Revised Version 1895

Lamentations 2:1-4

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.

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