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Lamentations 1

1Howאֵיכָ֣ה׀'ei.KhahH349doththecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892sitיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427solitary,thatwasH1961fullofpeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971! SheisH1961becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961asawidowכְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.NahH490,thatwasH1961greatH7227amongthenationsבַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.YimH1471! ShethatwasH1961aprincessamongtheprovincesH4082isH1961becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961tributary!

2She weepeth soreinthenightבַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,andhertearsוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.TahH1832areonhercheeksלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.YahH3895;Amongallherloversאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157she hathnonetocomfortH5162her:Allherfriendsרֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.haH7453havedealtבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898treacherouslyH898withher;theyarebecomeהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961herenemiesלְאֹיְבִֽים׃ סle.'o.ye.VimH341.

3Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063isgoneH1540intocaptivitybecauseofaffliction,andbecauseofgreatservitudeעֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.DahH5656;Shedwellethamongthenationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471,shefindethnorestמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4494:AllherpersecutorsovertookH5381herwithinthestraits.

4ThewaysH1870ofZionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726domournאֲבֵל֗וֹת'a.ve.LotH57,becausenonecomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935tothesolemnassembly;AllhergatesH8179aredesolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יןsho.me.MinH8074,herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548dosigh:Hervirginsבְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָbe.tu.lo.Tei.haH1330areafflicted,andsheherselfisinbitternessH4751.

5Heradversariesarebecomeהָי֨וּha.YuH1961theheadלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,herenemiesאֹיְבֶ֣יהָ'o.ye.Vei.haH341prosper;ForJehovahhathafflictedherforthemultitudeרֹב־rov-H7230ofhertransgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָpe.sha.'Ei.haH6588:HeryoungchildrenH5768aregoneH1980intocaptivityשְׁבִ֖יshe.ViH7628beforetheadversary.

6Andfromthedaughterמִבַּתmi.vat-H1323ofZionallhermajestyH1926isdeparted:HerprincesH8269arebecomeהָי֣וּha.YuH1961likehartsthatfindH4672nopastureמִרְעֶ֔הmir.'EhH4829,AndtheyaregoneH3318withoutstrengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581beforethepursuerרוֹדֵֽף׃ סro.DefH7291.

7Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389rememberethinthedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117ofherafflictionandofhermiseriesallherpleasantthingsthatwerefromthedaysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117ofold:Whenherpeopleעַמָּ֣הּ'a.MahH5971fellH5307intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027oftheadversary,andnonedidhelpH5826her,TheadversariessawH7200her,theydidmockatherdesolations.

8Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389hath grievouslysinnedH2398;thereforeH3651sheisbecomeהָיָ֑תָהha.Ya.tahH1961asanuncleanthing;Allthathonoredמְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָme.kha.be.Dei.haH3513herdespiseher,becausetheyhaveseenH7200hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172:Yea,shesigheth,andturnethbackwardאָחֽוֹר׃ ס'a.ChorH268.

9Herfilthinesswasinherskirtsבְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָbe.shu.Lei.haH7757;sherememberedזָֽכְרָה֙za.khe.RahH2142notherlatterH319endH319;Thereforeisshecomeוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381downwonderfully;shehathnocomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162:Behold,OJehovah,myaffliction;fortheenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hathmagnifiedH1431himself.

10Theadversary hathspreadפָּ֣רַשׂPa.rasH6566outhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027uponallherpleasantthings:ForshehathseenH7200thatthenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471areenteredintohersanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּmik.da.ShahH4720,Concerningwhomthou didstcommandצִוִּ֔יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680thattheyshouldnotenterintothineassemblyבַקָּהָ֖לva.ka.HalH6951.

11Allherpeopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971sigh,theyseekמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899;TheyhavegivenH5414theirpleasantthingsforfoodH3899torefreshthesoulH5315:Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,OJehovah,andbehold;forIamH1961becomeH1961abject.

12Isitnothingtoyou,allyethatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674by?Behold,andseeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200iftherebeanysorrowlikeuntomysorrow,whichisbroughtuponme, WherewithJehovahhathafflictedmeinthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

13Fromonhighמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791hathhesentH7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784intomybonesH6106,anditprevailethagainstthem;Hehathspreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566anetרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568formyfeetH7272,hehathturnedהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725mebackH7725:HehathmadeH5414medesolateשֹֽׁמֵמָ֔הsho.me.MahH8076andfaintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739allthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14Theyokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923ofmytransgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588isboundbyhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;Theyareknittogether,theyarecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upuponmyneckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677;hehathmadeH5414mystrengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581tofail:TheLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hathdeliveredmeintotheirhandsבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH3027,againstwhomIamnotableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201tostandקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965.

15TheLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hathsetatnoughtallmymightyאַבִּירַ֤י׀'a.bi.RaiH47menH970inthemidstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130ofme;HehathcalledH7121asolemnassemblyagainstmetocrushmyyoungבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970menH970:TheLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hathtroddenדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869asinawinepressthevirginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

16Forthesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428Iweepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;mineeyeעֵינִ֤י׀'ei.NiH5869,mineeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869runnethdownיֹ֣רְדָהYo.re.dahH3381withwaterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325;Becausethecomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162thatshouldrefreshmysoulH5315isfarרָחַ֥קra.ChakH7368fromme:Mychildrenaredesolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074,becausetheenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hathprevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.

17Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726spreadeth forthherhandsבְּיָדֶ֗יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027;thereisnonetocomfortH5162her;Jehovahhathcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680concerningJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,thattheythatareroundH5439abouthimshouldbeH1961hisadversaries:Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isamongthemasanuncleanthingלְנִדָּ֖הle.ni.DahH5079.

18Jehovahisrighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662;forIhaverebelledH4784againsthiscommandment:HearH8085,Iprayyou,allyepeoplesH5971,andbeholdmysorrow:MyvirginsH1330andmyyoungוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970menH970aregoneH1980intocaptivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121formyloversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157,buttheydeceivedme:Mypriestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548andmineeldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205gaveuptheghostinthecityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,WhiletheysoughtH1245themfoodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400torefreshtheirsoulsH5315.

20Behold,OJehovah;forIamindistressצַר־tzar-H6862;myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820istroubled;MyheartH3820isturnedH2015withinme;forIhavegrievouslyrebelledH4784:Abroadtheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719bereaveth,athomethereisasdeathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21TheyhaveheardH8085thatIsigh;thereisnonetocomfortH5162me;Allmineenemiesאֹ֨יְבַ֜י'o.ye.VaiH341haveheardH8085ofmytroubleH7451;theyaregladthatthou hastdoneit: Thou wiltbringH935thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117thatthou hastproclaimedקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121,andtheyshallbeוְיִֽהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961likeuntome.

22Letalltheirwickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935beforethee;Anddountothem,asthou hastdoneuntomeforallmytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588:Formysighsaremanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227,andmyheartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.

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