Berean Standard Bible

Lamentations 1

(2 Kings 24:10–17)

1HowH349 1 lonelyH910 liesH3427 the cityH5892,once so fullH7227 of peopleH5971!She who was greatH7227 among the nationsH1471has becomeH1961 a widowH490.The princessH8282 of the provincesH4082has becomeH1961 a slaveH4522.

2She weeps aloudH1058 in the nightH3915,with tearsH1832 uponH5921 her cheeksH3895.Among allH3605 her loversH157there is no oneH369 to comfortH5162 her.AllH3605 her friendsH7453 have betrayedH898 her;they have becomeH1961 her enemiesH341.

3JudahH3063 has gone into exileH1540under afflictionH6040 and harshH7230 slaveryH5656;sheH1931 dwellsH3427 among the nationsH1471but findsH4672 noH3808 place to restH4494.AllH3605 her pursuersH7291 have overtaken herH5381in the midstH996 of her distressH4712.

4The roadsH1870 to ZionH6726 mournH57,because no oneH1097 comesH935 to her appointed feastsH4150.AllH3605 her gatesH8179 are desertedH8074;her priestsH3548 groanH584,her maidensH1330 grieveH3013,and she herselfH1931 is bitter with anguishH4751.

5Her foesH6862 have becomeH1961 her mastersH7218;her enemiesH341 are at easeH7951.ForH3588 the LORDH3068 has brought her griefH3013because ofH5921 her manyH7230 transgressionsH6588.Her childrenH5768 have gone awayH1980as captivesH7628 beforeH6440 the enemyH6862.

6AllH3605 the splendorH1926 has departedH3318fromH4480 the DaughterH1323 of ZionH6726.Her princesH8269 areH1961 like deerH354that findH4672 noH3808 pastureH4829;they lackH3808 the strengthH3581 to fleeH1980in the face ofH6440 the hunterH7291.

7In the daysH3117 of her afflictionH6040 and wanderingH4788JerusalemH3389 remembersH2142 allH3605 the treasuresH4262thatH834 were hersH1961 in daysH3117 of oldH6924.When her peopleH5971 fellH5307 into enemyH6862 handsH3027she received noH369 helpH5826.Her enemiesH6862 looked upon herH7200,laughingH7832 atH5921 her downfallH4868.

8JerusalemH3389 has sinned greatlyH2399 H2398;thereforeH5921 H3651 she has becomeH1961 an object of scornH5206.AllH3605 who honored herH3513 now despise herH2107,forH3588 they have seenH7200 her nakednessH6172 H1571;2she herselfH1931 groansH584 and turnsH7725 awayH268.

9Her uncleannessH2932 stains her skirtsH7757;she did notH3808 considerH2142 her endH319.Her downfallH3381 was astoundingH6382;there was no oneH369 to comfortH5162 her.LookH7200, O LORDH3068 , on my afflictionH6040,forH3588 the enemyH341 has triumphedH1431!

10The adversaryH6862 has seizedH3027 H6566 H5921allH3605 her treasuresH4261.ForH3588 she has seenH7200 the nationsH1471enterH935 her sanctuaryH4720—thoseH834 You had forbiddenH6680 H3808to enterH935 Your assemblyH6951.

11AllH3605 her peopleH5971 groanH584as they searchH1245 for breadH3899.They have tradedH5414 their treasuresH4262 for foodH400to keep themselves aliveH7725 H5315.LookH7200, O LORDH3068, and considerH5027,forH3588 I have becomeH1961 despisedH2151.

12Is this nothingH3808 to youH413, allH3605 you who pass byH5674 H1870?Look aroundH5027 and seeH7200 H518!Is thereH3426 any sorrowH4341 like mineH4341,whichH834 was inflictedH5953 on me,whichH834 the LORDH3068 made me sufferH3013on the dayH3117 of His fierceH2740 angerH639?

13He sentH7971 fireH784 from on highH4791,and it overpoweredH7287 my bonesH6106.He spreadH6566 a netH7568 for my feetH7272and turned meH7725 backH268.He made meH5414 desolateH8076,faintH1739 allH3605 the day longH3117.

14My transgressionsH6588 are bound intoH8244 a yokeH5923,3knit togetherH8276 by His handH3027;they are drapedH5927 overH5921 my neckH6677,and the LordH136 has brokenH3782 my strengthH3581.He has delivered meH5414 into the handsH3027of those I cannotH3808 H3201 withstandH6965.

15The LordH136 has rejectedH5541allH3605 the mighty menH47 in my midstH7130;He has summonedH7121 an armyH4150 against meH5921 4to crushH7665 my young warriorsH970.Like grapes in a winepressH1660,the LordH136 has trampledH1869 the VirginH1330 DaughterH1323 of JudahH3063.

16ForH5921 these thingsH428 IH589 weepH1058;my eyesH5869 flowH3381 with tearsH4325.ForH3588 there is no one nearbyH7368 H4480 to comfort meH5162,no one to reviveH7725 my soulH5315.My childrenH1121 areH1961 destituteH8074becauseH3588 the enemyH341 has prevailedH1396.

17ZionH6726 stretches outH6566 her handsH3027,but there is noH369 one to comfortH5162 her.The LORDH3068 has decreedH6680 against JacobH3290that his neighborsH5439 become his foesH6862.JerusalemH3389 has becomeH1961an unclean thingH5079 among themH996.

18The LORDH3068 is righteousH6662 H1931,yetH3588 I rebelledH4784 against His commandH6310.ListenH8085 H4994, all you peopleH3605 H5971;look uponH7200 my sufferingH4341.My young menH970 and maidensH1330have goneH1980 into captivityH7628.

19I called outH7121 to my loversH157,but theyH1992 have betrayed meH7411.My priestsH3548 and eldersH2205perishedH1478 in the cityH5892whileH3588 they searched forH1245 foodH400to keep themselvesH7725 aliveH5315.

20SeeH7200, O LORDH3068, howH3588 distressedH6862 I am!I am churningH2560 withinH4578;my heartH3820 is poundingH2015 within meH7130,forH3588 I have been most rebelliousH4784.OutsideH2351, the swordH2719 bereavesH7921;insideH1004, there is deathH4194.

21People have heardH8085 myH589 groaningH584 ,but there is noH369 one to comfortH5162 me.AllH3605 my enemiesH341 have heardH8085 of my troubleH7451;they are gladH7797 thatH3588 YouH859 have caused itH6213.May You bringH935 the dayH3117 You have announcedH7121,so that they may becomeH1961 like meH3644.

22Let allH3605 their wickednessH7451 comeH935 before YouH6440,and dealH5953 with themasH834 You have dealtH5953 with mebecause ofH5921 allH3605 my transgressionsH6588.ForH3588 my groansH585 are manyH7227,and my heartH3820 is faintH1742.

1. Lamentations 1:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. ↩
2. Lamentations 1:8 Or her shame ↩
3. Lamentations 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; other Hebrew manuscripts and LXX He kept watch over my sins ↩
4. Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me ↩