New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 2:1-4

1HowH351the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hascoveredH5743the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726With a cloudH5743in His angerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639! He hascastהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064to earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776Thegloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,And has not rememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142Hisfootstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH1916 H7272In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of His angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hasswallowedבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104up; He has not sparedחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550Allכָּל־kol-H3605the habitationsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.In His wrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678He hasthrownH2040downH2040The strongholdsמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; He hasbroughtH5060themdownH5060to the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776; He hasprofanedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and its princesוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269.

3In fierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639He has cutגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438offH1438Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thestrengthקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; He hasdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268His rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225From beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the enemyH340. And He hasburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784Consumingאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398roundH5439aboutH5439.

4He has bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869Hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyH340;He has setנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324His rightיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225like an adversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862And slainוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that werepleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869;In the tentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726He haspouredשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210out His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

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