Lamentations 1
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Lamentations 1:3-5

31JudahH3063 has goneH1540 into exileH1540 2underH4480 afflictionH6040 And 3underH4480 4harshH7230 servitudeH5656; She dwellsH3427 5among the nationsH1471, But she has foundH4672 noH3808 restH4494; AllH3605 6her pursuersH7291 have overtakenH5381 her In the midstH996 of 7distressH4712.4The roadsH1870 8of ZionH6726 are in mourningH57 BecauseH4480H1097 9noH1097 one comesH935 to the appointedH4150 feastsH4150. AllH3605 her gatesH8179 are 10desolateH8074; Her priestsH3548 are groaningH584, Her 11virginsH1330 are afflictedH3013, And she herselfH1931 12is 13bitterH4843.5Her adversariesH6862 have becomeH1961 14her mastersH7218, Her enemiesH340 15prosperH7951; For the LordH3068 has 16causedH3013 her griefH3013 BecauseH5921 of the multitudeH7230 of her transgressionsH6588; Her littleH5768 onesH5768 have goneH1980 away As captivesH7628 beforeH6440 the adversaryH6862.

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Notes

  1. 1. Lamentations 1:3 Jer 13:19 ↩
  2. 2. Lamentations 1:3 Or by reason of ↩
  3. 3. Lamentations 1:3 Or by reason of ↩
  4. 4. Lamentations 1:3 Lit great ↩
  5. 5. Lamentations 1:3 Lev 26:39; Deut 28:64-67 ↩
  6. 6. Lamentations 1:3 2 Kin 25:4, 5 ↩
  7. 7. Lamentations 1:3 Or narrow places ↩
  8. 8. Lamentations 1:4 Or to ↩
  9. 9. Lamentations 1:4 Is 24:4-6; Lam 2:6, 7 ↩
  10. 10. Lamentations 1:4 Jer 9:11; 10:22 ↩
  11. 11. Lamentations 1:4 Lam 2:10, 21 ↩
  12. 12. Lamentations 1:4 Or suffers bitterly ↩
  13. 13. Lamentations 1:4 Joel 1:8-13 ↩
  14. 14. Lamentations 1:5 Lit head ↩
  15. 15. Lamentations 1:5 Or are at ease ↩
  16. 16. Lamentations 1:5 Ps 90:7, 8; Ezek 8:17, 18; 9:9, 10 ↩

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