New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 2:1-9

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.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136has becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961like anenemyH340. He hasengulfedבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;He has engulfedבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104allכָּל־kol-H3605itspalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,He has destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843its strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013AndcausedH7235greatH7235mourningתַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta.'a.ni.YahH8386and grievingוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.ni.YahH592in the daughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

6And He has treatedH2554Histabernacleשֻׂכּ֔וֹsu.KoH7900violentlyוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554, like a despisedgardenכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588; He hasdestroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843His appointedH4150meetingH4150placeמוֹעֲד֑וֹmo.'a.DoH4150.The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068has causedThe appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150feastH4150and Sabbathוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676in Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726to be forgottenשִׁכַּ֨חshi.KachH7911, And He hasdespisedוַיִּנְאַ֥ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and priestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548In the indignationבְּזַֽעַם־be.za.'am-H2195of His angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639.

7The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136hasrejectedזָנַ֨חza.NachH2186His altarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196, He hasrepudiatedנִאֵ֣רni.'ErH5010His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720; Hehas handedבְּיַד־be.yad-H5462 H3027overH5462The wallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346of her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759to the enemyH340.They have madeנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414anoiseק֛וֹלKolH6963in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068As on the dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of an appointedמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150feastH4150.

8The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068determinedחָשַׁ֨בcha.ShavH2803to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843The wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726. He hasstretchedנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186outH5186a lineקָ֔וKavH6957,He has not restrainedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fromdestroyingמִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'H1104, And He hascaused rampartחֵ֥לchelH2426and wallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346to mournוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־vai.ya.'a.vel-H56;They have languishedאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535togetherH3164.

9Hergatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.haH8179have sunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883into the groundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776,He has destroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6and brokenוְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.BarH7665her barsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280.Her kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428and her leadersוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269are among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471; TheLawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451isH369goneH369.Her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030,tooגַּם־gam-H1571,findמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672Noלֹא־lo'-H3808visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377from the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

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