Lamentations 1

1HowH349 doth the cityH5892 sitH3427 solitary, that wasH1961 full of peopleH5971! She isH1961 becomeH1961 as a widowH490, that wasH1961 greatH7227 among the nationsH1471! She that wasH1961 a princess among the provincesH4082 isH1961 becomeH1961 tributary!2She weepeth sore in the nightH3915, and her tearsH1832 are on her cheeksH3895; Among all her loversH157 she hath none to comfortH5162 her: All her friendsH7453 have dealtH898 treacherouslyH898 with her; they are becomeH1961 her enemiesH341.3JudahH3063 is goneH1540 into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitudeH5656; She dwelleth among the nationsH1471, she findeth no restH4494: All her persecutors overtookH5381 her within the straits.4The waysH1870 of ZionH6726 do mournH57, because none comeH935 to the solemn assembly; All her gatesH8179 are desolateH8074, her priestsH3548 do sigh: Her virginsH1330 are afflicted, and she herself is in bitternessH4751.5Her adversaries are becomeH1961 the headH7218, her enemiesH341 prosper; For Jehovah hath afflicted her for the multitudeH7230 of her transgressionsH6588: Her young childrenH5768 are goneH1980 into captivityH7628 before the adversary.6And from the daughterH1323 of Zion all her majestyH1926 is departed: Her princesH8269 are becomeH1961 like harts that findH4672 no pastureH4829, And they are goneH3318 without strengthH3581 before the pursuerH7291.7JerusalemH3389 remembereth in the daysH3117 of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the daysH3117 of old: When her peopleH5971 fellH5307 into the handH3027 of the adversary, and none did helpH5826 her, The adversaries sawH7200 her, they did mock at her desolations.8JerusalemH3389 hath grievously sinnedH2398; thereforeH3651 she is becomeH1961 as an unclean thing; All that honoredH3513 her despise her, because they have seenH7200 her nakednessH6172: Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backwardH268.9Her filthiness was in her skirtsH7757; she rememberedH2142 not her latterH319 endH319; Therefore is she comeH3381 down wonderfully; she hath no comforterH5162: Behold, O Jehovah, my affliction; for the enemyH341 hath magnifiedH1431 himself.10The adversary hath spreadH6566 out his handH3027 upon all her pleasant things: For she hath seenH7200 that the nationsH1471 are entered into her sanctuaryH4720, Concerning whom thou didst commandH6680 that they should not enter into thine assemblyH6951.11All her peopleH5971 sigh, they seekH1245 breadH3899; They have givenH5414 their pleasant things for foodH3899 to refresh the soulH5315: SeeH7200, O Jehovah, and behold; for I amH1961 becomeH1961 abject.12Is it nothing to you, all ye that passH5674 by? Behold, and seeH7200 if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is brought upon me, Wherewith Jehovah hath afflicted me in the dayH3117 of his fierce angerH639.13From on highH4791 hath he sentH7971 fireH784 into my bonesH6106, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spreadH6566 a netH7568 for my feetH7272, he hath turnedH7725 me backH7725: He hath madeH5414 me desolateH8076 and faintH1739 all the dayH3117.14The yokeH5923 of my transgressionsH6588 is bound by his handH3027; They are knit together, they are comeH5927 up upon my neckH6677; he hath madeH5414 my strengthH3581 to fail: The LordH136 hath delivered me into their handsH3027, against whom I am not ableH3201 to standH6965.15The LordH136 hath set at nought all my mightyH47 menH970 in the midstH7130 of me; He hath calledH7121 a solemn assembly against me to crush my youngH970 menH970: The LordH136 hath troddenH1869 as in a winepress the virginH1330 daughterH1323 of JudahH3063.16For these thingsH428 I weepH1058; mine eyeH5869, mine eyeH5869 runneth downH3381 with waterH4325; Because the comforterH5162 that should refresh my soulH5315 is farH7368 from me: My children are desolateH8074, because the enemyH341 hath prevailedH1396.17ZionH6726 spreadeth forth her handsH3027; there is none to comfortH5162 her; Jehovah hath commandedH6680 concerning JacobH3290, that they that are roundH5439 about him should beH1961 his adversaries: JerusalemH3389 is among them as an unclean thingH5079.18Jehovah is righteousH6662; for I have rebelledH4784 against his commandment: HearH8085, I pray you, all ye peoplesH5971, and behold my sorrow: My virginsH1330 and my youngH970 menH970 are goneH1980 into captivityH7628.19I calledH7121 for my loversH157, butthey deceived me: My priestsH3548 and mine eldersH2205 gave up the ghost in the cityH5892, While they soughtH1245 them foodH400 to refresh their soulsH5315.20Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distressH6862; my heartH3820 is troubled; My heartH3820 is turnedH2015 within me; for I have grievously rebelledH4784: Abroad the swordH2719 bereaveth, at home there is as deathH4194.21They have heardH8085 that I sigh; there is none to comfortH5162 me; All mine enemiesH341 have heardH8085 of my troubleH7451; they are glad that thou hast done it: Thou wilt bringH935 the dayH3117 that thou hast proclaimedH7121, and they shall beH1961 like unto me.22Let all their wickednessH7451 comeH935 before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressionsH6588: For my sighs are manyH7227, and my heartH3820 is faintH1742.