King James Version
Lamentations 1:1-11
1How doth the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892sitיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427solitaryבָדָ֗דva.DadH910, that wasfullרַבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227of peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971! howis she become as a widowכְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.NahH490! she that wasgreatרַּבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.YimH1471, andprincessשָׂרָ֙תִי֙sa.Ra.tiH8282among the provincesבַּמְּדִינ֔וֹתba.me.di.NotH4082, howis she become tributaryלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522!
2She weepethבָּכ֨וֹba.KhoH1058soreתִבְכֶּ֜הtiv.KehH1058in the nightבַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,and her tearsוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.TahH1832areon her cheeksלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.YahH3895:among all her loversאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157she hath none to comfortמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162her:all her friendsרֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.haH7453have dealt treacherouslyבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898with her, they are become her enemiesלְאֹיְבִֽים׃ סle.'o.ye.VimH341.
3Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063is gone into captivityגָּֽלְתָ֨הgal.TahH1540because of afflictionמֵעֹ֙נִי֙me.'O.niH6040,and because of greatוּמֵרֹ֣בu.me.RoH7230servitudeעֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.DahH5656:she dwellethיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427among the heathenבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471,she findethמָצְאָ֖הma.tze.'AhH4672no restמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4494:all her persecutorsרֹדְפֶ֥יהָro.de.Fei.haH7291overtookהִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhi.si.Gu.haH5381her between the straitsהַמְּצָרִֽים׃ סha.me.tza.RimH4712.
4The waysדַּרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870of Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726do mournאֲבֵל֗וֹת'a.ve.LotH57,because none comeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935to the solemn feastsמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150:all her gatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יהָ֙she.'a.Rei.haH8179are desolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יןsho.me.MinH8074:her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548sighנֶאֱנָחִ֑יםne.'e.na.ChimH584,her virginsבְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָbe.tu.lo.Tei.haH1330are afflictedנּוּג֖וֹתnu.GotH3013, and she isin bitternessמַר־mar-H4843.
5Her adversariesצָרֶ֤יהָtza.Rei.haH6862are the chiefלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,her enemiesאֹיְבֶ֣יהָ'o.ye.Vei.haH341prosperשָׁל֔וּsha.LuH7951;for the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath afflictedהוֹגָ֖הּho.GahH3013her for the multitudeרֹב־rov-H7230of her transgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָpe.sha.'Ei.haH6588:her childrenעוֹלָלֶ֛יהָo.la.Lei.haH5768are goneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980into captivityשְׁבִ֖יshe.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the enemyצָֽר׃ סTzarH6862.
6And from the daughterמִבַּתmi.vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726all her beautyהֲדָרָ֑הּha.da.RahH1926is departedוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318:her princesשָׂרֶ֗יהָsa.Rei.haH8269are become like hartsכְּאַיָּלִים֙ke.'ai.ya.LimH354thatfindמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672no pastureמִרְעֶ֔הmir.'EhH4829,and they are goneH3212without strengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the pursuerרוֹדֵֽף׃ סro.DefH7291.
7Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389rememberedזָֽכְרָ֣הza.khe.RahH2142in the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of her afflictionעָנְיָהּ֙'a.ne.YahH6040and of her miseriesוּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָu.me.ru.Dei.haH4788all her pleasant thingsמַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָma.cha.mu.Dei.haH4262that she had in the daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,when her peopleעַמָּ֣הּ'a.MahH5971fellבִּנְפֹ֧לbin.FolH5307into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyצָ֗רTzarH6862,and none did helpעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826her: the adversariesצָרִ֔יםtza.RimH6862sawרָא֣וּהָra.'U.haH7200her, anddid mockשָׂחֲק֖וּsa.cha.KuH7832at her sabbathsמִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ סmish.ba.Te.haH4868.
8Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389hath grievouslyחֵ֤טְאchet'H2399sinnedחָֽטְאָה֙cha.te.'AhH2398;therefore she is removedלְנִידָ֣הle.ni.DahH5206:all that honouredמְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָme.kha.be.Dei.haH3513her despiseהִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙hi.zi.Lu.haH2107her, because they have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172:yea, she sighethנֶאֶנְחָ֖הne.'en.ChahH584,and turnethוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725backwardאָחֽוֹר׃ ס'a.ChorH268.
9Her filthinessטֻמְאָתָ֣הּtum.'a.TahH2932isin her skirtsבְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָbe.shu.Lei.haH7757;she rememberethזָֽכְרָה֙za.khe.RahH2142not her last endאַחֲרִיתָ֔הּ'a.cha.ri.TahH319;therefore she came downוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381wonderfullyפְּלָאִ֔יםpe.la.'ImH6382:she had no comforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162.O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,beholdרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200my afflictionעָנְיִ֔י'a.ne.YiH6040:for the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hath magnifiedהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431himself.
10The adversaryצָ֔רTzarH6862hath spread outפָּ֣רַשׂPa.rasH6566his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027upon all her pleasant thingsמַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261:for she hath seenרָאֲתָ֤הra.'a.TahH7200thatthe heathenגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into her sanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּmik.da.ShahH4720,whom thou didst commandצִוִּ֔יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680thatthey should not enterיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935into thy congregationבַקָּהָ֖לva.ka.HalH6951.
11All her peopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971sighנֶאֱנָחִים֙ne.'e.na.ChimH584,they seekמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899;they have givenנָתְנ֧וּna.te.NuH5414their pleasant thingsמַחֲמַדֵּיהֶ֛םma.cha.mo.dei.hemH4262H4261for meatבְּאֹ֖כֶלbe.'O.khelH400to relieveלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725the soulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and considerוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027;for I am become vileזוֹלֵלָֽה׃ סzo.le.LahH2151.
Commentaries on Lamentations 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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