19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Lamentations 2:19:1 ⧉ק֣וּמִיkumiarise {feminine singular imperative} Lamentations 2:19:2 ⧉רֹ֣נִּיronicry out {feminine singular imperative} Lamentations 2:19:3 ⧉בלילbelilin the night Lamentations 2:19:4 ⧉בַלַּ֗יְלָהbalailain the night Lamentations 2:19:5 ⧉לְרֹאשׁ֙leroshat the head of or at the beginning of Lamentations 2:19:6 ⧉אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹתashmurotwatches Lamentations 2:19:7 ⧉שִׁפְכִ֤יshifkhipour out {feminine singular imperative} Lamentations 2:19:8 ⧉כַמַּ֙יִם֙khammayimlike water Lamentations 2:19:9 ⧉לִבֵּ֔ךְlibekhyour heart {feminine singular} Lamentations 2:19:10 ⧉נֹ֖כַחnokhakhbefore Lamentations 2:19:11 ⧉פְּנֵ֣יpenethe face of or the presence of Lamentations 2:19:12 ⧉אֲדֹנָ֑יadonaiLord Lamentations 2:19:13 ⧉שְׂאִ֧יseilift up {feminine singular imperative} Lamentations 2:19:14 ⧉אֵלָ֣יוelavto him Lamentations 2:19:15 ⧉כַּפַּ֗יִךְkappayikhyour palms or your hands {feminine singular} Lamentations 2:19:16 ⧉עַל־נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙alnefeshfor the life of or for the soul of Lamentations 2:19:17 ⧉עֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְolalayikhyour little children {feminine singular} Lamentations 2:19:18 ⧉הָעֲטוּפִ֥יםhaatufimthe ones fainting Lamentations 2:19:19 ⧉בְּרָעָ֖בberaavin hunger or with hunger Lamentations 2:19:20 ⧉בְּרֹ֥אשׁberoshat the head of Lamentations 2:19:21 ⧉כָּל־חוּצֽוֹת׃סkolkhutsotevery street |
19. Formal Translation Rise; cry out in the night, at the start of the watches. Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord {Adonai, Sovereign Master}; lift up your hands to Him for the life of your infants who faint from hunger at the head of every street. |
19. Dynamic Translation Stand up and cry aloud in the night as each watch begins. Spill out your heart like water before the Lord {Adonai, Supreme Authority}; raise your hands toward Him for the lives of your children collapsing from hunger at every street corner. |