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Lamentations 2:1-9

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.

5TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136isbecomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961asanenemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.YevH341,hehathswallowedבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104upIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Hehathswallowedבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104upallherpalaces,hehathdestroyedH7843hisstrongholdsH4013;AndhehathmultipliedH7235inthedaughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mourningandlamentation.

6Andhehathviolentlyוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554taken awayhistabernacle,asifitwereofagardenכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588;hehathdestroyedH7843hisplaceH4150ofassembly:Jehovahhath caused solemnassemblyandsabbathוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676tobeforgottenשִׁכַּ֨חshi.KachH7911inZionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726,Andhathdespisedintheindignationבְּזַֽעַם־be.za.'am-H2195ofhisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428andthepriestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548.

7TheLordhathcastoffhisaltarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196,hehath abhorredhissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720;HehathgivenH5414upintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027oftheenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341thewallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346ofherpalaces:TheyhavemadeH5414anoiseinthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovah,asinthedayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117ofasolemnassembly.

8Jehovahhathpurposedtodestroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;Hehathstretchedנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186outtheline,hehathnotwithdrawnhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fromdestroyingH7843;Andhehathmadetherampartחֵ֥לchelH2426andwallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346tolament;theylanguishאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

9HergatesH8179aresunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883intothegroundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776;hehathdestroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6andbrokenH7665herbarsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280:Herkingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428andherprincesH8269areamongthenationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471wherethelawH8451isnot; Yea,herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030findH4672novisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377fromJehovah.

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