Berean Standard Bible

Lamentations 1:1-11

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.

Notes

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 ↩