer.

yit'Lip.T ~;t'f ;[e.W;v]a;w q;[.z,a yiK ~;G

9 He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; He has made my paths crooked.

h\Wi[ y;t{byit.n tyiz'g.B y;k'r.D r;d'G

10 He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places.

~yir'T.sim.B hey.r;a yil a.Wh ber{a b{D

11 He has turned aside my ways and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate.

~em{v yin;m'f yinex.V;p.y;w rerw{s y;k'r.D

12 He bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow.

#ex;l a'r'J;M;K yinebyiC;Y;w w{T.v;q .$;r'D

13 He made the arrows of His quiver To enter into my inward parts.

w{t'P.v;a yen.B y'tw{y.lik.B ayibeh

14 I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their mocking song all the day.

~w{Y;h -l'K ~'t'nyig.n yiM;[ -l'k.l ]q{x.F yityIy'h

15 He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drunk with wormwood.

h'n][;l yin;w.rih ~yirw{r.M;b yin;[yiB.fih

16 He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in the dust.

r,pea'B yin;vyiP.kih y'Niv #'c'x,B ser.g;Y;w

17 My soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten happiness.

h'bw{j yityiv'n yiv.p;n ~w{l'Vim x;n.ziT;w

18 So I say, "My strength has perished, And so has my hope from the LORD."

h'wh.yem yiT.l;xw{t.w yix.cin d;b'a r;m{a'w

19 Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness.

va{r'w h'n][;l yid.Wr.m.W yIy.n'[ -r'k.z

20 Surely my soul remembers And is bowed down within me.

yiv.p;n y;l'[ ;xyiv't.w rw{K.ziT rw{k'z

21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore * I have hope.

lyixw{a !eK -l;[ yiBil -l,a byiv'a ta{z

22 The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.

.Wl'k -a{l yiK .Wn.m't -a{l yiK h'wh.y yed.s;x ? wy'm]x;r

23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

'$,t'n.Wm/a h'B;r ~yir'q.B;l ~yiv'd]x

24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore * I have hope in Him."

lyixw{a !eK -l;[ yiv.p;n h'r.m'a h'wh.y yiq.l,x ? w{l

25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him.

.WN,v.r.diT v,p,n.l q]w'w{q.l h'wh.y bw{j

26 It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD.

h'wh.y t;[.Wv.til ~'m.Wd.w lyix'y.w bw{j

27 It is good for a man that he should bear The yoke in his youth.

wy'r.W[.niB l{[ a'FIy -yiK r,b,G;l bw{j

28 Let him sit alone and be silent Since He has laid it on him.

wy'l'[ l;j'n yiK ~{DIy.w d'd'B bevey

29 Let him put his mouth in the dust, Perhaps there is hope.

h'w.qiT vey y;l.Wa .WhyiP r'p'[,B !eTIy

30 Let him give his cheek to the smiter, Let him be filled with reproach.

h'P.r,x.B [;B.fIy yix,l .WheK;m.l !eTIy

31 For the Lord will not reject forever,

y'n{d]a ~'lw{[.l x;n.zIy a{l yiK

32 For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness.

w{D.s;x b{r.K ~;xir.w h'gw{h -mia yiK

33 For He does not afflict willingly * Or grieve the sons of men.

vyia -yen.B h,G;Y;w w{BiLim h'Ni[ a{l yiK

34 To crush under His feet All the prisoners of the land,

#,r'a yeryis]a l{K wy'l.g;r t;x;T aeK;d.l

35 To deprive a man of justice In the presence of the Most High,

!w{y.l,[ yen.P d,g,n r,b'G -j;P.vim tw{J;h.l

36 To defraud a man in his lawsuit - Of these things the Lord does not approve.

h'a'r a{l y'n{d]a w{byir.B ~'d'a te.W;[.l

37 Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass, Unless the Lord has commanded it?

h\Wic a{l y'n{d]a yih,T;w r;m'a h,z yim

38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both good and ill go forth?

bw{J;h.w tw{['r'h aecet a{l !w{y.l,[ yiPim

39 Why should any living mortal, or any man, Offer complaint in view of his sins?

w{a.j,x -l;[ r,b,G y'x ~'d'a !enw{a.tiY -h;m

40 Let us examine and probe our ways, And let us return to the LORD.

h'wh.y -d;[ h'b.Wv'n.w h'r{q.x;n.w .Wnyek'r.d h'f.P.x;n

41 We lift up our heart and hands Toward God in heaven;

~Iy'm'V;B lea -l,a ~Iy'P;K -l,a .Wneb'b.l a'Fin

42 We have transgressed and rebelled, You have not pardoned.

'T.x'l's a{l h'T;a .Wnyir'm.W .Wn.[;v'p .Wn.x;n

43 You have covered Yourself with anger And pursued us; You have slain and have not spared.

'T.l'm'x a{l 'T.g;r'h .Wnep.D.riT;w @;a'b h't{K;s

44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud So that no prayer can pass through.

h'Lip.T rw{b][em .$'l !'n'[,b h'tw{K;s

45 You have made us mere offscouring and refuse In the midst of the peoples.

~yiM;['h b,r,q.B .Wnemyif.T sw{a'm.W yix.s

46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

.Wnyeb.y{a -l'K ~,hyiP .Wnyel'[ .Wc'P

47 Panic and pitfall have befallen us, Devastation and destruction;

r,b'V;h.w taeV;h .Wn'l h'y'h t;x;p'w d;x;P

48 My eyes run down with streams of water Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

yiM;[ -t;B r,b,v -l;[ yinye[ d;reT ~Iy;m -yeg.l;P

49 My eyes pour down unceasingly *, Without stopping,

tw{gUp]h !yeaem h,m.dit a{l.w h'r.Gin yinye[

50 Until the LORD looks down And sees from heaven.

~Iy'm'Vim h'wh.y a,rey.w @yiq.v;y -d;[

51 My eyes bring pain to my soul Because of all the daughters of my city.

yiryi[ tw{n.B l{Kim yiv.p;n.l h'l.lw{[ yinye[

52 My enemies without cause Hunted me down like a bird;

~'Nix y;b.y{a rw{PiC;K yin.Wd'c dw{c

53 They have silenced me in the pit And have placed a stone on me.

yiB !,b,a -.WD;Y;w y'Y;x rw{B;b .Wt.m'c

54 Waters flowed over my head; I said, "I am cut off!"

yiT.r'z.gin yiT.r;m'a yiva{r -l;[ ~Iy;m -.Wp'c

55 I called on Your name, O LORD, Out of the lowest pit.

tw{YiT.x;T rw{Bim h'wh.y '$.miv yita'r'q

56 You have heard my voice, "Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief, From my cry for help."

yit'x.w;r.l '$.n.z'a ~el.[;T -l;a 'T.['m'v yilw{q ? yit'[.w;v.l

57 You drew near when I called on You; You said, "Do not fear!"

a'ryiT -l;a 'T.r;m'a 'K,a'r.q,a ~w{y.B 'T.b;r'q

58 O Lord, You have pleaded my soul's cause; You have redeemed my life.

y'Y;x 'T.l;a'G yiv.p;n yebyir y'n{d]a 'T.b;r

59 O LORD, You have seen my oppression; Judge my case.

yij'P.vim h'j.p'v yit't\W;[ h'wh.y h'tyia'r

60 You have seen all their vengeance, All their schemes against me.

yil ~'t{b.v.x;m -l'K ~'t'm.qin -l'K h'tyia'r

61 You have heard their reproach, O LORD, All their schemes against me.

y'l'[ ~'t{b.v.x;m -l'K h'wh.y ~'t'P.r,x 'T.[;m'v

62 The lips of my assailants and their whispering Are against me all day long.

~w{Y;h -l'K y;l'[ ~'nw{y.g,h.w y;m'q yet.pif

63 Look on their sitting and their rising; I am their mocking song.

~'t'nyiG.n;m yin]a h'jyiB;h ~'t'myiq.w ~'T.biv

64 You will recompense * them, O LORD, According to the work of their hands.

~,hyed.y hef][;m.K h'wh.y l.Wm.G ~,h'l byiv'T

65 You will give them hardness of heart, Your curse will be on them.

~,h'l '$.t'l]a;T bel -t;Nig.m ~,h'l !eTiT

66 You will pursue them in anger and destroy them From under the heavens of the LORD!

h'wh.y yem.v t;x;Tim ~edyim.v;t.w @;a.B @{D.riT

Interlinear Bible - Lamentations 3

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