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Lamentations 2

1How hath theLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136coveredH5743thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726with acloudH5743in hisangerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639, and castdownהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064to theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776thebeautyתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andrememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142not hisfootstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH1916 H7272in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of hisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639!

2TheLordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hath swallowedupבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104all thehabitationsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and hath notpitiedחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550: he hath throwndownהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040in hiswrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678the strongholdsמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; he hath brought themdownהִגִּ֣יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to thegroundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776: he hathpollutedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490thekingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and itsprincesוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269.

3He hath cutoffגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438in hisfierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639all thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: he hathdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268his righthandיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341, and heburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197againstJacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like aflamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784, whichdevourethאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398on everysideסָבִֽיב׃ סsa.VivH5439.

4He hathbentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like anenemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341: hestoodנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324with his righthandיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225as anadversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862, andslewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026all that werepleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to theeyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726: he pouredoutשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210hisfuryחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534likefireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

5TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136was as anenemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.YevH341: he hath swallowedupבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, he hath swallowedupבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104all herpalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759: he hathdestroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843his strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013, and hathincreasedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revH7235in thedaughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mourningתַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta.'a.ni.YahH8386andlamentationוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.ni.YahH592.

6And he hath violently takenawayוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554histabernacleשֻׂכּ֔וֹsu.KoH7900, as if it were of agardenכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588: he hathdestroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843his places of theassemblyמוֹעֲד֑וֹmo.'a.DoH4150: theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068hath caused the solemnfeastsמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150andsabbathsוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676to beforgottenשִׁכַּ֨חshi.KachH7911inZionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726, and in theindignationבְּזַֽעַם־be.za.'am-H2195of hisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639hathdespisedוַיִּנְאַ֥ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and thepriestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548.

7TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136hath castoffזָנַ֨חza.NachH2186hisaltarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196, he hathabhorredנִאֵ֣רni.'ErH5010hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720, he hath givenupהִסְגִּיר֙his.GirH5462into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341thewallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346of herpalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759; they havemadeנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414anoiseק֛וֹלKolH6963in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as in thedayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of a solemnfeastמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150.

8TheLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068hathpurposedחָשַׁ֨בcha.ShavH2803todestroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726: he hath stretchedoutנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186alineקָ֔וKavH6957, he hath notwithdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fromdestroyingמִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'H1104: therefore he made therampartחֵ֥לchelH2426and thewallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346tolamentוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־vai.ya.'a.vel-H56; theylanguishedאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

9Hergatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.haH8179aresunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883into thegroundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776; he hathdestroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6andbrokenוְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.BarH7665herbarsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280: herkingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428and herprincesוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269are among theGentilesבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471: thelawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451is no more ; herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030alsofindמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672novisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377from theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

10Theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726sitיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427upon thegroundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and keepsilenceיִדְּמוּ֙yi.de.MuH1826: they have castupהֶֽעֱל֤וּhe.'e.LuH5927dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083upon theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218; they havegirdedחָגְר֖וּcha.ge.RuH2296themselves withsackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםsa.KimH8242: thevirginsבְּתוּלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389hangdownהוֹרִ֤ידוּho.Ri.duH3381theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔ןro.ShanH7218to thegroundלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776.

11Myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869dofailכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615withtearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832, myheartמֵעַ֔יme.'AiH4578istroubledחֳמַרְמְר֣וּcho.mar.me.RuH2560, myliverכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516ispouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210upon theearthלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776, for thedestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971; because thechildrenעוֹלֵל֙o.LelH5768and thesucklingsוְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.NekH3243swoonבֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'a.TefH5848in thestreetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of thecityקִרְיָֽה׃ סkir.YahH7151.

12Theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559to theirmothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517, Where isgrainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715andwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196? when theyswoonedבְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤םbe.hit.'a.te.FamH5848as thewoundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491in thestreetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of thecityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, when theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315was pouredoutבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210into theirmothersאִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517’bosomחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13What thing shall I take towitnessאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749for thee? whatthingH4100shall Ilikenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819to thee, Odaughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389? what shall Iequalאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737to thee, that I maycomfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726? for thybreachשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667isgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419like theseaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220: who canhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?

14Thyprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030haveseenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372vainשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and foolishthingsוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602for thee: and they have notrevealedגִלּ֥וּgi.LuH1540thyiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771, to turnawayלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thycaptivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622; but haveseenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for theefalseשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723burdensH4864and causes ofbanishmentוּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ סu.ma.du.ChimH4065.

15All thatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674byclapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709attheeדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870; theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andshakeוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128theirheadרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218at thedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, saying, Is this thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892that mencallשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559Theperfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632ofbeautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308, Thejoyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885of the wholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?

16All thyenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341haveopenedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310against thee: theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theteethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127: theysayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, We have swallowed herupבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104:certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389this is thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117that we lookedforשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960; we havefoundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672, we haveseenרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200it .

17TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathdoneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213that which he haddevisedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161; he hathfulfilledבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214hiswordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565that he hadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680in thedaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117ofoldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924: he hath throwndownהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040, and hath notpitiedחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550: and he hath caused thyenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055over thee, he hath setupהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of thyadversariesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedצָעַ֥קtza.'AkH6817to theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, Owallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726, lettearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832rundownהוֹרִ֨ידִיho.Ri.diH3381like ariverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915:giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414thyself norestפוּגַת֙fu.GatH6314; let not theappleבַּת־bat-H1323of thyeyeעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869ceaseתִּדֹּ֖םti.DomH1826.

19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965, cryoutרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442in thenightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915: in thebeginningלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218of thewatchesאַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.RotH821pouroutשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210thyheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820likewaterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325beforeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136: liftupשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375thyhandsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709toward him for thelifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315of thy youngchildrenעֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְo.la.La.yikhH5768, thatfaintהָעֲטוּפִ֥יםha.'a.tu.FimH5848forhungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458at theheadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everystreetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

20Beholdרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andconsiderוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027to whom thou hastdoneעוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953thisכֹּ֑הKohH3541. Shall thewomenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398theirfruitפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529,childrenעֹלֲלֵ֣י'o.la.LeiH5768of a spanlongטִפֻּחִ֔יםti.pu.ChimH2949? shall thepriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and theprophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030beslainיֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.RegH2026in thesanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136?

21Theyoungנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and theoldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205lieשָׁכְב֨וּsha.khe.VuH7901on thegroundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776in thestreetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351: myvirginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and my youngmenוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970havefallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307by theswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719; thou hastslainהָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ha.Rag.taH2026them in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of thyangerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639; thou hastkilledטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873, and notpitiedחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.

22Thou hastcalledתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121as in asolemnמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150dayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117myterrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032on everysideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439, so that in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639noneescapedפָּלִ֣יטpa.LitH6412norremainedוְשָׂרִ֑ידve.sa.RidH8300: those that I haveswaddledטִפַּ֥חְתִּיti.Pach.tiH2946and broughtupוְרִבִּ֖יתִיve.ri.Bi.tiH7235hath myenemyאֹיְבִ֥י'o.ye.ViH341consumedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615.

Commentaries on Lamentations 2

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