5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Lamentations 3:5:1 ⧉בָּנָ֥הbanahe built Lamentations 3:5:2 ⧉עָלַ֛יalaiagainst me Lamentations 3:5:3 ⧉וַיַּקַּ֖ףvayakkafand he surrounded Lamentations 3:5:4 ⧉רֹ֥אשׁroshhead Lamentations 3:5:5 ⧉וּתְלָאָֽה׃utelaaand hardship or trouble |
5. Formal Translation He built siegeworks against me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. |
5. Dynamic Translation He besieged me, surrounding me with sorrow and distress. |