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Lamentations 1:1-3

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.

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