New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 1:1-3

1HowH351lonelyבָדָ֗דva.DadH910sitsיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892That wasfullH7227of peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971!She has becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961like awidowכְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.NahH490WhoH7227was oncegreatH7227among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.YimH1471!She who was a princessשָׂרָ֙תִי֙sa.Ra.tiH8282among theprovincesבַּמְּדִינ֔וֹתba.me.di.NotH4082Has becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961aforcedH4522laborerH4522!

2Sheweepsבָּכ֨וֹba.KhoH1058bitterlyתִבְכֶּ֜הtiv.KehH1058in the nightבַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915And her tearsוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.TahH1832are on her cheeksלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.YahH3895;She hasH369noneH369to comfortמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162herAmongH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605herloversאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157.Allכָּל־kol-H3605her friendsרֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.haH7453havedealtבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898treacherouslyH898with her;They have becomeהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961her enemiesH340.

3Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063has goneH1540into exileגָּֽלְתָ֨הgal.TahH1540underH4480afflictionמֵעֹ֙נִי֙me.'O.niH6040AndunderH4480harshוּמֵרֹ֣בu.me.RoH7230servitudeעֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.DahH5656;She dwellsיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471, Butshe has foundמָצְאָ֖הma.tze.'AhH4672noלֹ֥אlo'H3808restמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4494;Allכָּל־kol-H3605her pursuersרֹדְפֶ֥יהָro.de.Fei.haH7291have overtakenהִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhi.si.Gu.haH5381herIn the midstבֵּ֥יןbeinH996ofdistressהַמְּצָרִֽים׃ סha.me.tza.RimH4712.

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