Lamentations 1
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Lamentations 1:1-3

1HowH3491 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.
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Notes

  1. 1. Lamentations 1:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. ↩

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