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Tsadhe

18 Their (A)heart cried out to the Lord,
“O (B)wall of the daughter of Zion,
Let your (C)tears run down like a river day and night;
Give yourself no relief;
Let [a]your eyes not be still.

Qoph

19 Arise, cry aloud in the (D)night
At the head of the night watches;
(E)Pour out your heart like water
Before the presence of the Lord;
Lift up your hands to Him
For the (F)life of your infants
Who are (G)faint because of hunger
At the head of every street.”

Resh

20 See, O Yahweh, and look!
With (H)whom have You dealt thus?
Should women (I)eat their [b]offspring,
The infants who were [c]born healthy?
Should (J)priest and prophet be killed
In the sanctuary of the Lord?

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:18 Lit the daughter of your eye
  2. Lamentations 2:20 Lit fruit
  3. Lamentations 2:20 Or tenderly cared for