Lamentations 3 Parallel Bible

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1	אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃	I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath;	I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the LORD’s wrath.
2	אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־ אֽוֹר׃	he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light;	He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light;
3	אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ ס	surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long.	indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.
4	בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃	He has made my flesh and my skin waste away; he has broken my bones;	He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones.
5	בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃	he has besieged and enveloped me with bitterness and tribulation;	He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
6	בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃ ס	he has made me dwell in darkness like the dead of long ago.	He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.
7	גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃	He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy;	He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.
8	גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃	though I call and cry for help, he shuts out my prayer;	Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer.
9	גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ ס	he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones; he has made my paths crooked.	He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.
10	דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י [אריה] (אֲרִ֖י) בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃	He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;	Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,
11	דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃	he turned aside my steps and tore me to pieces; he has made me desolate;	he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help.
12	דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙‪‬‪‬ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃ ס	he bent his bow and set me as a target for his arrow.	He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
13	הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃	He drove into my kidneys the arrows of his quiver;	He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver.
14	הָיִ֤יתִי שְּׂחֹק֙ לְכָל־ עַמִּ֔י נְגִינָתָ֖ם כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃	I have become the laughingstock of all peoples, the object of their taunts all day long.	I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
15	הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרוֹרִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃ ס	He has filled me with bitterness; he has sated me with wormwood.	He has filled me with bitter herbs and given me gall to drink.
16	וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃	He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes;	He has broken my teeth with gravel; he has trampled me in the dust.
17	וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃	my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is;	I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18	וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃ ס	so I say, “My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the LORD.”	So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD.”
19	זְכָר־ עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃	Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall!	I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.
20	זָכ֣וֹר תִּזְכּ֔וֹר [ותשיח] (וְתָשׁ֥וֹחַ) עָלַ֖י נַפְשִֽׁי׃	My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me.	I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.
21	זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־ לִבִּ֖י עַל־ כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל׃ ס	But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:	Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
22	חַֽסְדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־ תָ֔מְנוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־ כָל֖וּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃	The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;	Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23	חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃	they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.	They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
24	חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־ כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃ ס	“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”	I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
25	ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔ו‪‬‪‬ לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃	The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.	The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
26	ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃	It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.	it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
27	ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־ יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ ס	It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.	It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.
28	יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּדָד֙ וְיִדֹּ֔ם כִּ֥י נָטַ֖ל עָלָֽיו׃	Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;	Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it on him.
29	יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּֽעָפָר֙ פִּ֔יהוּ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃	let him put his mouth in the dust— there may yet be hope;	Let him bury his face in the dust— there may yet be hope.
30	יִתֵּ֧ן לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ לֶ֖חִי יִשְׂבַּ֥ע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ ס	let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults.	Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace.
31	כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יִזְנַ֛ח לְעוֹלָ֖ם אֲדֹנָֽי׃	For the Lord will not cast off forever,	For no one is cast off by the Lord forever.
32	כִּ֣י אִם־ הוֹגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב [חסדו] (חֲסָדָֽיו׃)	but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;	Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.
33	כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִּבּ֔וֹ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְנֵי־ אִֽישׁ׃‪‬‪‬ ס	for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.	For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.
34	לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל אֲסִ֥ירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃	To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth,	To crush underfoot all prisoners in the land,
35	לְהַטּוֹת֙ מִשְׁפַּט־ גָּ֔בֶר נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃	to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High,	to deny people their rights before the Most High,
36	לְעַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּרִיב֔וֹ אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃ ס	to subvert a man in his lawsuit, the Lord does not approve.	to deprive them of justice— would not the Lord see such things?
37	מִ֣י זֶ֤ה אָמַר֙ וַתֶּ֔הִי אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א צִוָּֽה׃	Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?	Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?
38	מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיוֹן֙ לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֔א הָרָע֖וֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃	Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?	Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?
39	מַה־ יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־ [חטאו] (חֲטָאָֽיו׃) ס	Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins?	Why should the living complain when punished for their sins?
40	נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙ וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה עַד־ יְהוָֽה׃	Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the LORD!	Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.
41	נִשָּׂ֤א לְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־ כַּפָּ֔יִם אֶל־ אֵ֖ל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:	Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven, and say:
42	נַ֤חְנוּ פָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙ וּמָרִ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א סָלָֽחְתָּ׃ ס	“We have transgressed and rebelled, and you have not forgiven.	“We have sinned and rebelled and you have not forgiven.
43	סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃	“You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, killing without pity;	“You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us; you have slain without pity.
44	סַכּ֤וֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן֙ לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲב֖וֹר תְּפִלָּֽה׃	you have wrapped yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through.	You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.
45	סְחִ֧י וּמָא֛וֹס תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃ ס	You have made us scum and garbage among the peoples.	You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
46	פָּצ֥וּ עָלֵ֛ינוּ פִּיהֶ֖ם כָּל־ אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃	“All our enemies open their mouths against us;	“All our enemies have opened their mouths wide against us.
47	פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃	panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction;	We have suffered terror and pitfalls, ruin and destruction.”
48	פַּלְגֵי־ מַ֙יִם֙ תֵּרַ֣ד עֵינִ֔י עַל־ שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־ עַמִּֽי׃ ס	my eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.	Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.
49	עֵינִ֧י נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃	“My eyes will flow without ceasing, without respite,	My eyes will flow unceasingly, without relief,
50	עַד־ יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	until the LORD from heaven looks down and sees;	until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
51	עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנ֥וֹת עִירִֽי׃ ס	my eyes cause me grief at the fate of all the daughters of my city.	What I see brings grief to my soul because of all the women of my city.
52	צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר אֹיְבַ֥י חִנָּֽם׃	“I have been hunted like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause;	Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
53	צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־ אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃	they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me;	They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;
54	צָֽפוּ־ מַ֥יִם עַל־ רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ ס	water closed over my head; I said, ‘I am lost.’	the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.
55	קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃	“I called on your name, O LORD, from the depths of the pit;	I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the pit.
56	קוֹלִ֖י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ אַל־ תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃	you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help!’	You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.”
57	קָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אַל־ תִּירָֽא׃ ס	You came near when I called on you; you said, ‘Do not fear!’	You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”
58	רַ֧בְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֛י רִיבֵ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃	“You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life.	You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.
59	רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃	You have seen the wrong done to me, O LORD; judge my cause.	LORD, you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!
60	רָאִ֙יתָה֙ כָּל־ נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃ ס	You have seen all their vengeance, all their plots against me.	You have seen the depth of their vengeance, all their plots against me.
61	שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃	“You have heard their taunts, O LORD, all their plots against me.	LORD, you have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
62	שִׂפְתֵ֤י קָמַי֙ וְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔ם עָלַ֖י כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃	The lips and thoughts of my assailants are against me all the day long.	what my enemies whisper and mutter against me all day long.
63	שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ ס	Behold their sitting and their rising; I am the object of their taunts.	Look at them! Sitting or standing, they mock me in their songs.
64	תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃	“You will repay them, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.	Pay them back what they deserve, LORD, for what their hands have done.
65	תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ מְגִנַּת־ לֵ֔ב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ לָהֶֽם׃	You will give them dullness of heart; your curse will be on them.	Put a veil over their hearts, and may your curse be on them!
66	תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ	You will pursue them in anger and destroy them from under your heavens, O LORD.”	Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of the LORD.
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Lamentations 3 Parallel Bible Translations