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Oh
לוּא
that thou wouldest rend
קָרַ֤עְתָּ
the heavens
שָׁמַ֙יִם֙
that thou wouldest come down
יָרַ֔דְתָּ
at thy presence
מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ
that the mountains
הָרִ֥ים
might flow down
נָזֹֽלּוּ׃
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burneth
כִּקְדֹ֧חַ
fire
אֵ֔שׁ
As when the melting
הֲמָסִ֗ים
causeth the waters
מַ֚יִם
to boil
תִּבְעֶה
fire
אֵ֔שׁ
known
לְהוֹדִ֥יעַ
to make thy name
שִׁמְךָ֖
to thine adversaries
לְצָרֶ֑יךָ
at thy presence
מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ
that the nations
גּוֹיִ֥ם
may tremble
יִרְגָּֽזוּ׃
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When thou didst
בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ֥
terrible things
נוֹרָא֖וֹת
 
לֹ֣א
which we looked
נְקַוֶּ֑ה
not for thou camest down
יָרַ֕דְתָּ
at thy presence
מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ
the mountains
הָרִ֥ים
flowed down
נָזֹֽלּוּ׃
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For since the beginning of the world
וּמֵעוֹלָ֥ם
 
לֹא
men have not heard
שָׁמְע֖וּ
 
לֹ֣א
nor perceived by the ear
הֶאֱזִ֑ינוּ
neither hath the eye
עַ֣יִן
 
לֹֽא
seen
רָאָ֗תָה
O God
אֱלֹהִים֙
beside
זוּלָ֣תְךָ֔
thee what he hath prepared
יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה
for him that waiteth
לִמְחַכֵּה
 
לֽוֹ׃
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Thou meetest
פָּגַ֤עְתָּ
 
אֶת
him that rejoiceth
שָׂשׂ֙
and worketh
וְעֹ֣שֵׂה
righteousness
צֶ֔דֶק
thee in thy ways
בִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָ
those that remember
יִזְכְּר֑וּךָ
 
הֵן
 
אַתָּ֤ה
behold thou art wroth
קָצַ֙פְתָּ֙
for we have sinned
וַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔א
 
בָּהֶ֥ם
in those is continuance
עוֹלָ֖ם
and we shall be saved
וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃
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וַנְּהִ֤י
But we are all as an unclean
כַטָּמֵא֙
 
כֻּלָּ֔נוּ
rags
וּכְבֶ֥גֶד
are as filthy
עִדִּ֖ים
 
כָּל
thing and all our righteousnesses
צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ
and we all do fade
וַנָּ֤בֶל
as a leaf
כֶּֽעָלֶה֙
 
כֻּלָּ֔נוּ
and our iniquities
וַעֲוֺנֵ֖נוּ
like the wind
כָּר֥וּחַ
have taken us away
יִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ׃
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וְאֵין
And there is none that calleth
קוֹרֵ֣א
upon thy name
בְשִׁמְךָ֔
that stirreth up
מִתְעוֹרֵ֖ר
himself to take hold
לְהַחֲזִ֣יק
 
בָּ֑ךְ
 
כִּֽי
of thee for thou hast hid
הִסְתַּ֤רְתָּ
thy face
פָנֶ֙יךָ֙
 
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
from us and hast consumed
וַתְּמוּגֵ֖נוּ
us because
בְּיַד
of our iniquities
עֲוֹנֵֽנוּ׃
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וְעַתָּ֥ה
But now O LORD
יְהוָ֖ה
thou art our father
אָבִ֣ינוּ
 
אָ֑תָּה
 
אֲנַ֤חְנוּ
we are the clay
הַחֹ֙מֶר֙
 
וְאַתָּ֣ה
and thou our potter
יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ
and we all are the work
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה
of thy hand
יָדְךָ֖
 
כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃
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אַל
Be not wroth
תִּקְצֹ֤ף
O LORD
יְהוָה֙
 
עַד
very sore
מְאֹ֔ד
 
וְאַל
for ever
לָעַ֖ד
neither remember
תִּזְכֹּ֣ר
iniquity
עָוֹ֑ן
 
הֵ֥ן
behold see
הַבֶּט
 
נָ֖א
we beseech thee we are all thy people
עַמְּךָ֥
 
כֻלָּֽנוּ׃
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cities
עָרֵ֥י
Thy holy
קָדְשְׁךָ֖
 
הָי֣וּ
are a wilderness
מִדְבָּ֣ר
Zion
צִיּוֹן֙
are a wilderness
מִדְבָּ֣ר
 
הָיָ֔תָה
Jerusalem
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
a desolation
שְׁמָמָֽה׃
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house
בֵּ֧ית
Our holy
קָדְשֵׁ֣נוּ
and our beautiful
וְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּ
 
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
praised
הִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙
where our fathers
אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ
 
הָיָ֖ה
thee is burned up
לִשְׂרֵ֣פַת
with fire
אֵ֑שׁ
 
וְכָל
and all our pleasant things
מַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּ
 
הָיָ֥ה
are laid waste
לְחָרְבָּֽה׃
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הַעַל
 
אֵ֥לֶּה
Wilt thou refrain
תִתְאַפַּ֖ק
thyself for these things O LORD
יְהוָ֑ה
wilt thou hold thy peace
תֶּחֱשֶׁ֥ה
and afflict
וּתְעַנֵּ֖נוּ
 
עַד
us very sore
מְאֹֽד׃