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Lamentations 1:1-5

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.

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