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Lamentations 1:1-5

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.

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