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Tsadhe

18 They (A)hunted our steps
So that we could not walk in our open squares;
Our (B)end drew near,
Our days were [a]finished,
For our end had come.

Qoph

19 Our pursuers were (C)swifter
Than the eagles of the sky;
They hotly pursued us on the mountains;
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.

Resh

20 The (D)breath of our nostrils, the (E)anointed of Yahweh,
Was (F)captured in their pits,
Of whom we had said, “Under his (G)shadow
We shall live among the nations.”

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:18 Lit full

18 Ne pândeau paşii(A), ca să ne împiedice să mergem pe uliţele noastre;
ni se apropia sfârşitul(B), ni se împliniseră zilele… Da, ne venise sfârşitul!
19 Prigonitorii noştri erau mai iuţi(C) decât vulturii cerului.
Ne-au fugărit pe munţi şi ne-au pândit în pustie.
20 Suflarea(D) vieţii noastre, unsul Domnului, a fost prins(E) în gropile lor, el,
despre care ziceam: „Vom trăi sub umbra lui printre neamuri.”

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