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Lamentations 2:1-9

1How hath the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136coveredH5743the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726with a cloudH5743in his angerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639, andcast downהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064unto the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776the beautyתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and rememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142not his footstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH7272 H1916in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639!

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hath swallowed upבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104all the habitationsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and hath not pitiedחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550:he hath thrown downהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040in his wrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678the strong holdsמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; he hath brought themdownהִגִּ֣יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776:he hath pollutedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and the princesוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269thereof.

3He hath cut offגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438in hisfierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639all the hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:he hath drawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268his right handיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,and he burnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197against Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784, whichdevourethאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398round aboutסָבִֽיב׃ סsa.VivH5439.

4He hath bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869his bowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341:he stoodנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324with his right handיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225as an adversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862,and slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026all that werepleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726:he poured outשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210his furyחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136was as an enemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.YevH341:he hath swallowed upבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,he hath swallowed upבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104all her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759:he hath destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843his strong holdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013,and hath increasedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revH7235in the daughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mourningתַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta.'a.ni.YahH8386and lamentationוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.ni.YahH592.

6And he hath violently taken awayוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554his tabernacleשֻׂכּ֔וֹsu.KoH7900, as if it were ofa gardenכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588:he hath destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843his places of the assemblyמוֹעֲד֑וֹmo.'a.DoH4150:the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068hath caused the solemn feastsמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150and sabbathsוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676to be forgottenשִׁכַּ֨חshi.KachH7911in Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726,and hath despisedוַיִּנְאַ֥ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006in the indignationבְּזַֽעַם־be.za.'am-H2195of his angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and the priestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548.

7The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136hath cast offזָנַ֨חza.NachH2186his altarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196,he hath abhorredנִאֵ֣רni.'ErH5010his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720,he hath given upהִסְגִּיר֙his.GirH5462into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341the wallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346of her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759;they have madeנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414a noiseק֛וֹלKolH6963in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,as in the dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of a solemn feastמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150.

8The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068hath purposedחָשַׁ֨בcha.ShavH2803to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726:he hath stretched outנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186a lineקָ֔וKavH6957,he hath not withdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027from destroyingמִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'H1104:therefore he made the rampartחֵ֥לchelH2426and the wallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346to lamentוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־vai.ya.'a.vel-H56;they languishedאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

9Her gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.haH8179are sunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883into the groundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776;he hath destroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6and brokenוְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.BarH7665her barsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280:her kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428and her princesוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269areamong the Gentilesבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471:the lawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451is no more;her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030also findמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672no visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377from the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

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