Lamentations 1
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Lamentations 1:1-3

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.
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