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Lamentations 2:1-4

1Howאֵיכָה֩'ei.KhahH349haththeLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136coveredthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726withacloudinhisangerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639!HehathcastH7993downH7993fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064untotheearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776thebeautyH8597ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Andhathnotrememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142hisfootstoolinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

2TheLordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hathswallowedבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104upallthehabitationsofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andhathnotpitied:Hehaththrowndownהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040inhiswrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678thestrongholdsH4013ofthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063;HehathbroughtthemdownH2040tothegroundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776;hehathprofanedH2490thekingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467andtheprincesH8269thereof.

3Hehathcutגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438offinfierceangerאַ֗ף'AfH639allthehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Hehathdrawnbackהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725hisrightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225frombeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341:Andhehathburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197upJacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290likeaflamingH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784,whichdevourethroundH5439about.

4Hehathbentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198likeanenemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341,hehathstoodנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324withhisrightיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225asan adversary,AndhathslainH2026allthatwerepleasanttotheeyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869:Inthetentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726hehathpouredשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210outhiswrathH2534likefireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

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