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Lamentations 2:1-9

1Howאֵיכָה֩'ei.KhahH349the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136אֶת־'et-H853has coveredיָעִ֨יבya.'IvH5743the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726with the cloud of His angerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639!He has castהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993the gloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064to earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776.He has abandonedוְלֹא־ זָכַ֥רve.lo'- za.KharH3808 H2142His footstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH1916 H7272in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of His angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

2Withoutוְלֹ֣אlo'H3808pityחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550אֵ֚ת'etH853the Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136has swallowed upבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104allכָּל־kol-H3605the dwellingsH5116of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.In His wrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678He has demolishedהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040the fortified citiesמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of the Daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.He broughtהִגִּ֣יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776and defiledחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490her kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and its princesוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269.

3In fierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639He has cut offגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438everyכֹּ֚לkolH3605hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andwithdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יב אָח֛וֹרhe.Shiv 'a.ChorH7725 H268His right handיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225at the approachמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341.He has burnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784that consumesאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398everything around itסָבִֽיב׃ סsa.VivH5439.

4He has bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869His bowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341;His right handיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225is positionedנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324.Like a foeכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862He has killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who were pleasingמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869;He has poured outשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784on the tentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136isהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.YevH341;He has swallowed upבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.He has swallowed upבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104allכָּל־kol-H3605her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759and destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843her strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013.He has multipliedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revH7235mourningתַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta.'a.ni.YahH8386and lamentationוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.ni.YahH592for the Daughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

6He has laid wasteוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554His tabernacleשֻׂכּ֔וֹsu.KoH7900like a garden boothכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588;He has destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843His place of meetingמוֹעֲד֑וֹmo.'a.DoH4150.The LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068has made Zion forgetשִׁכַּ֨ח בְּצִיּוֹן֙shi.Kach be.tzi.yOnH7911 H6726her appointed feastsמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150and Sabbathsוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676.In His fierce angerבְּזַֽעַם־ אַפּ֖וֹbe.za.'am- 'a.PoH2195 H639He has despisedוַיִּנְאַ֥ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006bothkingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and priestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548.

7The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136has rejectedזָנַ֨חza.NachH2186His altarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196;He has abandonedנִאֵ֣רni.'ErH5010His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720;He has deliveredהִסְגִּיר֙his.GirH5462the wallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346of her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341.They have raisedנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414a shoutק֛וֹלKolH6963in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068as on the dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of an appointed feastמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150.

8The LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068determinedחָשַׁ֨בcha.ShavH2803to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726.He stretched outנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186a measuring lineקָ֔וKavH6957and did notלֹא־lo'-H3808withdrawהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027from destroyingמִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'H1104.He made the rampartsחֵ֥לchelH2426and wallsוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346lamentוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־vai.ya.'a.vel-H56;togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162they waste awayאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535.

9Her gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.haH8179have sunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883into the groundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776;He has destroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6and shatteredוְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.BarH7665their barsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280.Her kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428and her princesוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269are exiled among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471,the lawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451is no moreאֵ֣ין'einH369,and evenגַּם־gam-H1571her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030findמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377from the LORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

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