Berean Standard Bible

Lamentations 1

(2 Kings 24:10–17)

1Howאֵיכָ֣ה׀'ei.KhahH349lonelyבָדָ֗דva.DadH910liesיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,once so fullרַבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227of peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971!She who was greatרַּבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.YimH1471has becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961a widowכְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.NahH490.The princessשָׂרָ֙תִי֙sa.Ra.tiH8282of the provincesבַּמְּדִינ֔וֹתba.me.di.NotH4082has becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961a slaveלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522.

2She weeps aloudH1058in the nightבַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,with tearsוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.TahH1832uponעַ֣ל'alH5921her cheeksלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.YahH3895.Among allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605her loversאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157there is no oneאֵֽין־'ein-H369to comfortמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162her.Allכָּל־kol-H3605her friendsרֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.haH7453have betrayedבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898her;they have becomeהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961herenemiesלְאֹיְבִֽים׃ סle.'o.ye.VimH341.

3Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063has gone into exileגָּֽלְתָ֨הgal.TahH1540under afflictionמֵעֹ֙נִי֙me.'O.niH6040and harshוּמֵרֹ֣בu.me.RoH7230slaveryעֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.DahH5656;sheהִ֚יאhi'H1931dwellsיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471but findsמָצְאָ֖הma.tze.'AhH4672noלֹ֥אlo'H3808place to restמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4494.Allכָּל־kol-H3605her pursuersרֹדְפֶ֥יהָro.de.Fei.haH7291have overtaken herהִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhi.si.Gu.haH5381in the midstבֵּ֥יןbeinH996of her distressהַמְּצָרִֽים׃ סha.me.tza.RimH4712.

4The roadsדַּרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870to Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726mournאֲבֵל֗וֹת'a.ve.LotH57,because no oneמִבְּלִי֙mi.be.LiH1097comesבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935to her appointed feastsמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150.Allכָּל־kol-H3605her gatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יהָ֙she.'a.Rei.haH8179are desertedשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יןsho.me.MinH8074;her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548groanנֶאֱנָחִ֑יםne.'e.na.ChimH584,her maidensבְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָbe.tu.lo.Tei.haH1330grieveנּוּג֖וֹתnu.GotH3013,and she herselfוְהִ֥יאve.Hi'H1931is bitter with anguishH4751.

5Her foesצָרֶ֤יהָtza.Rei.haH6862have becomeהָי֨וּha.YuH1961her mastersלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218;her enemiesאֹיְבֶ֣יהָ'o.ye.Vei.haH341are at easeשָׁל֔וּsha.LuH7951.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068has brought her griefהוֹגָ֖הּho.GahH3013because ofעַ֣ל'alH5921her manyרֹב־rov-H7230transgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָpe.sha.'Ei.haH6588.Her childrenעוֹלָלֶ֛יהָo.la.Lei.haH5768have gone awayהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980as captivesשְׁבִ֖יshe.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the enemyצָֽר׃ סTzarH6862.

6Allכָּל־kol-H3605the splendorהֲדָרָ֑הּha.da.RahH1926has departedוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromH4480the Daughterמִבַּתmi.vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726.Her princesשָׂרֶ֗יהָsa.Rei.haH8269areהָי֣וּha.YuH1961like deerכְּאַיָּלִים֙ke.'ai.ya.LimH354that findמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808pastureמִרְעֶ֔הmir.'EhH4829;they lackבְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808the strengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581to fleeוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980in the face ofלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the hunterרוֹדֵֽף׃ סro.DefH7291.

7In the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of her afflictionעָנְיָהּ֙'a.ne.YahH6040and wanderingוּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָu.me.ru.Dei.haH4788Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389remembersזָֽכְרָ֣הza.khe.RahH2142allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the treasuresמַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָma.cha.mu.Dei.haH4262thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were hersהָי֖וּha.YuH1961in daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924.When her peopleעַמָּ֣הּ'a.MahH5971fellבִּנְפֹ֧לbin.FolH5307into enemyצָ֗רTzarH6862handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027she received noוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369helpעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826.Her enemiesצָרִ֔יםtza.RimH6862looked upon herרָא֣וּהָra.'U.haH7200,laughingשָׂחֲק֖וּsa.cha.KuH7832atעַ֥ל'alH5921her downfallמִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ סmish.ba.Te.haH4868.

8Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389has sinned greatlyחֵ֤טְא חָֽטְאָה֙chet' cha.te.'AhH2399 H2398;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651she has becomeהָיָ֑תָהha.Ya.tahH1961an object of scornלְנִידָ֣הle.ni.DahH5206.Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605who honored herמְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָme.kha.be.Dei.haH3513now despise herהִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙hi.zi.Lu.haH2107,forכִּי־ki-H3588they have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ גַּם־'er.va.Tah gam-H6172 H1571;she herselfהִ֥יאhi'H1931groansנֶאֶנְחָ֖הne.'en.ChahH584and turnsוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725awayאָחֽוֹר׃ ס'a.ChorH268.

9Her uncleannessטֻמְאָתָ֣הּtum.'a.TahH2932stains her skirtsבְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָbe.shu.Lei.haH7757;she did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808considerזָֽכְרָה֙za.khe.RahH2142her endאַחֲרִיתָ֔הּ'a.cha.ri.TahH319.Her downfallוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381was astoundingפְּלָאִ֔יםpe.la.'ImH6382;there was no oneאֵ֥ין'einH369to comfortמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162her.Lookרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853,on my afflictionעָנְיִ֔י'a.ne.YiH6040,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341has triumphedהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431!

10The adversaryצָ֔רTzarH6862has seizedיָדוֹ֙ פָּ֣רַשׂ עַ֖לya.Do Pa.ras 'alH3027 H6566 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605her treasuresמַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588she has seenרָאֲתָ֤הra.'a.TahH7200the nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471enterבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935her sanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּmik.da.ShahH4720—thoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You had forbiddenצִוִּ֔יתָה לֹא־tzi.Vi.tah lo'-H6680 H3808to enterיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935Your assemblyבַקָּהָ֖לva.ka.HalH6951.

11Allכָּל־kol-H3605her peopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971groanנֶאֱנָחִים֙ne.'e.na.ChimH584as they searchמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245for breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899.They have tradedנָתְנ֧וּna.te.NuH5414their treasuresH4262for foodבְּאֹ֖כֶלbe.'O.khelH400to keep themselves aliveלְהָשִׁ֣יב נָ֑פֶשׁle.ha.Shiv Na.feshH7725 H5315.Lookרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and considerוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have becomeהָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961despisedזוֹלֵלָֽה׃ סzo.le.LahH2151.

12Is this nothingל֣וֹאLo'H3808to youאֲלֵיכֶם֮'a.lei.KhemH413,allכָּל־kol-H3605you who pass byעֹ֣בְרֵי דֶרֶךְ֒oe.rei de.reKhH5674 H1870?Look aroundהַבִּ֣יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027and seeוּרְא֗וּ אִם־u.re.'U 'im-H7200 H518!Is thereיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426any sorrowמַכְאוֹב֙makh.'OvH4341like mineכְּמַכְאֹבִ֔יke.makh.'o.ViH4341,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was inflictedעוֹלַ֖לo.LalH5953on me,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068made me sufferהוֹגָ֣הho.GahH3013on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of His fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639?

13He sentשָֽׁלַח־sha.lach-H7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784from on highמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791,and it overpoweredוַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּהvai.yir.De.nahH7287my bonesבְּעַצְמֹתַ֖יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.He spreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566a netרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for my feetלְרַגְלַי֙le.rag.LaiH7272and turned meהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725backאָח֔וֹר'a.ChorH268.He made meנְתָנַ֙נִי֙ne.ta.Na.niH5414desolateשֹֽׁמֵמָ֔הsho.me.MahH8076,faintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739allכָּל־kol-H3605the day longהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14My transgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588are bound intoנִשְׂקַד֩nis.KadH8244a yokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923,knit togetherיִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּyis.Ta.re.GuH8276by His handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;they are drapedעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927overעַל־'al-H5921my neckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677,and the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136has brokenהִכְשִׁ֣ילhikh.ShilH3782my strengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581.He has delivered meנְתָנַ֣נִיne.ta.Na.niH5414into the handsבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH3027of those I cannotלֹא־ אוּכַ֥לlo'- 'u.KhalH3808 H3201withstandקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965.

15The Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136has rejectedסִלָּ֨הsi.LahH5541allכָל־khol-H3605the mighty menאַבִּירַ֤י׀'a.bi.RaiH47in my midstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130;He has summonedקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121an armyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150against meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921to crushלִשְׁבֹּ֣רlish.BorH7665my young warriorsבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970.Like grapes in a winepressגַּ֚תgatH1660,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136has trampledדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869the Virginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

16Forעַל־'al-H5921these thingsאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589weepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;my eyesH5869flowיֹ֣רְדָהYo.re.dahH3381with tearsמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588there is no one nearbyרָחַ֥ק מִמֶּ֛נִּיra.Chak mi.Me.niH7368 H4480to comfort meמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162,no one to reviveמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315.My childrenבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121areהָי֤וּha.YuH1961destituteשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341has prevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.

17Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726stretches outפֵּֽרְשָׂ֨הpe.re.SahH6566her handsבְּיָדֶ֗יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027,but there is noאֵ֤ין'einH369one to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162her.The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has decreedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680against Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290that his neighborsסְבִיבָ֣יוse.vi.VavH5439become his foesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862.Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389has becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961an unclean thingלְנִדָּ֖הle.ni.DahH5079among themבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ סbei.nei.HemH996.

18The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֥יק ה֛וּאtza.Dik hu'H6662 H1931,yetכִּ֣יkiH3588I rebelledמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784against His commandפִ֣יהוּFi.huH6310.Listenשִׁמְעוּ־ נָ֣אshim.'u- na'H8085 H4994,all you peopleכָל־ הָֽעַמִּ֗יםkhol- ha.'a.mimH3605 H5971;look uponוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200my sufferingמַכְאֹבִ֔יmakh.'o.ViH4341.My young menוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970and maidensבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330have goneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19I called outקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121to my loversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157,but theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992have betrayed meרִמּ֔וּנִיri.Mu.niH7411.My priestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548and eldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205perishedגָּוָ֑עוּga.Va.'uH1478in the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892whileכִּֽי־ki-H3588they searched forבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245foodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400to keep themselvesוְיָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725אֶת־'et-H853aliveנַפְשָֽׁם׃ סnaf.ShamH5315.

20Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,O LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,howכִּֽי־ki-H3588distressedצַר־tzar-H6862I am!I am churningחֳמַרְמָ֔רוּcho.mar.Ma.ruH2560withinמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578;my heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820is poundingנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015within meבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have been most rebelliousH4784.Outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351,the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719bereavesשִׁכְּלָה־shi.ke.lah-H7921;insideבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,there is deathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21People have heardשָׁמְע֞וּsha.me.'UH8085myאָ֗נִי'A.niH589groaningנֶאֱנָחָ֣הne.'e.na.ChahH584כִּ֧יkiH3588,but there is noאֵ֤ין'einH369one to comfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162me.Allכָּל־kol-H3605my enemiesאֹ֨יְבַ֜י'o.ye.VaiH341have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of my troubleרָֽעָתִי֙ra.'a.TiH7451;they are gladשָׂ֔שׂוּSa.suH7797thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859have caused itעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.May You bringהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117You have announcedקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121,so that they may becomeוְיִֽהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961like meכָמֽוֹנִי׃ סkha.Mo.niH3644.

22Let allכָל־khol-H3605their wickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935before Youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and dealוְעוֹלֵ֣לve.'o.LelH5953with themasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834You have dealtעוֹלַ֛לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953with mebecause ofעַ֣ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605my transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my groansאַנְחֹתַ֖י'an.cho.TaiH585are manyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227,and my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820is faintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.

(2 Kings 24:10–17)

Commentaries on Lamentations 1