Revised Version 1895

Lamentations 2:1-9

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.

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