Lamentations 3 — The Tanakh

Verse 1א׳Standard1,598

אֲנִי הַגֶּבֶר רָאָה עֳנִי בְּשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ

I am the man that hath seen affliction By the rod of His wrath.

Verse 2ב׳Standard1,113

אוֹתִי נָהַג וַיֹּלַךְ חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר

He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness and not in light.

Verse 3ג׳Standard591

אַךְ בִּי יָשֻׁב יַהֲפֹךְ יָדוֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם

Surely against me He turneth His hand again and again all the day.

Verse 4ד׳Standard1,959

בִּלָּה בְשָׂרִי וְעוֹרִי שִׁבַּר עַצְמוֹתָֽי

My flesh and my skin hath He worn out; He hath broken my bones.

Verse 5ה׳Standard1,306

בָּנָה עָלַי וַיַּקַּף רֹאשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה

He hath builded against me, and compassed me With gall and travail.

Verse 6ו׳Standard1,419

בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים הוֹשִׁיבַנִי כְּמֵתֵי עוֹלָֽם

He hath made me to dwell in dark places, As those that have been long dead. .

Verse 7ז׳Standard1,231

גָּדַר בַּעֲדִי וְלֹא אֵצֵא הִכְבִּיד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי

He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go forth; He hath made my chain heavy.

Verse 8ח׳Standard2,294

גַּם כִּי אֶזְעַק וַאֲשַׁוֵּעַ שָׂתַם תְּפִלָּתִֽי

Yea, when I cry and call for help, He shutteth out my prayer.

Verse 9ט׳Standard1,816

גָּדַר דְּרָכַי בְּגָזִית נְתִיבֹתַי עִוָּֽה

He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone, He hath made my paths crooked.

Verse 10י׳Standard1,229

דֹּב אֹרֵב הוּא לִי אריה בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים

He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, As a lion in secret places.

Verse 11י״אStandard1,944

דְּרָכַי סוֹרֵר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵנִי שָׂמַנִי שֹׁמֵֽם

He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; He hath made me desolate.

Verse 12י״בStandard1,606

דָּרַךְ קַשְׁתוֹ וַיַּצִּיבֵנִי כַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵֽץ

He hath bent His bow, and set me As a mark for the arrow.

Verse 13י״גStandard1,345

הֵבִיא בְּכִלְיוֹתָי בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ

He hath caused the arrows of His quiver To enter into my reins.

Verse 14י״דStandard1,707

הָיִיתִי שְּׂחֹק לְכָל־עַמִּי נְגִינָתָם כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם

I am become a derision to all my people, And their song all the day.

Verse 15ט״וStandard1,371

הִשְׂבִּיעַנִי בַמְּרוֹרִים הִרְוַנִי לַעֲנָֽה

He hath filled me with bitterness, He hath sated me with wormwood.

Verse 16ט״זStandard1,587

וַיַּגְרֵס בֶּֽחָצָץ שִׁנָּי הִכְפִּישַׁנִי בָּאֵֽפֶר

He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, He hath made me to wallow in ashes.

Verse 17י״זStandard2,119

וַתִּזְנַח מִשָּׁלוֹם נַפְשִׁי נָשִׁיתִי טוֹבָֽה

And my soul is removed far off from peace, I forgot prosperity.

Verse 18י״חStandard1,338

וָאֹמַר אָבַד נִצְחִי וְתוֹחַלְתִּי מֵיְהוָֽה

And I said: ‘My strength is perished, And mine expectation from the LORD.’

Verse 19י״טStandard1,295

זְכָר־עָנְיִי וּמְרוּדִי לַעֲנָה וָרֹֽאשׁ

Remember mine affliction and mine anguish, The wormwood and the gall.

Verse 20כ׳Standard2,140

זָכוֹר תִּזְכּוֹר ותשיח עָלַי נַפְשִֽׁי

My soul hath them still in remembrance, And is bowed down within me.

Verse 21כ״אStandard1,019

זֹאת אָשִׁיב אֶל־לִבִּי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִֽיל

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

Verse 22כ״בStandard1,046

חַֽסְדֵי יְהוָה כִּי לֹא־תָמְנוּ כִּי לֹא־כָלוּ רַחֲמָֽיו

Surely the LORD’S mercies are not consumed, Surely His compassions fail not.

Verse 23כ״גStandard1,468

חֲדָשִׁים לַבְּקָרִים רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ

They are new every morning; Great is Thy faithfulness.

Verse 24כ״דStandard1,121

חֶלְקִי יְהוָה אָמְרָה נַפְשִׁי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִיל לֽוֹ

’The LORD is my portion’, saith my soul; ‘Therefore will I hope in Him.’

Verse 25כ״הStandard1,605

טוֹב יְהוָה לְקוָֹו לְנֶפֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ

The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, To the soul that seeketh Him.

Verse 26כ״וStandard1,409

טוֹב וְיָחִיל וְדוּמָם לִתְשׁוּעַת יְהוָֽה

It is good that a man should quietly wait For the salvation of the LORD.

Verse 27כ״זStandard1,037

טוֹב לַגֶּבֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂא עֹל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו

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

Verse 28כ״חStandard617

יֵשֵׁב בָּדָד וְיִדֹּם כִּי נָטַל עָלָֽיו

Let him sit alone and keep silence, Because He hath laid it upon him.

Verse 29כ״טStandard1,781

יִתֵּן בֶּֽעָפָר פִּיהוּ אוּלַי יֵשׁ תִּקְוָֽה

Let him put his mouth in the dust, If so be there may be hope.

Verse 30ל׳Standard1,286

יִתֵּן לְמַכֵּהוּ לֶחִי יִשְׂבַּע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה

Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him Let him be filled full with reproach.

Verse 31ל״אStandard377

כִּי לֹא יִזְנַח לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָֽי

For the Lord will not cast off For ever.

Verse 32ל״בStandard644

כִּי אִם־הוֹגָה וְרִחַם כְּרֹב חסדו

For though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.

Verse 33ל״גStandard661

כִּי לֹא עִנָּה מִלִּבּוֹ וַיַּגֶּה בְנֵי־אִֽישׁ

For He doth not afflict willingly, Nor grieve the children of men.

Verse 34ל״דStandard1,734

לְדַכֵּא תַּחַת רַגְלָיו כֹּל אֲסִירֵי אָֽרֶץ

To crush under foot All the prisoners of the earth,

Verse 35ל״הStandard1,447

לְהַטּוֹת מִשְׁפַּט־גָּבֶר נֶגֶד פְּנֵי עֶלְיֽוֹן

To turn aside the right of a man Before the face of the Most High,

Verse 36ל״וStandard1,073

לְעַוֵּת אָדָם בְּרִיבוֹ אֲדֹנָי לֹא רָאָֽה

To subvert a man in his cause, The Lord approveth not.

Verse 37ל״זStandard921

מִי זֶה אָמַר וַתֶּהִי אֲדֹנָי לֹא צִוָּֽה

Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, When the Lord commandeth it not?

Verse 38ל״חStandard1,527

מִפִּי עֶלְיוֹן לֹא תֵצֵא הָרָעוֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב

Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not Evil and good?

Verse 39ל״טStandard954

מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן אָדָם חָי גֶּבֶר עַל־חטאו

Wherefore doth a living man complain, A strong man because of his sins?

Verse 40מ׳Standard1,571

נַחְפְּשָׂה דְרָכֵינוּ וְֽנַחְקֹרָה וְנָשׁוּבָה עַד־יְהוָֽה

Let us search and try our ways, And return to the LORD.

Verse 41מ״אStandard1,076

נִשָּׂא לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל־כַּפָּיִם אֶל־אֵל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם

Let us lift up our heart with our hands Unto God in the heavens.

Verse 42מ״בStandard1,867

נַחְנוּ פָשַׁעְנוּ וּמָרִינוּ אַתָּה לֹא סָלָֽחְתָּ

We have transgressed and have rebelled; Thou hast not pardoned.

Verse 43מ״גStandard2,431

סַכֹּתָה בָאַף וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵנוּ הָרַגְתָּ לֹא חָמָֽלְתָּ

Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; Thou hast slain unsparingly.

Verse 44מ״דStandard1,546

סַכּוֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן לָךְ מֵעֲבוֹר תְּפִלָּֽה

Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, So that no prayer can pass through.

Verse 45מ״הStandard1,466

סְחִי וּמָאוֹס תְּשִׂימֵנוּ בְּקֶרֶב הָעַמִּֽים

Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse In the midst of the peoples.

Verse 46מ״וStandard606

פָּצוּ עָלֵינוּ פִּיהֶם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ

All our enemies have opened their mouth Wide against us.

Verse 47מ״זStandard1,911

פַּחַד וָפַחַת הָיָה לָנוּ הַשֵּׁאת וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר

Terror and the pit are come upon us, Desolation and destruction.

Verse 48מ״חStandard2,081

פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם תֵּרַד עֵינִי עַל־שֶׁבֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי

Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water, For the breach of the daughter of my people.

Verse 49מ״טStandard1,479

עֵינִי נִגְּרָה וְלֹא תִדְמֶה מֵאֵין הֲפֻגֽוֹת

Mine eye is poured out, and ceaseth not, Without any intermission,

Verse 50נ׳Standard1,247

עַד־יַשְׁקִיף וְיֵרֶא יְהוָה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם

Till the LORD look forth, And behold from heaven.

Verse 51נ״אStandard1,589

עֵינִי עֽוֹלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי מִכֹּל בְּנוֹת עִירִֽי

Mine eye affected my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.

Verse 52נ״בStandard777

צוֹד צָדוּנִי כַּצִּפּוֹר אֹיְבַי חִנָּֽם

They have chased me sore like a bird, That are mine enemies without cause.

Verse 53נ״גStandard865

צָֽמְתוּ בַבּוֹר חַיָּי וַיַּדּוּ־אֶבֶן בִּֽי

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, And have cast stones upon me.

Verse 54נ״דStandard2,198

צָֽפוּ־מַיִם עַל־רֹאשִׁי אָמַרְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי

Waters flowed over my head; I said: ‘I am cut off.’

Verse 55נ״הStandard2,569

קָרָאתִי שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה מִבּוֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת

I called upon Thy name, O LORD, Out of the lowest dungeon.

Verse 56נ״וStandard3,075

קוֹלִי שָׁמָעְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵם אָזְנְךָ לְרַוְחָתִי לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי

Thou heardest my voice; hide not Thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.

Verse 57נ״זStandard2,365

קָרַבְתָּ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָאֶךָּ אָמַרְתָּ אַל־תִּירָֽא

Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon Thee; Thou saidst: ‘Fear not.’ .

Verse 58נ״חStandard1,791

רַבְתָּ אֲדֹנָי רִיבֵי נַפְשִׁי גָּאַלְתָּ חַיָּֽי

O Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; Thou hast redeemed my life.

Verse 59נ״טStandard2,361

רָאִיתָה יְהוָה עַוָּתָתִי שָׁפְטָה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי

O LORD, Thou hast seen my wrong; Judge Thou my cause.

Verse 60ס׳Standard2,176

רָאִיתָה כָּל־נִקְמָתָם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם לִֽי

Thou hast seen all their vengeance And all their devices against me.

Verse 61ס״אStandard2,514

שָׁמַעְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם יְהוָה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם עָלָֽי

Thou hast heard their taunt, O LORD, And all their devices against me;

Verse 62ס״בStandard1,281

שִׂפְתֵי קָמַי וְהֶגְיוֹנָם עָלַי כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם

The lips of those that rose up against me, And their muttering against me all the day.

Verse 63ס״גStandard2,023

שִׁבְתָּם וְקִֽימָתָם הַבִּיטָה אֲנִי מַנְגִּינָתָֽם

Behold Thou their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their song.

Verse 64ס״דStandard1,396

תָּשִׁיב לָהֶם גְּמוּל יְהוָה כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶֽם

Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O LORD, According to the work of their hands.

Verse 65ס״הStandard2,376

תִּתֵּן לָהֶם מְגִנַּת־לֵב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ לָהֶֽם

Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, Thy curse unto them.

Verse 66ס״וStandard2,791

תִּרְדֹּף בְּאַף וְתַשְׁמִידֵם מִתַּחַת שְׁמֵי יְהוָֽה

Thou wilt pursue them in anger, and destroy them From under the heavens of the LORD.

איכה ג׳Lamentations 3