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Lamentations 1:1-11
1How doth thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892sitיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427desolateבָדָ֗דva.DadH910, that wasfullרַבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227ofpeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971! how is she become as awidowכְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.NahH490! she that wasgreatרַּבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tiH7227among thenationsבַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.YimH1471, andprincessשָׂרָ֙תִי֙sa.Ra.tiH8282among theprovincesבַּמְּדִינ֔וֹתba.me.di.NotH4082, how is she become a forcedlabourerלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522!
2Sheweepethבָּכ֨וֹba.KhoH1058bitterlyתִבְכֶּ֜הtiv.KehH1058in thenightבַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, and hertearsוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.TahH1832are on hercheeksלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.YahH3895: among all herloversאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157she hath none tocomfortמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162her : all herfriendsרֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.haH7453have dealttreacherouslyבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898with her, they are become herenemiesלְאֹיְבִֽים׃ סle.'o.ye.VimH341.
3Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063is gone intocaptivityגָּֽלְתָ֨הgal.TahH1540because ofafflictionמֵעֹ֙נִי֙me.'O.niH6040, and because ofgreatוּמֵרֹ֣בu.me.RoH7230servitudeעֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.DahH5656: shedwellethיָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.VahH3427among theheathenבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471, shefindethמָצְאָ֖הma.tze.'AhH4672norestמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4494: all herpersecutorsרֹדְפֶ֥יהָro.de.Fei.haH7291overtookהִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhi.si.Gu.haH5381her in the midst ofdistressהַמְּצָרִֽים׃ סha.me.tza.RimH4712.
4Thewaysדַּרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870ofZionצִיּ֜וֹןtzi.YonH6726domournאֲבֵל֗וֹת'a.ve.LotH57, because nonecomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935to the solemnfeastsמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150: all hergatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יהָ֙she.'a.Rei.haH8179aredesolateשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יןsho.me.MinH8074: herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548sighנֶאֱנָחִ֑יםne.'e.na.ChimH584, hervirginsבְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָbe.tu.lo.Tei.haH1330areafflictedנּוּג֖וֹתnu.GotH3013, and she is inbitternessמַר־mar-H4843.
5Heradversariesצָרֶ֤יהָtza.Rei.haH6862are theheadלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218, herenemiesאֹיְבֶ֣יהָ'o.ye.Vei.haH341prosperשָׁל֔וּsha.LuH7951; for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathafflictedהוֹגָ֖הּho.GahH3013her for themultitudeרֹב־rov-H7230of hertransgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָpe.sha.'Ei.haH6588: herchildrenעוֹלָלֶ֛יהָo.la.Lei.haH5768aregoneהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980intocaptivityשְׁבִ֖יshe.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440theenemyצָֽר׃ סTzarH6862.
6And from thedaughterמִבַּתmi.vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726all herbeautyהֲדָרָ֑הּha.da.RahH1926hathdepartedוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318: herprincesשָׂרֶ֗יהָsa.Rei.haH8269are become likehartsכְּאַיָּלִים֙ke.'ai.ya.LimH354thatfindמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672nopastureמִרְעֶ֔הmir.'EhH4829, and they aregoneH3212withoutstrengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepursuerרוֹדֵֽף׃ סro.DefH7291.
7Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389rememberedזָֽכְרָ֣הza.khe.RahH2142in thedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of herafflictionעָנְיָהּ֙'a.ne.YahH6040and of hermiseriesוּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָu.me.ru.Dei.haH4788all her pleasantthingsמַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָma.cha.mu.Dei.haH4262that she had in thedaysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117ofoldקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924, when herpeopleעַמָּ֣הּ'a.MahH5971fellבִּנְפֹ֧לbin.FolH5307into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theenemyצָ֗רTzarH6862, and nonehelpedעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826her: theadversariesצָרִ֔יםtza.RimH6862sawרָא֣וּהָra.'U.haH7200her, andmockedשָׂחֲק֖וּsa.cha.KuH7832at hersabbathsמִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ סmish.ba.Te.haH4868.
8Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389hathgrievouslyחֵ֤טְאchet'H2399sinnedחָֽטְאָה֙cha.te.'AhH2398; therefore she isremovedלְנִידָ֣הle.ni.DahH5206: all thathonouredמְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָme.kha.be.Dei.haH3513herdespiseהִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙hi.zi.Lu.haH2107her, because they haveseenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172: yea, shesighethנֶאֶנְחָ֖הne.'en.ChahH584, andturnethוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725backwardאָחֽוֹר׃ ס'a.ChorH268.
9Herfilthinessטֻמְאָתָ֣הּtum.'a.TahH2932is in herskirtsבְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָbe.shu.Lei.haH7757; sherememberethזָֽכְרָה֙za.khe.RahH2142not her latterendאַחֲרִיתָ֔הּ'a.cha.ri.TahH319; therefore she hath beenmarvellouslyפְּלָאִ֔יםpe.la.'ImH6382abasedוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381: she had nocomforterמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH5162. OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,beholdרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200myafflictionעָנְיִ֔י'a.ne.YiH6040: for theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃ ס'o.YevH341hathmagnifiedהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431himself .
10Theadversaryצָ֔רTzarH6862hath spreadoutפָּ֣רַשׂPa.rasH6566hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027upon all her pleasantthingsמַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261: for she hathseenרָאֲתָ֤הra.'a.TahH7200that theheathenגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into hersanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּmik.da.ShahH4720, whom thou didstcommandצִוִּ֔יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680that they should notenterיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935into thycongregationבַקָּהָ֖לva.ka.HalH6951.
11All herpeopleעַמָּ֤הּ'a.MahH5971sighנֶאֱנָחִים֙ne.'e.na.ChimH584, theyseekמְבַקְּשִׁ֣יםme.va.ke.ShimH1245breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899; they havegivenנָתְנ֧וּna.te.NuH5414their pleasantthingsמַחֲמַדֵּיהֶ֛םma.cha.mo.dei.hemH4261H4262forfoodבְּאֹ֖כֶלbe.'O.khelH400torelieveלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thesoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andconsiderוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027; for I am becomevileזוֹלֵלָֽה׃ סzo.le.LahH2151.
Commentaries on Lamentations 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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