אֵלִי אֵלִי לָמָה עֲזַבְתָּנִי

ביטוי (אנגלית)

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?

הגדרה (אנגלית)

A cry of despair. A prayer to God for deliverance.

("My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my roaring" – Psalms 22:2. Also: "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me, why in the lions’ den have You placed me. And how shall I escape. How did You do this to me, God, such a thing" – Nathan Zach / Daniel in the lions’ den)