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Lamentations 1:5-8

5Her adversariesצָרֶ֤יהָtza.Rei.haH6862are the chiefלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,her enemiesאֹיְבֶ֣יהָ'o.ye.Vei.haH341prosperשָׁל֔וּsha.LuH7951;for Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath afflictedהוֹגָ֖הּho.GahH3013her for the multitudeרֹב־rov-H7230of her transgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָpe.sha.'Ei.haH6588:her childrenעוֹלָלֶ֛יהָo.la.Lei.haH5768are goneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980into captivityשְׁבִ֖יshe.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the enemyצָֽר׃ סTzarH6862.

6And from the daughterמִבַּתmi.vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726all her beautyהֲדָרָ֑הּha.da.RahH1926is departedוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318:her princesשָׂרֶ֗יהָsa.Rei.haH8269are become like hartsכְּאַיָּלִים֙ke.'ai.ya.LimH354thatfindמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672no pastureמִרְעֶ֔הmir.'EhH4829,and they are goneH3212without strengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the pursuerרוֹדֵֽף׃ סro.DefH7291.

7Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389rememberedזָֽכְרָ֣הza.khe.RahH2142in the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of her afflictionעָנְיָהּ֙'a.ne.YahH6040and of her miseriesוּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָu.me.ru.Dei.haH4788all her pleasant thingsמַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָma.cha.mu.Dei.haH4262that she had in the daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,when her peopleעַמָּ֣הּ'a.MahH5971fellבִּנְפֹ֧לbin.FolH5307into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyצָ֗רTzarH6862,and none did helpעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826her: the adversariesצָרִ֔יםtza.RimH6862sawרָא֣וּהָra.'U.haH7200her, anddid mockשָׂחֲק֖וּsa.cha.KuH7832at her sabbathsמִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ סmish.ba.Te.haH4868.

8Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389hath grievouslyחֵ֤טְאchet'H2399sinnedחָֽטְאָה֙cha.te.'AhH2398;therefore she is removedלְנִידָ֣הle.ni.DahH5206:all that honouredמְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָme.kha.be.Dei.haH3513her despiseהִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙hi.zi.Lu.haH2107her, because they have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172:yea, she sighethנֶאֶנְחָ֖הne.'en.ChahH584,and turnethוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725backwardאָחֽוֹר׃ ס'a.ChorH268.

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