Lamentations 1
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Lamentations 1:1-4

1HowH351 1lonelyH910 sitsH3427 the cityH5892 That was 2fullH7227 of peopleH5971! She has becomeH1961 like a 3widowH490 WhoH7227 was once 4greatH7227 among the nationsH1471! She who was a princessH8282 among the 5provincesH4082 Has becomeH1961 a 6forcedH4522 laborerH4522!2She 7weepsH1058 bitterlyH1058 in the nightH3915 And her tearsH1832 are on her cheeksH3895; She hasH369 noneH369 to comfortH5162 her AmongH4480 allH3605 her 8loversH157. AllH3605 her friendsH7453 have 9dealtH898 treacherouslyH898 with her; They have becomeH1961 her enemiesH340.310JudahH3063 has goneH1540 into exileH1540 11underH4480 afflictionH6040 And 12underH4480 13harshH7230 servitudeH5656; She dwellsH3427 14among the nationsH1471, But she has foundH4672 noH3808 restH4494; AllH3605 15her pursuersH7291 have overtakenH5381 her In the midstH996 of 16distressH4712.4The roadsH1870 17of ZionH6726 are in mourningH57 BecauseH4480H1097 18noH1097 one comesH935 to the appointedH4150 feastsH4150. AllH3605 her gatesH8179 are 19desolateH8074; Her priestsH3548 are groaningH584, Her 20virginsH1330 are afflictedH3013, And she herselfH1931 21is 22bitterH4843.

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Notes

  1. 1. Lamentations 1:1 Is 3:26 ↩
  2. 2. Lamentations 1:1 Is 22:2 ↩
  3. 3. Lamentations 1:1 Is 54:4 ↩
  4. 4. Lamentations 1:1 1 Kin 4:21; Ezra 4:20; Jer 31:7 ↩
  5. 5. Lamentations 1:1 Or districts ↩
  6. 6. Lamentations 1:1 2 Kin 23:35; Jer 40:9 ↩
  7. 7. Lamentations 1:2 Ps 6:6; 77:2-6; Lam 1:16 ↩
  8. 8. Lamentations 1:2 Jer 2:25; 3:1; 22:20-22 ↩
  9. 9. Lamentations 1:2 Job 19:13, 14; Ps 31:11; Mic 7:5 ↩
  10. 10. Lamentations 1:3 Jer 13:19 ↩
  11. 11. Lamentations 1:3 Or by reason of ↩
  12. 12. Lamentations 1:3 Or by reason of ↩
  13. 13. Lamentations 1:3 Lit great ↩
  14. 14. Lamentations 1:3 Lev 26:39; Deut 28:64-67 ↩
  15. 15. Lamentations 1:3 2 Kin 25:4, 5 ↩
  16. 16. Lamentations 1:3 Or narrow places ↩
  17. 17. Lamentations 1:4 Or to ↩
  18. 18. Lamentations 1:4 Is 24:4-6; Lam 2:6, 7 ↩
  19. 19. Lamentations 1:4 Jer 9:11; 10:22 ↩
  20. 20. Lamentations 1:4 Lam 2:10, 21 ↩
  21. 21. Lamentations 1:4 Or suffers bitterly ↩
  22. 22. Lamentations 1:4 Joel 1:8-13 ↩

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