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LAM 5:1–5:22 ©

Sorrows 5/The mercy of Israel

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5:0 The mercy of Israel

5Yahweh, take notice of what’s happened to us.

Look and see our disgrace.


2The land that was our inheritance has been turned over to strangers

our houses to foreigners.


3We have become orphans, without a father,

and our mothers are like widows.


4We drink our water with cash.

We bring in our firewood for a price.


5We’re driven hard with the yoke on our necks.

We work hard, yet never get any rest.


6We’ve made a treaty with Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim),

and with Assyria (Heb. Ashshur) to get food.


7Our ancestors sinned but they’re gone now.

We ourselves bear the results of their disobedience.


8Babylonian slaves rule over us.

There’s no one to rescue us from their control.


9We bring in our food at the cost of our lives,

due to the sword blades out there in the wilderness.


10Our skin grows as hot as an oven,

from the burning heat of hunger.


11Women are raped in Tsiyyon

young women in Yehudah’s cities.


12Princes were hung by their hands.

The city elders were treated with no respect.


13Young men lift the grind stone

and boys stagger under loads of wood.


14The elders no longer make decisions at the city gate,

The young men have stopped their music.


15We’re no longer happy and contented.

Our dancing has turned to mourning.


16The crown has fallen off our head.

We won’t end well, because we’ve sinned.


17As a result of that, we’ve become depressed.

On account of those things, our eyes grow dim.


18On account of Mount Tsiyyon,

which is desolate with jackals roaming over it.


19You, Yahweh, exist forever.

You’ll sit upon your throne from generation to generation.


20Why do you forget us for so long?

Why do you abandon us for many days?


21Bring us back to yourself, Yahweh, and we’ll be restored.

Renew our life back to what it was before

22unless you’ve totally rejected us—

unless you’re angry with us beyond measure.

5remember Oh_YHWH what has_it_happened to/for_us wwww[fn] and_see DOM disgrace_of_our.
2Inheritance_of_our it_has_been_turned_over to_strangers houses_of_our to_foreigners.
3fatherless_ones we_have_become wwww[fn] a_father mothers_of_our like_widows.
4Water_of_we in/on/at/with_money we_have_drunk wood_of_our in/on/at/with_price they_come.
5At necks_of_our we_have_been_pursued we_have_become_weary wwww[fn] it_has_been_given_rest[fn][fn][fn] to/for_us.
6Miʦrayim/(Egypt) we_have_given a_hand ʼAshshūr to_get_enough bread.
7fathers_of_our they_sinned and_no_more[fn] wwww[fn] iniquities_of_their we_have_carried.
8Slaves they_have_ruled in/on/at/with_us one_who_tears_away there_is_not from_hand_of_their.
9In/on/at/with_lives_of_our we_bring bread_of_our from_face/in_front_of the_sword_of the_wilderness.
10Skin_of_our as_oven they_have_grown_hot from_face/in_front_of the_burning_heat(s)_of hunger.
11Women in/on/at/with_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) men_have_humiliated virgins in/on/at/with_cities_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah).
12Princes in/on/at/with_hands_of_their they_have_been_hanged the_face_of elders not they_have_been_honoured.
13Young_men a_mill they_have_lifted and_boys in/on/at/with_wood they_have_staggered.
14Old_men from_city_gate they_have_ceased young_men from_music_of_their.
15the_joy_of It_has_ceased hearts_of_our it_has_been_changed to_mourning dancing_of_our.
16the_crown_of It_has_fallen head_of_our woe please to/for_us if/because we_have_sinned.
17On this it_has_become faint heart_of_our on these_things eyes_of_our they_have_grown_dim.
18On the_mountain_of Tsiyyōn which_lies_desolate foxes they_have_prowled in_him/it.
19you Oh_YHWH to_forever you_will_sit throne_of_your to_generation and_generation.
20To/for_what to_always forget_us abandon_us for_entire_of days.
21Restore_us Oh_YHWH to_yourself and_restored[fn] renew days_of_our as_old.
22If/because (if) utterly_(reject) you_rejected_us you_are_angry with_us up_to muchness.

5:1 OSHB variant note: הביט: (x-qere) ’הַבִּ֖יטָ/ה’: lemma_5027 n_0.0 morph_HVhv2ms/Sh id_256uw הַבִּ֖יטָ/ה

5:3 OSHB variant note: אין: (x-qere) ’וְ/אֵ֣ין’: lemma_c/369 morph_HC/Tn id_25vD2 וְ/אֵ֣ין

5:5 OSHB variant note: לא: (x-qere) ’וְ/לֹ֥א’: lemma_c/3808 morph_HC/Tn id_25HUX וְ/לֹ֥א

5:5 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:5 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

5:5 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

5:7 OSHB variant note: אינ/ם: (x-qere) ’וְ/אֵינָ֔/ם’: lemma_c/369 n_0.1 morph_HC/Tn/Sp3mp id_257ev וְ/אֵינָ֔/ם

5:7 OSHB variant note: אנחנו: (x-qere) ’וַ/אֲנַ֖חְנוּ’: lemma_c/587 n_0.0 morph_HC/Pp1cp id_25DUZ וַ/אֲנַ֖חְנוּ

5:21 OSHB variant note: ו/נשוב: (x-qere) ’וְֽ/נָשׁ֔וּבָה’: lemma_c/7725 n_0.1 morph_HC/Vqh1cp id_25TZB וְֽ/נָשׁ֔וּבָה

LAM 5:1–5:22 ©

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