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Lamentations 2:1-9

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.

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