Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 2:1-4

1How hath the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136coveredH5743the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726with a cloudH5743in his angerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639, andcast downהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064unto the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776the beautyתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and rememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142not his footstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH7272 H1916in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639!

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hath swallowed upבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104all the habitationsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and hath not pitiedחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550:he hath thrown downהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040in his wrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678the strong holdsמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; he hath brought themdownהִגִּ֣יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776:he hath pollutedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and the princesוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269thereof.

3He hath cut offגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438in hisfierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639all the hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:he hath drawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268his right handיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,and he burnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197against Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784, whichdevourethאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398round aboutסָבִֽיב׃ סsa.VivH5439.

4He hath bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869his bowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341:he stoodנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324with his right handיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225as an adversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862,and slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026all that werepleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726:he poured outשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210his furyחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

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