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Lamentations 1:1-11

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.

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