Revised Version 1895

Lamentations 2

1Howאֵיכָה֩'ei.KhahH349hath theLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136coveredH1323thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726with acloudיָעִ֨יבya.'IvH5743in hisangerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639! he hathcastH7993downH7993fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064unto theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776thebeautyתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hathnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808rememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142his footstool in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of hisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

2TheLordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hathswallowedבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104upH1104allכָּל־kol-H3605thehabitationsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and hathnotוְלֹ֣אlo'H3808pitied; he haththrownH2040downהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040in hiswrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678the strong holds of thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; he hathbroughtH1104themdownH2040to thegroundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776: he hathprofanedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490thekingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and theprincesוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269thereof.

3He hathcutגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438offH1438infierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; he hathdrawnH7725backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725hisrightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341: and he hathburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197upאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like aflamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784,whichH784devourethroundH5439aboutH5439.

4He hathbentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like anenemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341, he hathstoodנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324with hisrightיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225as an adversary, and hathslainוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that werepleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to theeyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869: in thetentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726he hathpouredשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210outH8210hisfuryחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534likefireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

5TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136isbecomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961as anenemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.YevH341, he hathswallowedבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104upH1104Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; he hathswallowedבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104upH1104allH3605herH3605palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759, he hathdestroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843his strong holds: and he hathmultipliedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revH7235in thedaughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mourningוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.ni.YahH592and lamentation.

6And he hathviolentlyוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554taken away histabernacleשֻׂכּ֔וֹsu.KoH7900, as if it were of agardenכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588; he hathdestroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843hisplaceH4150ofassemblyH4150: theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068hath caused solemnassemblyH4150andsabbathוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676to beforgottenשִׁכַּ֨חshi.KachH7911inZionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726, and hathdespisedוַיִּנְאַ֥ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006in theindignationבְּזַֽעַם־be.za.'am-H2195of hisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and thepriestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548.

7TheLordH3068hathcastH5414offH5414hisaltarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196, he hath abhorred hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720, he hathgivenH5414upהִסְגִּיר֙his.GirH5462intoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341thewallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346ofherH5414palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759: they havemadeH5414anoiseק֛וֹלKolH6963in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDH3068, as in thedayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of a solemnassemblyמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150.

8TheLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068hathpurposedחָשַׁ֨בcha.ShavH2803todestroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726; he hathstretchedנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186outH5186the line, he hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808withdrawn hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fromdestroyingH7843: but he hathmadeהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725therampartחֵ֥לchelH2426andwallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346tolamentוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־vai.ya.'a.vel-H56; theylanguishאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

9HerH1571gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.haH8179aresunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883intoH776thegroundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776; he hathdestroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6andbrokenוְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.BarH7665herH1571barsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280:herH1571kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428andherH1571princesוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269are among thenationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471whereH3808thelawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451isnotH3808; yea,herH1571prophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030findמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672noH3808visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377from theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

10Theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726sitיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427uponH5921thegroundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776, they keep silence; they havecastH5927upH5927dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083uponH5921theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218; they havegirdedחָגְר֖וּcha.ge.RuH2296themselvesH5921withsackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםsa.KimH8242: thevirginsבְּתוּלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389hangdownהוֹרִ֤ידוּho.Ri.duH3381theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔ןro.ShanH7218to thegroundלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776.

11Mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869dofailכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615withtearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832, mybowelsמֵעַ֔יme.'AiH4578are troubled, myliverכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516ispouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210uponH5921theearthלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776, for thedestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;becauseH5921the youngchildrenעוֹלֵל֙o.LelH5768and the sucklings swoon in thestreetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of thecityקִרְיָֽה׃ סkir.YahH7151.

12Theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559to theirmothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is corn andwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196? when they swoon as thewoundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491in thestreetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of thecityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, when theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315ispouredבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210outH8210intoאֶל־'el-H413theirmothers’אִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517bosomחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100shall I testify unto thee?whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall Ilikenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819to thee, Odaughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?whatמָ֤הmahH4100shall IequalH1819to thee, that I maycomfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726? for thy breach isgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419like theseaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220: whocanמִ֥יmiH4310healיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?

14Thyprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030haveseenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372visionsH7723for thee ofvanityH7723and foolishness; and they havenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808discovered thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771, tobringH7725againH7725thycaptivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622: but haveseenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for thee burdens ofvanityH7723and causes of banishment.

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605thatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674byclapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709at thee; theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andwagוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128theirheadרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218at thedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559: Is this thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892thatmenH7218calledH559Theperfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632ofbeautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308, Thejoyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885of thewholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?

16AllH3605thineenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341haveopenedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310wideH6475againstעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee; theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theteethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127; theysayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559,WeH3117haveswallowedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104herH3605upH7200;certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389this is thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117thatweH3117lookedH7200for;weH3117havefoundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672,weH3117haveseenH7200it.

17TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathdoneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he devised; he hath fulfilled hiswordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565that hecommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680in thedaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of old; he haththrownH2040downהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040, and hathnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pitied: and he hathcausedאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055over thee, he hathexaltedהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of thine adversaries.

18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedצָעַ֥קtza.'AkH6817unto theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136: Owallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of thedaughterH1323ofZionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,letH5414tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832runH3381downH3381like ariverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414thyselfnoאַֽל־'al-H408respite;letH5414notאַל־'al-H408the apple of thineeyeעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869cease.

19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965,cryרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442outH8210in thenightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915, at thebeginningלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218of thewatchesאַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.RotH821;pourשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210outH8210thineheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820likewaterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325beforeH6440thefaceH6440of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136:liftשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375upH6965thyhandsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709towardאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413him for thelifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315of thy youngchildrenעֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְo.la.La.yikhH5768, that faint forhungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458at thetopבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

20Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, OLORDH3068, andbeholdH7200, towhomלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310thou hast donethusכֹּ֑הKohH3541! shall thewomenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398theirfruitפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529, thechildrenעֹלֲלֵ֣י'o.la.LeiH5768that are dandled in the hands? shall thepriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and theprophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030beslainיֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.RegH2026in thesanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of theLordH3068?

21Theyouthנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and theoldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205manH5288lieשָׁכְב֨וּsha.khe.VuH7901on thegroundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776in thestreetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351; myvirginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and myyoungH5288menH5288arefallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307by theswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719: thou hastslainהָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ha.Rag.taH2026them in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of thineangerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639; thou hastslaughteredטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873, andnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808pitied.

22Thou hastcalledתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121, as in thedayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117of a solemnassemblyמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150, myterrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032oneveryH5439sideH5439, and there wasnoneוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808that escaped orremainedH1961in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639:thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834that I have dandled andbroughtH1961upH1961hath mineenemyאֹיְבִ֥י'o.ye.ViH341consumedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615.

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