Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 2:7-9

7The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136hath cast offזָנַ֨חza.NachH2186his altarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196,he hath abhorredנִאֵ֣רni.'ErH5010his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720,he hath given upהִסְגִּיר֙his.GirH5462into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341the wallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346of her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759;they have madeנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414a noiseק֛וֹלKolH6963in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,as in the dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of a solemn feastמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150.

8Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068hath purposedחָשַׁ֨בcha.ShavH2803to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726:he hath stretched outנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186a lineקָ֔וKavH6957,he hath not withdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027from destroyingמִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'H1104:therefore he made the rampartחֵ֥לchelH2426and the wallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346to lamentוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־vai.ya.'a.vel-H56;they languishedאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

9Her gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.haH8179are sunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883into the groundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776;he hath destroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6and brokenוְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.BarH7665her barsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280:her kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428and her princesוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269areamong the Gentilesבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471:the lawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451is no more;her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030also findמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672no visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377from Yhwhמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

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