New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 2:1-4

1HowH351the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hascoveredH5743the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726WithH5743aH5743cloudH5743in His angerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639! He hashurledהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993Thegloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064to earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,And has not rememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142Hisfootstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH1916 H7272In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of His angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hasdestroyedבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104;He has not sparedחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550Allכָּל־kol-H3605the settlementsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.In His wrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678He hasoverthrownהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040The strongholdsמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, He hashurledH5060themdownH5060to the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776; He hasprofanedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and its leadersוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269.

3In fierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639He has cutגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438offH1438Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thestrengthקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; He haspulledהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268His rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225From the enemyH340. And He hasburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784Consumingאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398on allH5439sidesH5439.

4He has bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869Hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyH340;His rightיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225is positionedנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324like an adversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862,And He has killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026everythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605that waspleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869.In the tentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726He haspouredשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210outH8210His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

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