Revised Version 1895

Lamentations 1

1Howאֵיכָ֣ה׀'ei.KhahH349doth thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892sitיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427solitary, that wasfullרַבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227ofpeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971!howH349is shebecomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961as awidowכְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.NahH490! she that wasgreatרַּבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227among thenationsבַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.YimH1471, andprincessשָׂרָ֙תִי֙sa.Ra.tiH8282among theprovincesבַּמְּדִינ֔וֹתba.me.di.NotH4082,howH349is shebecomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961tributary!

2She weepeth sore in thenightבַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, andherH3605tearsוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.TahH1832are onherH3605cheeksלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.YahH3895; amongallH3605herH3605loversאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157she hathnoneאֵֽין־'ein-H369tocomfortמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162herH3605:allH3605herH3605friendsרֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.haH7453havedealtבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898treacherouslyH898withherH3605, they arebecomeהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961herH3605enemiesלְאֹיְבִֽים׃ סle.'o.ye.VimH341.

3Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063isgoneH1540intoH1540captivityH1540becauseH7230of affliction, andbecauseH7230ofgreatH7230servitudeעֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.DahH5656;sheH1931dwelleth among the heathen,sheH1931findethnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808restמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4494:allH3605herH3605persecutorsרֹדְפֶ֥יהָro.de.Fei.haH7291overtookH5381herH3605withinH5381the straits.

4Thewaysדַּרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870ofZionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726doH3605mournאֲבֵל֗וֹת'a.ve.LotH57,becauseמִבְּלִי֙mi.be.LiH1097noneH3605comeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935to the solemnassemblyמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150;allH3605herH3605gatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יהָ֙she.'a.Rei.haH8179aredesolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יןsho.me.MinH8074,herH3605priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548doH3605sighנֶאֱנָחִ֑יםne.'e.na.ChimH584:herH3605virginsבְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָbe.tu.lo.Tei.haH1330areafflictedנּוּג֖וֹתnu.GotH3013, andsheH1931herselfH1931is inbitternessH4751.

5HerH5921adversaries arebecomeהָי֨וּha.YuH1961theheadלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,herH5921enemiesאֹיְבֶ֣יהָ'o.ye.Vei.haH341prosperשָׁל֔וּsha.LuH7951; for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathafflictedהוֹגָ֖הּho.GahH3013herH5921for themultitudeרֹב־rov-H7230ofherH5921transgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָpe.sha.'Ei.haH6588:herH5921youngchildrenעוֹלָלֶ֛יהָo.la.Lei.haH5768aregoneH1980intoH1980captivityשְׁבִ֖יshe.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the adversary.

6And from thedaughterמִבַּתmi.vat-H1323of ZionallH3605herH3605majestyהֲדָרָ֑הּha.da.RahH1926isdepartedH3318:herH3605princesשָׂרֶ֗יהָsa.Rei.haH8269arebecomeהָי֣וּha.YuH1961like harts thatfindמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808pastureמִרְעֶ֔הmir.'EhH4829, and they aregoneH3318withoutבְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808strengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepursuerרוֹדֵֽף׃ סro.DefH7291.

7Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389remembereth in thedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117ofherH3605affliction and ofherH3605miseriesallH3605herH3605pleasant things that were from thedaysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117of old: whenherH3605peopleעַמָּ֣הּ'a.MahH5971fellבִּנְפֹ֧לbin.FolH5307intoעַ֥ל'alH5921thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the adversary, andnoneוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369didH834helpעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826herH3605, the adversariessawרָא֣וּהָra.'U.haH7200herH3605, theydidH834mockשָׂחֲק֖וּsa.cha.KuH7832atherH3605desolations.

8Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389hath grievouslysinnedחָֽטְאָה֙cha.te.'AhH2398; thereforesheH1931isbecomeהָיָ֑תָהha.Ya.tahH1961as anuncleanלְנִידָ֣הle.ni.DahH5206thingכֵּ֖ןkenH3651:allH3605that honouredherH3605despiseherH3605,becauseH3588they haveseenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200herH3605nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172:yeaH3588,sheH1931sigheth, and turnethbackwardאָחֽוֹר׃ ס'a.ChorH268.

9HerH7200filthiness was inherH7200skirtsבְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָbe.shu.Lei.haH7757;sheH3588rememberedזָֽכְרָה֙za.khe.RahH2142notH3808herH7200latterH319endH319; therefore issheH3588comeוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381downH3381wonderfully;sheH3588hathnoH3808comforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162:beholdH7200, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, my affliction; for theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hathmagnifiedH1431himselfH1431.

10The adversary hathspreadפָּ֣רַשׂPa.rasH6566outH5921hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027uponH5921allH3605herH3605pleasantמַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261things: forsheH834hathseenרָאֲתָ֤הra.'a.TahH7200that the heathen areenteredH935intoH935herH3605sanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּmik.da.ShahH4720, concerningwhomH834thou didstcommandצִוִּ֔יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680that they shouldnotלֹא־lo'-H3808enterH935intoH935thycongregationבַקָּהָ֖לva.ka.HalH6951.

11AllH3605herH3605peopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971sighנֶאֱנָחִים֙ne.'e.na.ChimH584, theyseekמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899; they havegivenנָתְנ֧וּna.te.NuH5414their pleasant things for meat to refresh thesoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andbeholdH7200; for I ambecomeהָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961vile.

12Is itnothingל֣וֹאLo'H3808toyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,allH3605ye thatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674by?beholdH7200, andseeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200ifאִם־'im-H518there beanyH3605sorrowמַכְאוֹב֙makh.'OvH4341like unto mysorrowכְּמַכְאֹבִ֔יke.makh.'o.ViH4341,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834isdoneH3605untomeH413, wherewith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathafflictedהוֹגָ֣הho.GahH3013meH413in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

13From onhighמִמָּר֛וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791hath hesentשָֽׁלַח־sha.lach-H7971fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784intoH5414mybonesבְּעַצְמֹתַ֖יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106, and it prevailethagainstH3605them: he hathspreadפָּרַ֨שׂpa.RasH6566anetרֶ֤שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for myfeetלְרַגְלַי֙le.rag.LaiH7272, he hathturnedהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725meH5414backH7725; he hathmadeH5414meH5414desolateשֹֽׁמֵמָ֔הsho.me.MahH8076andfaintדָּוָֽה׃ סda.VahH1739allH3605thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14Theyokeעֹ֨ל'olH5923of mytransgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֜יpe.sha.'AiH6588isboundנִשְׂקַד֩nis.KadH8244by hishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; they areknitיִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּyis.Ta.re.GuH8276togetherH5921, they arecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927uponH5921myneckצַוָּארִ֖יtza.va.RiH6677; he hathmadeH5414mystrengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581tofailH3808: theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hathdeliveredH5414meH5414intoH5921theirhandsבִּידֵ֖יbi.DeiH3027,againstH5921whom I amnotH3808ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201tostandקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965.

15TheLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hathsetH1869at noughtallכָל־khol-H3605mymightyאַבִּירַ֤י׀'a.bi.RaiH47menH970in themidstבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130ofmeH5921; he hathcalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121a solemnassemblyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150againstH5921meH5921tocrushלִשְׁבֹּ֣רlish.BorH7665myyoungבַּחוּרָ֑יba.chu.RaiH970menH970: theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136hathtroddenדָּרַ֣ךְda.RakhH1869as in a winepress thevirginלִבְתוּלַ֖תliv.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

16Fortheseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428things Iweepבוֹכִיָּ֗הvo.khi.YahH1058;mineH4480eyeעֵינִ֤י׀'ei.NiH5869,mineH4480eyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869runnethdownיֹ֣רְדָהYo.re.dahH3381withwaterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thecomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162that should refresh mysoulH5315isfarרָחַ֥קra.ChakH7368frommeH5315: mychildrenבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121aredesolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםsho.me.MimH8074,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hathprevailedגָבַ֖רga.VarH1396.

17Zionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726spreadeth forthherH996handsבְּיָדֶ֗יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027; there isnoneאֵ֤ין'einH369tocomfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162herH996; theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680concerningJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, that they that areroundסְבִיבָ֣יוse.vi.VavH5439aboutהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961him should be his adversaries:Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is among them as anuncleanH5079thingלְנִדָּ֖הle.ni.DahH5079.

18TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662; for I haverebelledH4784againstH4784hiscommandmentפִ֣יהוּFi.huH6310:hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994youכִּ֣יkiH3588,allכָל־khol-H3605yepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.mimH5971, andbeholdוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200mysorrowמַכְאֹבִ֔יmakh.'o.ViH4341: myvirginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and myyoungוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970menH970aregoneH1980intoH1980captivityבַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סva.She.viH7628.

19Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121for myloversלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lam.'a.ha.VaiH157, but theydeceivedרִמּ֔וּנִיri.Mu.niH7411meH5315: mypriestsכֹּהֲנַ֥יko.ha.NaiH3548and mineeldersוּזְקֵנַ֖יu.ze.ke.NaiH2205gaveH7121upאֶת־'et-H853the ghost in thecityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,whileכִּֽי־ki-H3588theysoughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245them meat to refresh theirsoulsH5315.

20BeholdH7200, OLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068; for I am indistressצַר־tzar-H6862; mybowelsמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578are troubled; mineheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820isturnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015withinבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130meH7200; for I have grievouslyrebelledH4784:abroadמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719bereaveth, athomeבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004there is asdeathכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סka.Ma.vetH4194.

21They haveheardשָׁמְע֞וּsha.me.'UH8085that Isighנֶאֱנָחָ֣הne.'e.na.ChahH584; there isnoneאֵ֤ין'einH369tocomfortמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH5162meH935;allכָּל־kol-H3605mineenemiesאֹ֨יְבַ֜י'o.ye.VaiH341haveheardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of mytroubleרָֽעָתִי֙ra.'a.TiH7451; they aregladשָׂ֔שׂוּSa.suH7797that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it: thou wiltbringH935thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117that thou hastproclaimedקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121, and they shall be like untomeH935.

22LetallH3605theirwickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451comeתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935beforeH6440thee; anddoH3605unto them, as thou hastdoneH7451untomeH6440forallH3605mytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588: for my sighs aremanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227, and myheartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃ פda.VaiH1742.

Commentaries on Lamentations 1

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