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Lamentations 1

1Howאֵיכָ֣ה׀'ei.KhahH349doththecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892sitיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427solitary [that]wasH1961fullofpeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971! ShethatwasH1961greatH7227amongthenationsבַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.YimH1471isH1961becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961asawidowכְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.NahH490;theprincessamongtheprovincesH4082isH1961becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961tributary!

2She weepeth soreinthenightבַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,andhertearsוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.TahH1832areonhercheeksלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.YahH3895;amongallherloversאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157she hathnocomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162;allherfriendsרֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.haH7453havedealtבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898treacherouslyH898withher,theyarebecomeהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961herenemiesלְאֹיְבִֽים׃ סle.'o.ye.VimH341.

3Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063isgoneH1540intocaptivitybecauseofaffliction,andbecauseofgreatservitudeעֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.DahH5656;shedwellethamongthenationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471,shefindethnorestמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4494:allherpursuersרֹדְפֶ֥יהָro.de.Fei.haH7291haveovertakenהִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhi.si.Gu.haH5381herwithinthestraits.

4ThewaysH1870ofZionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726domournאֲבֵל֗וֹת'a.ve.LotH57,becausenonecomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935tothesolemnassembly:allhergatesH8179aredesolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יןsho.me.MinH8074;herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548sigh,hervirginsבְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָbe.tu.lo.Tei.haH1330areingriefH3013;andasforher,sheisinbitternessH4751.

5Heradversarieshavebecomeהָי֨וּha.YuH1961theheadלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,herenemiesאֹיְבֶ֣יהָ'o.ye.Vei.haH341prosper;forJehovahhathafflictedherforthemultitudeרֹב־rov-H7230ofhertransgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָpe.sha.'Ei.haH6588:herchildrenH5768aregoneH1980intocaptivityשְׁבִ֖יshe.ViH7628beforetheadversary.

6Andfromthedaughterמִבַּתmi.vat-H1323ofZionallhersplendourisdeparted:herprincesH8269arebecomeהָי֣וּha.YuH1961likehartsthatfindH4672nopastureמִרְעֶ֔הmir.'EhH4829;andtheyaregoneH3318withoutstrengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581beforethepursuerרוֹדֵֽף׃ סro.DefH7291.

7Inthedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117ofherafflictionandofherwanderings,sinceherpeopleעַמָּ֣הּ'a.MahH5971fellH5307intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofanadversary,andnonedidhelpH5826her,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389rememberethallherpreciousthingswhichshehadinthedaysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117ofold:theadversarieshaveseenH7200her,theymockatherruin.

8Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389hath grievouslysinnedH2398;thereforeH3651issheremovedasanimpurity:allthathonouredherdespiseherbecausetheyhaveseenH7200hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172;andshesigheth,andturnethbackwardאָחֽוֹר׃ ס'a.ChorH268.

9Herimpuritywasinherskirtsבְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָbe.shu.Lei.haH7757,sherememberedזָֽכְרָה֙za.khe.RahH2142notherlatterH319endH319;andshecameוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381downH3381wonderfully:shehathnocomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162.Jehovah,beholdmyaffliction;fortheenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hathmagnifiedH1431himself.

10Theadversary hathspreadפָּ֣רַשׂPa.rasH6566outhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027uponallherpreciousמַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261things;forshehathseenH7200thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471enterintohersanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּmik.da.ShahH4720,concerningwhomthou didstcommandצִוִּ֔יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680thattheyshouldnotenterintothycongregation.

11Allherpeopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971sigh,theyseekמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899;theyhavegivenH5414theirpreciousthingsforfoodH3899torevive [their]soulH5315.Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,Jehovah,andconsiderH7200,forIamH1961becomeH1961vile.

12Isitnothingtoyou,allyethatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674by?Behold,andseeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200iftherebeanysorrowlikeuntomysorrow,whichisdoneuntome,whomJehovahhathafflictedinthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

13Fromonhighמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791hathhesentH7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784intomybonesH6106,anditprevailethagainstthem;hehathspreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566anetרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568formyfeetH7272;hehathturnedהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725mebackH7725;hehathmadeH5414medesolateשֹֽׁמֵמָ֔הsho.me.MahH8076[and]faintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739allthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14Theyokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923ofmytransgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588isboundbyhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:theyarewreathed,theyarecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upuponmyneckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677;hehathmadeH5414mystrengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581tofail;theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hathdeliveredmeintohandsבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH3027outofwhichIamnotableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201toriseH6965up.

15TheLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hath castdownallmymightyאַבִּירַ֤י׀'a.bi.RaiH47menH970inthemidstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130ofme;hehathcalledH7121anassemblyagainstmetocrushmyyoungבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970menH970;theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hathtroddenדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869asawinepressthevirginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

16Forthesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428Iweepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;mineeyeעֵינִ֤י׀'ei.NiH5869,mineeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869runnethdownיֹ֣רְדָהYo.re.dahH3381withwaterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325:forthecomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162thatshouldrevivemysoulH5315isfarרָחַ֥קra.ChakH7368fromme;mychildrenaredesolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074,fortheenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hathprevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.

17Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726spreadeth forthherhandsבְּיָדֶ֗יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027;thereisnonetocomfortH5162her;Jehovahhathcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680concerningJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, [that]hisadversaries [shouldbeH1961]roundH5439abouthim;Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isasanimpurityH5079amongthem.

18Jehovahisrighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662;forIhaverebelledH4784againsthiscommandment.HearH8085,Iprayyou,allyepeoplesH5971,andbeholdmysorrow.MyvirginsH1330andmyyoungוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970menH970aregoneH1980intocaptivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121formyloversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157,theyhavedeceivedme;mypriestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548andmineeldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205haveexpiredinthecityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,whiletheysoughtH1245themfoodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400torevivetheirsoulH5315.

20Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,Jehovah,forIamindistressצַר־tzar-H6862,mybowelsH4578aretroubled;myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820isturnedH2015withinme,forIhavegrievouslyrebelledH4784: without,theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719hathbereavedH7921[me],within,itisasdeathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21TheyhaveheardH8085thatIsigh:Ihavenocomforterמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162:allmineenemiesאֹ֨יְבַ֜י'o.ye.VaiH341haveheardH8085ofmycalamityH7451;theyaregladthatthou hastdoneit. Thou wiltbringH935thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117thatthou hastcalledH7121,andtheyshallbeוְיִֽהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961likeuntome.

22Letalltheirwickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935beforethee;anddountothem,asthou hastdoneuntomeforallmytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588:formysighsaremanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227,andmyheartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.

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