New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 1:1-11

1HowH351lonelyבָדָ֗דva.DadH910sitsיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892That once hadmanyרַבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971!She has becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961like awidowכְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.NahH490Who was oncegreatרַּבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.YimH1471! She who wasa princessשָׂרָ֙תִי֙sa.Ra.tiH8282among theprovincesבַּמְּדִינ֔וֹתba.me.di.NotH4082Has becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961aforcedH4522laborerH4522!

2Sheweepsבָּכ֨וֹba.KhoH1058bitterlyתִבְכֶּ֜הtiv.KehH1058in the nightבַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,And her tearsוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.TahH1832are on her cheeksלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.YahH3895;She hasH369noH369oneH369to 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 goneH1540intoH1540exileגָּֽלְתָ֨הgal.TahH1540outH4480of afflictionמֵעֹ֙נִי֙me.'O.niH6040Andharshוּמֵרֹ֣בu.me.RoH7230servitudeעֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.DahH5656;She livesיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471, Butshe has not foundמָצְאָ֖הma.tze.'AhH4672a restingמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4494placeH4494;Allכָּל־kol-H3605those whopursuedרֹדְפֶ֥יהָro.de.Fei.haH7291her have overtakenהִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhi.si.Gu.haH5381herIn the midstבֵּ֥יןbeinH996ofdistressהַמְּצָרִֽים׃ סha.me.tza.RimH4712.

4The roadsדַּרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870of Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726are in mourningאֲבֵל֗וֹת'a.ve.LotH57BecauseH4480 H1097noH1097one comesבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935to an appointedמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150feastH4150.Allכָּל־kol-H3605her gatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יהָ֙she.'a.Rei.haH8179aredesertedשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יןsho.me.MinH8074;Her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548groanנֶאֱנָחִ֑יםne.'e.na.ChimH584, Hervirginsבְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָbe.tu.lo.Tei.haH1330are worriedנּוּג֖וֹתnu.GotH3013, And as for Zionherselfוְהִ֥יאve.Hi'H1931,it isH4843bitterמַר־mar-H4843for her.

5Her adversariesצָרֶ֤יהָtza.Rei.haH6862have becomeהָי֨וּha.YuH1961her mastersלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,Her enemiesH340areH7951secureH7951;For the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hascausedH3013her griefהוֹגָ֖הּho.GahH3013Becauseעַ֣ל'alH5921of the multitudeרֹב־rov-H7230of her wrongdoingsפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָpe.sha.'Ei.haH6588;Her littleH5768onesH5768have goneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980awayAs captivesשְׁבִ֖יshe.ViH7628ledלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440by the enemyצָֽר׃ סTzarH6862.

6Allכָּל־kol-H3605of hersplendorהֲדָרָ֑הּha.da.RahH1926Is goneוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the daughterמִבַּתmi.vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726;Her leadersשָׂרֶ֗יהָsa.Rei.haH8269have becomeהָי֣וּha.YuH1961like deerכְּאַיָּלִים֙ke.'ai.ya.LimH354That have foundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808pastureמִרְעֶ֔הmir.'EhH4829, And they havefledוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980withoutבְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808strengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581From the pursuerרוֹדֵֽף׃ סro.DefH7291.

7Inthe daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of her afflictionעָנְיָהּ֙'a.ne.YahH6040and homelessnessוּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָu.me.ru.Dei.haH4788Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389remembersזָֽכְרָ֣הza.khe.RahH2142allכֹּ֚לkolH3605her treasuresמַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָma.cha.mu.Dei.haH4262That were herssinceH4480the daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,When her peopleעַמָּ֣הּ'a.MahH5971fellבִּנְפֹ֧לbin.FolH5307into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the adversaryצָ֗רTzarH6862AndnoH369oneH369helpedעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826her.The adversariesצָרִ֔יםtza.RimH6862sawרָא֣וּהָra.'U.haH7200her, Theylaughedשָׂחֲק֖וּsa.cha.KuH7832at herruinמִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ סmish.ba.Te.haH4868.

8Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389sinnedחָֽטְאָה֙cha.te.'AhH2398greatlyחֵ֤טְאchet'H2399,Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651she has becomeהָיָ֑תָהha.Ya.tahH1961anobjectH5206ofH5206ridiculeH5206.Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605who honoredמְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָme.kha.be.Dei.haH3513her despiseH2151herBecauseכִּי־ki-H3588they have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172;Evenגַּם־gam-H1571she herselfהִ֥יאhi'H1931groansנֶאֶנְחָ֖הne.'en.ChahH584and turnsוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725awayאָחֽוֹר׃ ס'a.ChorH268.

9Heruncleannessטֻמְאָתָ֣הּtum.'a.TahH2932was in her garment’sseamsבְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָbe.shu.Lei.haH7757; Shedid not thinkזָֽכְרָה֙za.khe.RahH2142of herfutureאַחֲרִיתָ֔הּ'a.cha.ri.TahH319. So she hasfallenוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381in an astonishingH6382wayH6382;She hasH369noH369comforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162. “Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,my afflictionעָנְיִ֔י'a.ne.YiH6040,For the enemyH340hashonoredהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431himself!”

10The adversaryצָ֔רTzarH6862has stretchedH6566outH6566his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027Overעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605her preciousמַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261thingsH4261,For she has seenרָאֲתָ֤הra.'a.TahH7200thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471enterבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935her sanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּmik.da.ShahH4720,The ones whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You commandedצִוִּ֔יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680That they werenot to enterיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935Your congregationבַקָּהָ֖לva.ka.HalH6951.

11Allכָּל־kol-H3605her peopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971groanנֶאֱנָחִים֙ne.'e.na.ChimH584,seekingמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899;They have givenנָתְנ֧וּna.te.NuH5414their treasuresH4262for foodבְּאֹ֖כֶלbe.'O.khelH400Torestoreלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725theirlivesנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315. “Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027,For I amהָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961despisedזוֹלֵלָֽה׃ סzo.le.LahH2151.”

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