]Lamentations 1
1. How <0349 >eyk > doth the city <5892 <iyr > sit <3427 yashab >
solitary <0910 badad >, [that was] full <7227 rab > of people <5971
<am >! [how] is she become <1961 hayah > as a widow <0490 >almanah
>! she [that was] great <7227 rab > among the nations <1471 gowy >,
[and] princess <8282 sarah > among the provinces <4082 m@diynah >,
[how] is she become <1961 hayah > tributary <4522 mac >!
2 She weepeth <1058 bakah > sore in the night <3915 layil >, and
her tears <1832 dim<ah > [are] on <5921 <al > her cheeks <3895
l@chiy >: among all <3605 kol > her lovers <0157 >ahab > she hath
none <0369 >ayin > to comfort <5162 nacham > [her]: all <3605 kol >
her friends <7453 rea< > have dealt treacherously <0898 bagad > with
her, they are become <1961 hayah > her enemies <0341 >oyeb >.
3 Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > is gone into <1473 gowlah > captivity
<1540 galah > because of affliction <6040 <oniy >, and because of
great <7230 rob > servitude <5656 <abodah >: she dwelleth <3427
yashab > among the heathen <1471 gowy >, she findeth <4672 matsa> >
no <3808 lo> > rest <4494 manowach >: all <3605 kol > her
persecutors <7291 radaph > overtook <5381 nasag > her between <0996
beyn > the straits <4712 metsar >.
4 The ways <1870 derek > of Zion <6726 Tsiyown > do mourn <57>,
because none <1997 Hamownah > come <0935 bow> > to the solemn <4150
mow<ed > feasts <4150 mow<ed >: all <3605 kol > her gates <8179
sha<ar > are desolate <8076 shamem >: her priests <3548 kohen > sigh
<0584 >anach >, her virgins <1330 b@thuwlah > are afflicted <3013
yagah >, and she [is] in bitterness <4843 marar >.
5 Her adversaries <6862 tsar > are the chief <7218 ro>sh >, her
enemies <0341 >oyeb > prosper <7919 sakal >; for the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > hath afflicted <3013 yagah > her for the multitude <7230
rob > of her transgressions <6588 pesha< >: her children <5768
<owlel > are gone <1980 halak > into captivity <7628 sh@biy > before
<6440 paniym > the enemy <6862 tsar >.
6 And from the daughter <1323 bath > of Zion <6726 Tsiyown > all
<3605 kol > her beauty <1926 hadar > is departed <3318 yatsa> >: her
princes <8269 sar > are become <1961 hayah > like harts <0354 >ayal
> [that] find <4672 matsa> > no <3808 lo> > pasture <4829 mir<eh >,
and they are gone <3212 yalak > without <3808 lo> > strength <3581
koach > before <6440 paniym > the pursuer <7291 radaph >.
7 Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > remembered <2142 zakar > in the
days <3117 yowm > of her affliction <6040 <oniy > and of her
miseries <4788 maruwd > all <3605 kol > her pleasant <4262 machmud >
things that she had <1961 hayah > in the days <3117 yowm > of old
<6924 qedem >, when her people <5971 <am > fell <5307 naphal > into
the hand <3027 yad > of the enemy <6862 tsar >, and none <0369 >ayin
> did help <5826 <azar > her: the adversaries <6862 tsar > saw <7200
ra>ah > her, [and] did mock <7832 sachaq > at <5921 <al > her
sabbaths <4868 mishbath >.
8 Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > hath grievously <2399 chet> >
sinned <2398 chata> >; therefore she is removed <5206 niydah >: all
<3605 kol > that honoured <3513 kabad > her despise <2107 zuwl >
her, because <3588 kiy > they have seen <7200 ra>ah > her nakedness
<6172 <ervah >: yea <1571 gam >, she sigheth <0584 >anach >, and
turneth <7725 shuwb > backward <0268 >achowr >.
9 Her filthiness <2932 tum>ah > [is] in her skirts <7757 shuwl >;
she remembereth <2142 zakar > not her last <0319 >achariyth > end;
therefore she came <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > wonderfully
<6382 pele> >: she had no <0369 >ayin > comforter <5162 nacham >. O
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, behold <7200 ra>ah > my affliction <6040 <oniy
>: for the enemy <0341 >oyeb > hath magnified <1431 gadal >
[himself].
10 The adversary <6862 tsar > hath spread <6566 paras > out his
hand <3027 yad > upon all <3605 kol > her pleasant <4621 ma<atsad >
things: for she hath seen <7200 ra>ah > [that] the heathen <1471
gowy > entered <0935 bow> > into her sanctuary <4720 miqdash >, whom
<0834 >aher > thou didst command <6680 tsavah > [that] they should
not enter <0935 bow> > into thy congregation <6951 qahal >.
11 All <3605 kol > her people <5971 <am > sigh <0584 >anach >, they
seek <1245 baqash > bread <3899 lechem >; they have given <5414
nathan > their pleasant <4622 ma<tsowr > things for meat <0400 >okel
> to relieve <7725 shuwb > the soul <5315 nephesh >: see <7200 ra>ah
>, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and consider <5027 nabat >; for I am
become <1961 hayah > vile <2151 zalal >.
12. [Is it] nothing <3808 lo> > to you, all <3605 kol > ye that
pass <5674 <abar > by? behold <5027 nabat >, and see <7200 ra>ah >
if <0518 >im > there be any sorrow <4341 mak>ob > like unto my
sorrow <4341 mak>ob >, which <0834 >aher > is done <5953 <alal >
unto me, wherewith <0834 >aher > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath
afflicted <3013 yagah > [me] in the day <3117 yowm > of his fierce
<2740 charown > anger <0639 >aph >.
13 From above <4791 marowm > hath he sent <7971 shalach > fire
<0784 >esh > into my bones <6106 <etsem >, and it prevaileth <7287
radah > against them: he hath spread <6566 paras > a net <7568
resheth > for my feet <7272 regel >, he hath turned <7725 shuwb > me
back <0268 >achowr >: he hath made <5414 nathan > me desolate <8076
shamem > [and] faint <1738 davah > all <3605 kol > the day <3117
yowm >.
14 The yoke <5923 <ol > of my transgressions <6588 pesha< > is
bound <8244 saqad > by his hand <3027 yad >: they are wreathed <8276
sarag >, [and] come <5927 <alah > up upon my neck <6677 tsavva>r >:
he hath made my strength <3581 koach > to fall <3782 kashal >, the
Lord <0136 >Adonay > hath delivered <5414 nathan > me into [their]
hands <3027 yad >, [from whom] I am not able <3201 yakol > to rise
<6965 quwm > up.
15 The Lord <0136 >Adonay > hath trodden <5541 calah > under foot
<5541 calah > all <3605 kol > my mighty <47> [men] in the midst
<7130 qereb > of me: he hath called <7121 qara> > an assembly <4150
mow<ed > against <5921 <al > me to crush <7665 shabar > my young
<0970 bachuwr > men: the Lord <0136 >Adonay > hath trodden <1869
darak > the virgin <1330 b@thuwlah >, the daughter <1323 bath > of
Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, [as] in a winepress <1660 gath >.
16 For these <0428 >el-leh > [things] I weep <1058 bakah >; mine
eye <5869 <ayin >, mine eye <5869 <ayin > runneth <3381 yarad > down
with water <4325 mayim >, because <3588 kiy > the comforter <5162
nacham > that should relieve <7725 shuwb > my soul <5315 nephesh >
is far <7368 rachaq > from me: my children <1121 ben > are desolate
<8076 shamem >, because <3588 kiy > the enemy <0341 >oyeb >
prevailed <1396 gabar >.
17 Zion <6726 Tsiyown > spreadeth <6566 paras > forth her hands
<3027 yad >, [and there is] none <0369 >ayin > to comfort <5162
nacham > her: the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath commanded <6680 tsavah >
concerning Jacob <3290 Ya<aqob >, [that] his adversaries <6862 tsar
> [should be] round <5439 cabiyb > about him: Jerusalem <3389
Y@ruwshalaim > is as a menstruous <5079 niddah > woman among <0996
beyn > them.
18 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > is righteous <6662 tsaddiyq >; for I
have rebelled <4784 marah > against his commandment <6310 peh >:
hear <8085 shama< >, I pray <4994 na> > you, all <3605 kol > people
<5971 <am >, and behold <7200 ra>ah > my sorrow <4341 mak>ob >: my
virgins <1330 b@thuwlah > and my young <0970 bachuwr > men are gone
<1980 halak > into captivity <7628 sh@biy >.
19 I called <7121 qara> > for my lovers <0157 >ahab >, [but] they
deceived <7411 ramah > me: my priests <3548 kohen > and mine elders
<2205 zaqen > gave up the ghost <1478 gava< > in the city <5892 <iyr
>, while <3588 kiy > they sought <1245 baqash > their meat <0400
>okel > to relieve <7725 shuwb > their souls <5315 nephesh >.
20 Behold <7200 ra>ah >, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; for I [am] in
distress <6887 tsarar >: my bowels <4578 me<ah > are troubled <2560
chamar >; mine heart <3820 leb > is turned <2015 haphak > within
<7130 qereb > me; for I have grievously <4784 marah > rebelled <4784
marah >: abroad <2351 chuwts > the sword <2719 chereb > bereaveth
<7921 shakol >, at home <1004 bayith > [there is] as death <4194
maveth >.
21 They have heard <8085 shama< > that I sigh <0584 >anach >:
[there is] none <0369 >ayin > to comfort <5162 nacham > me: all
<3605 kol > mine enemies <0341 >oyeb > have heard <8085 shama< > of
my trouble <7451 ra< >; they are glad <7796 Sowreq > that thou hast
done <6213 <asah > [it]: thou wilt bring <0935 bow> > the day <3117
yowm > [that] thou hast called <7121 qara> >, and they shall be like
<3644 k@mow > unto me.
22 Let all <3605 kol > their wickedness <7451 ra< > come <0935 bow>
> before <6440 paniym > thee; and do <5953 <alal > unto them, as
thou hast done <5953 <alal > unto me for all <3605 kol > my
transgressions <6588 pesha< >: for my sighs <0585 >anachah > [are]
many <7227 rab >, and my heart <3820 leb > [is] faint <1742 davvay
>.
Lamentations 2
1. How <0349 >eyk > hath the Lord <0136 >Adonay > covered <5743
<uwb > the daughter <1323 bath > of Zion <6726 Tsiyown > with a
cloud <5743 <uwb > in his anger <0639 >aph >, [and] cast <7993
shalak > down from heaven <8064 shamayim > unto the earth <0776
>erets > the beauty <8597 tiph>arah > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >,
and remembered <2142 zakar > not his footstool in the day <3117 yowm
> of his anger <0639 >aph >!
2 The Lord <0136 >Adonay > hath swallowed <1104 bala< > up all
<3605 kol > the habitations <4999 na>ah > of Jacob <3290 Ya<aqob >,
and hath not pitied <2550 chamal >: he hath thrown <2040 harac >
down <2040 harac > in his wrath <5678 <ebrah > the strong <4013
mibtsar > holds <4013 mibtsar > of the daughter <1323 bath > of
Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >; he hath brought <5060 naga< > [them] down to
the ground <0776 >erets >: he hath polluted <2490 chalal > the
kingdom <4467 mamlakah > and the princes <8269 sar > thereof.
3 He hath cut <1438 gada< > off in [his] fierce <2750 choriy >
anger <0639 >aph > all <3605 kol > the horn <7161 qeren > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >: he hath drawn <7725 shuwb > back <0268 >achowr >
his right <3225 yamiyn > hand <3225 yamiyn > from before <6440
paniym > the enemy <0341 >oyeb >, and he burned <1197 ba<ar >
against Jacob <3290 Ya<aqob > like a flaming <3852 lehabah > fire
<0784 >esh >, [which] devoureth <0398 >akal > round <5439 cabiyb >
about.
4 He hath bent <1869 darak > his bow <7198 qesheth > like an enemy
<0341 >oyeb >: he stood <5324 natsab > with his right <3225 yamiyn >
hand <3225 yamiyn > as an adversary <6862 tsar >, and slew <2026
harag > all <3605 kol > [that were] pleasant <4622 ma<tsowr > to the
eye <5869 <ayin > in the tabernacle <0168 >ohel > of the daughter
<1323 bath > of Zion <6726 Tsiyown >: he poured <8210 shaphak > out
his fury <2534 chemah > like fire <0784 >esh >.
5 The Lord <0136 >Adonay > was as an enemy <0341 >oyeb >: he hath
swallowed <1104 bala< > up Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, he hath
swallowed <1104 bala< > up all <3605 kol > her palaces <0759 >armown
>: he hath destroyed <7843 shachath > his strong <4013 mibtsar >
holds <4013 mibtsar >, and hath increased <7235 rabah > in the
daughter <1323 bath > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > mourning <8386
ta>aniyah > and lamentation <0592 >aniyah >.
6 And he hath violently <2554 chamac > taken away his tabernacle
<7900 sok >, as [if it were of] a garden <1588 gan >: he hath
destroyed <7843 shachath > his places of the assembly <4150 mow<ed
>: the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath caused the solemn <4150 mow<ed >
feasts <4150 mow<ed > and sabbaths <7676 shabbath > to be forgotten
<7911 shakach > in Zion <6726 Tsiyown >, and hath despised <5006
na>ats > in the indignation <2195 za<am > of his anger <0639 >aph >
the king <4428 melek > and the priest <3548 kohen >.
7 The Lord <0136 >Adonay > hath cast <2186 zanach > off his altar
<4196 mizbeach >, he hath abhorred <5010 na>ar > his sanctuary <4720
miqdash >, he hath given <5462 cagar > up into the hand <3027 yad >
of the enemy <0341 >oyeb > the walls <2346 chowmah > of her palaces
<0759 >armown >; they have made <5414 nathan > a noise <6963 qowl >
in the house <1004 bayith > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, as in the
day <3117 yowm > of a solemn <4150 mow<ed > feast <4150 mow<ed >.
8 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath purposed <2803 chashab > to destroy
<7843 shachath > the wall <2346 chowmah > of the daughter <1323 bath
> of Zion <6726 Tsiyown >: he hath stretched <5186 natah > out a
line <6957 qav >, he hath not withdrawn <7725 shuwb > his hand <3027
yad > from destroying <1104 bala< >: therefore he made the rampart
<2426 cheyl > and the wall <2346 chowmah > to lament <56>; they
languished <0535 >amal > together <3162 yachad >.
9 Her gates <8179 sha<ar > are sunk <2883 taba< > into the ground
<0776 >erets >; he hath destroyed <6> and broken <7665 shabar > her
bars <1280 b@riyach >: her king <4428 melek > and her princes <8269
sar > [are] among the Gentiles <1471 gowy >: the law <8451 towrah >
[is] no <0369 >ayin > [more]; her prophets <5030 nabiy> > also <1571
gam > find <4672 matsa> > no <3808 lo> > vision <2377 chazown > from
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.
10. The elders <2205 zaqen > of the daughter <1323 bath > of Zion
<6726 Tsiyown > sit <3427 yashab > upon the ground <0776 >erets >,
[and] keep silence <1826 damam >: they have cast <5927 <alah > up
dust <6083 <aphar > upon their heads <7218 ro>sh >; they have girded
<2296 chagar > themselves with sackcloth <8242 saq >: the virgins
<1330 b@thuwlah > of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > hang <3381 yarad
> down <3381 yarad > their heads <7218 ro>sh > to the ground <0776
>erets >.
11 Mine eyes <5869 <ayin > do fail <3615 kalah > with tears <1832
dim<ah >, my bowels <4578 me<ah > are troubled <2560 chamar >, my
liver <3516 kabed > is poured <8210 shaphak > upon the earth <0776
>erets >, for the destruction <7667 sheber > of the daughter <1323
bath > of my people <5971 <am >; because the children <5768 <owlel >
and the sucklings <3243 yanaq > swoon <5848 <ataph > in the streets
<7339 r@chob > of the city <7151 qiryah >.
12 They say <0559 >amar > to their mothers <0517 >em >, Where <0346
>ayeh > [is] corn <1715 dagan > and wine <3196 yayin >? when they
swooned <5848 <ataph > as the wounded <2491 chalal > in the streets
<7339 r@chob > of the city <5892 <iyr >, when their soul <5315
nephesh > was poured <8210 shaphak > out into <0413 >el > their
mothers <0517 >em >' bosom <2436 cheyq >.
13 What <4100 mah > thing shall I take to witness <5749 <uwd > for
thee? what <4100 mah > thing shall I liken <1819 damah > to thee, O
daughter <1323 bath > of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >? what <4100
mah > shall I equal <7737 shavah > to thee, that I may comfort <5162
nacham > thee, O virgin <1330 b@thuwlah > daughter <1323 bath > of
Zion <6726 Tsiyown >? for thy breach <7667 sheber > [is] great <1419
gadowl > like the sea <3220 yam >: who <4310 miy > can heal <7495
rapha> > thee?
14 Thy prophets <5030 nabiy> > have seen <2372 chazah > vain <7723
shav> > and foolish <8602 taphel > things for thee: and they have
not discovered <1540 galah > thine iniquity <5771 <avon >, to turn
<7725 shuwb > away thy captivity <7622 sh@buwth >; but have seen
<2372 chazah > for thee false <7723 shav> > burdens <4864 mas>eth >
and causes of banishment <4065 madduwach >.
15 All <3605 kol > that pass <5674 <abar > by clap <5606 caphaq >
[their] hands <3709 kaph > at <5921 <al > thee; they hiss <8319
sharaq > and wag <5128 nuwa< > their head <7218 ro>sh > at <5921 <al
> the daughter <1323 bath > of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >,
[saying, Is] this <2088 zeh > the city <5892 <iyr > that [men] call
<0559 >amar > The perfection <3632 kaliyl > of beauty <3308 yophiy
>, The joy <4885 masows > of the whole <3605 kol > earth <0776
>erets >?
16 All <3605 kol > thine enemies <0341 >oyeb > have opened <6475
patsah > their mouth <6310 peh > against <5921 <al > thee: they hiss
<8319 sharaq > and gnash <2786 charaq > the teeth <8127 shen >: they
say <0559 >amar >, We have swallowed <1104 bala< > [her] up:
certainly <0389 >ak > this <2088 zeh > [is] the day <3117 yowm >
that we looked <6960 qavah > for; we have found <4672 matsa> >, we
have seen <7200 ra>ah > [it].
17 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath done <6213 <asah > [that] which
<0834 >aher > he had devised <2161 zamam >; he hath fulfilled <1214
batsa< > his word <0565 >imrah > that he had commanded <6680 tsavah
> in the days <3117 yowm > of old <6924 qedem >: he hath thrown
<2040 harac > down <2040 harac >, and hath not pitied <2550 chamal
>: and he hath caused [thine] enemy <0341 >oyeb > to rejoice <8055
samach > over <5921 <al > thee, he hath set <7311 ruwm > up the horn
<7161 qeren > of thine adversaries <6862 tsar >.
18 Their heart <3820 leb > cried <6817 tsa<aq > unto the Lord <0136
>Adonay >, O wall <2346 chowmah > of the daughter <1323 bath > of
Zion <6726 Tsiyown >, let tears <1832 dim<ah > run <3381 yarad >
down like a river <5158 nachal > day <3119 yowmam > and night <3915
layil >: give <5414 nathan > thyself no <0408 >al > rest <6314
puwgah >; let not the apple <1323 bath > of thine eye <5869 <ayin >
cease <1826 damam >.
19 Arise <6965 quwm >, cry <7442 ranan > out in the night <3915
layil >: in the beginning <7218 ro>sh > of the watches <0821
>ashmurah > pour <8210 shaphak > out thine heart <3820 leb > like
water <4325 mayim > before <5227 nokach > the face <6440 paniym > of
the Lord <0136 >Adonay >: lift <5375 nasa> > up thy hands <3709 kaph
> toward <5921 <al > him for the life <5315 nephesh > of thy young
children, that faint <5848 <ataph > for hunger <7457 ra<eb > in the
top <7218 ro>sh > of every <3605 kol > street <2351 chuwts >.
20 Behold <7200 ra>ah >, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and consider <5027
nabat > to whom <4310 miy > thou hast done <5953 <alal > this <3541
koh >. Shall the women <0802 >ishshah > eat <0398 >akal > their
fruit <6529 p@riy >, [and] children <5768 <owlel > of a span <2949
tippuch > long? shall the priest <3548 kohen > and the prophet <5030
nabiy> > be slain <2026 harag > in the sanctuary <4720 miqdash > of
the Lord <0136 >Adonay >?
21 The young <5288 na<ar > and the old <2205 zaqen > lie <7901
shakab > on the ground <0776 >erets > in the streets <2351 chuwts >:
my virgins <1330 b@thuwlah > and my young <0970 bachuwr > men are
fallen <5307 naphal > by the sword <2719 chereb >; thou hast slain
<2026 harag > [them] in the day <3117 yowm > of thine anger <0639
>aph >; thou hast killed <2873 tabach >, [and] not pitied <2550
chamal >.
22 Thou hast called <7121 qara> > as in a solemn <4150 mow<ed > day
<3117 yowm > my terrors <4032 magowr > round <5439 cabiyb > about,
so that in the day <3117 yowm > of the LORD'S <3068 Y@hovah > anger
<0639 >aph > none <3808 lo> > escaped nor remained <8300 sariyd >:
those that I have swaddled <2946 taphach > and brought <7235 rabah >
up hath mine enemy <0341 >oyeb > consumed <3615 kalah >.
Lamentations 3
1. I [am] the man <1397 geber > [that] hath seen <7200 ra>ah >
affliction <6040 <oniy > by the rod <7626 shebet > of his wrath
<5678 <ebrah >.
2 He hath led <5090 nahag > me, and brought <3212 yalak > [me into]
darkness <2822 choshek >, but not [into] light <0216 >owr >.
3 Surely <0389 >ak > against me is he turned <7725 shuwb >; he
turneth <7725 shuwb > his hand <3027 yad > [against me] all <3605
kol > the day <3117 yowm >.
4 My flesh <1320 basar > and my skin <5785 <owr > hath he made old
<1086 balah >; he hath broken <7665 shabar > my bones <6106 <etsem
>.
5 He hath builded <1129 banah > against <5921 <al > me, and
compassed <5362 naqaph > [me] with gall <7219 ro>sh > and travail
<3205 yalad >.
6 He hath set <3427 yashab > me in dark <4285 machshak > places, as
[they that be] dead <4191 muwth > of old <5769 <owlam >.
7 He hath hedged <1443 gadar > me about <1157 b@<ad >, that I
cannot <3808 lo> > get <3318 yatsa> > out: he hath made my chain
<5178 n@chosheth > heavy <3513 kabad >.
8 Also <1571 gam > when <3588 kiy > I cry <2199 za<aq > and shout
<7768 shava< >, he shutteth <5640 catham > out my prayer <8605
t@phillah >.
9 He hath inclosed <1443 gadar > my ways <1870 derek > with hewn
<1496 gaziyth > stone <1496 gaziyth >, he hath made my paths <5410
nathiyb > crooked <5753 <avah >.
10 He [was] unto me [as] a bear <1677 dob > lying in wait <0693
>arab >, [and as] a lion <0738 >ariy > in secret <4565 mictar >
places.
11 He hath turned <5493 cuwr > aside my ways <1870 derek >, and
pulled <6582 pashach > me in pieces: he hath made <7760 suwm > me
desolate <8076 shamem >.
12 He hath bent <1869 darak > his bow <7198 qesheth >, and set
<5324 natsab > me as a mark <4307 mattara> > for the arrow <2671
chets >.
13 He hath caused the arrows <2671 chets > of his quiver <0827
>ashpah > to enter <0935 bow> > into my reins <3629 kilyah >.
14 I was a derision <7814 s@chowq > to all <3605 kol > my people
<5971 <am >; [and] their song <5058 n@giynah > all <3605 kol > the
day <3117 yowm >.
15 He hath filled <7646 saba< > me with bitterness <4844 m@ror >,
he hath made me drunken <7301 ravah > with wormwood <3939 la<anah >.
16 He hath also broken <1638 garac > my teeth <8127 shen > with
gravel <2687 chatsats > stones <2687 chatsats >, he hath covered
<3728 kaphash > me with ashes <0665 >epher >.
17 And thou hast removed <2186 zanach > my soul <5315 nephesh > far
<2186 zanach > off from peace <7965 shalowm >: I forgat <5382 nashah
> prosperity <2896 towb >.
18 And I said <0559 >amar >, My strength <5331 netsach > and my
hope <8431 towcheleth > is perished <6> from the LORD <3068 Y@hovah
>:
19 Remembering <2142 zakar > mine affliction <6040 <oniy > and my
misery <4788 maruwd >, the wormwood <3939 la<anah > and the gall
<7219 ro>sh >.
20 My soul <5315 nephesh > hath [them] still in remembrance <2142
zakar >, and is humbled <7743 shuwach > in me.
21. This <2063 zo>th > I recall <7725 shuwb > to my mind <3820 leb
>, therefore have I hope <3176 yachal >.
22 [It is of] the LORD'S <3068 Y@hovah > mercies <2617 checed >
that we are not consumed <8552 tamam >, because <3588 kiy > his
compassions <7355 racham > fail <3615 kalah > not.
23 [They are] new <2319 chadash > every morning <1242 boqer >:
great <7227 rab > [is] thy faithfulness <0530 >emuwnah >.
24 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] my portion <2506 cheleq >, saith
<0559 >amar > my soul <5315 nephesh >; therefore will I hope <3176
yachal > in him.
25 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] good <2896 towb > unto them that
wait <6960 qavah > for him, to the soul <5315 nephesh > [that]
seeketh <1875 darash > him.
26 [It is] good <2896 towb > that [a man] should both hope <2342
chuwl > and quietly wait <1748 duwmam > for the salvation <8668
t@shuw<ah > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.
27 [It is] good <2896 towb > for a man <1397 geber > that he bear
<5375 nasa> > the yoke <5923 <ol > in his youth <5271 na<uwr >.
28 He sitteth <3427 yashab > alone <0905 bad > and keepeth silence
<1826 damam >, because <3588 kiy > he hath borne <5190 natal > [it]
upon him.
29 He putteth <5414 nathan > his mouth <6310 peh > in the dust
<6083 <aphar >; if <0194 >uwlay > so be there may be hope <8615
tiqvah >.
30 He giveth <5414 nathan > [his] cheek <3895 l@chiy > to him that
smiteth <5221 nakah > him: he is filled <7646 saba< > full <7646
saba< > with reproach <2781 cherpah >.
31 For the Lord <0136 >Adonay > will not cast <2186 zanach > off
for ever <5769 <owlam >:
32 But though <0518 >im > he cause grief <3013 yagah >, yet will he
have compassion <7355 racham > according to the multitude <7230 rob
> of his mercies <2617 checed >.
33 For he doth not afflict <6031 <anah > willingly <3820 leb > nor
grieve <3013 yagah > the children <1121 ben > of men <0376 >iysh >.
34 To crush <1792 daka> > under <8478 tachath > his feet <7272
regel > all <3605 kol > the prisoners <0615 >aciyr > of the earth
<0776 >erets >,
35 To turn <5186 natah > aside <5186 natah > the right <4941
mishpat > of a man <1397 geber > before <5048 neged > the face <6440
paniym > of the most <5945 >elyown > High <5945 >elyown >,
36 To subvert <5791 <avath > a man <0120 >adam > in his cause <7379
riyb >, the Lord <0136 >Adonay > approveth <7200 ra>ah > not.
37. Who <4310 miy > [is] he [that] saith <0559 >amar >, and it
cometh <1961 hayah > to pass, [when] the Lord <0136 >Adonay >
commandeth <6680 tsavah > [it] not?
38 Out of the mouth <6310 peh > of the most <5945 >elyown > High
<5945 >elyown > proceedeth <3318 yatsa> > not evil <7451 ra< > and
good <2896 towb >?
39 Wherefore <4100 mah > doth a living <2416 chay > man <0120 >adam
> complain <0596 >anan >, a man <1397 geber > for the punishment
<2399 chet> > of his sins <2399 chet> >?
40 Let us search <2664 chaphas > and try <2713 chaqar > our ways
<1870 derek >, and turn <7725 shuwb > again <7725 shuwb > to the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.
41 Let us lift <5375 nasa> > up our heart <3824 lebab > with [our]
hands <3709 kaph > unto God <0410 >el > in the heavens <8064
shamayim >.
42. We have transgressed <6586 pasha< > and have rebelled <4784
marah >: thou hast not pardoned <5545 calach >.
43 Thou hast covered <5526 cakak > with anger <0639 >aph >, and
persecuted <7291 radaph > us: thou hast slain <2026 harag >, thou
hast not pitied <2550 chamal >.
44 Thou hast covered <5526 cakak > thyself with a cloud <6051 <anan
>, that [our] prayer <8605 t@phillah > should not pass <5674 <abar >
through.
45 Thou hast made <7760 suwm > us [as] the offscouring <5501 c@chiy
> and refuse <3973 ma>owc > in the midst <7130 qereb > of the people
<5971 <am >.
46 All <3605 kol > our enemies <0341 >oyeb > have opened <6475
patsah > their mouths <6310 peh > against <5921 <al > us.
47 Fear <6343 pachad > and a snare <6354 pachath > is come <1961
hayah > upon us, desolation <7612 she>th > and destruction <7667
sheber >.
48 Mine eye <5869 <ayin > runneth <3381 yarad > down with rivers
<6388 peleg > of water <4325 mayim > for the destruction <7667
sheber > of the daughter <1323 bath > of my people <5971 <am >.
49 Mine eye <5869 <ayin > trickleth <5064 nagar > down, and ceaseth
<1820 damah > not, without <0369 >ayin > any intermission <2014
haphugah >,
50 Till <5704 <ad > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > look <8259 shaqaph >
down, and behold <7200 ra>ah > from heaven <8064 shamayim >.
51 Mine eye <5869 <ayin > affecteth <5953 <alal > mine heart <5315
nephesh > because of all <3605 kol > the daughters <1121 ben > of my
city <5892 <iyr >.
52 Mine enemies <0341 >oyeb > chased <6679 tsuwd > me sore, like a
bird <6833 tsippowr >, without <2600 chinnam > cause <2600 chinnam
>.
53 They have cut <6789 tsamath > off my life <2416 chay > in the
dungeon <0953 bowr >, and cast <3034 yadah > a stone <68> upon me.
54 Waters <4325 mayim > flowed <6687 tsuwph > over <5921 <al > mine
head <7218 ro>sh >; [then] I said <0559 >amar >, I am cut <1504
gazar > off.
55. I called <7121 qara> > upon thy name <8034 shem >, O LORD <3068
Y@hovah >, out of the low <8482 tachtiy > dungeon <0953 bowr >.
56 Thou hast heard <8085 shama< > my voice <6963 qowl >: hide <5956
<alam > not thine ear <0241 >ozen > at my breathing <7309 r@vachah
>, at my cry <7775 shav<ah >.
57 Thou drewest near <7126 qarab > in the day <3117 yowm > [that] I
called <7121 qara> > upon thee: thou saidst <0559 >amar >, Fear
<3372 yare> > not.
58 O Lord <0136 >Adonay >, thou hast pleaded <7378 riyb > the
causes <7379 riyb > of my soul <5315 nephesh >; thou hast redeemed
<1350 ga>al > my life.
59 O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, thou hast seen <7200 ra>ah > my wrong
<5792 <avvathah >: judge <8199 shaphat > thou my cause <4941 mishpat
>.
60 Thou hast seen <7200 ra>ah > all <3605 kol > their vengeance
<5360 n@qamah > [and] all <3605 kol > their imaginations <4284
machashabah > against me.
61 Thou hast heard <8085 shama< > their reproach <2781 cherpah >, O
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, [and] all <3605 kol > their imaginations <4284
machashabah > against <5921 <al > me;
62 The lips <8193 saphah > of those that rose <6965 quwm > up
against me, and their device <1902 higgayown > against <5921 <al >
me all <3605 kol > the day <3117 yowm >.
63 Behold <5027 nabat > their sitting <3427 yashab > down, and
their rising <7012 qiymah > up; I [am] their musick <4485 mangiynah
>.
64 Render <7725 shuwb > unto them a recompence <1576 g@muwl >, O
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, according to the work <4639 ma<aseh > of their
hands <3027 yad >.
65 Give <5414 nathan > them sorrow <4044 m@ginnah > of heart <3820
leb >, thy curse <8381 ta>alah > unto them.
66 Persecute <7291 radaph > and destroy <8045 shamad > them in
anger <0639 >aph > from under <8478 tachath > the heavens <8064
shamayim > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.
Lamentations 4
1. How <0349 >eyk > is the gold <2091 zahab > become <6004 <amam >
dim <6004 <amam >! [how] is the most <2896 towb > fine gold <3800
kethem > changed <8132 shana >! the stones <68> of the sanctuary
<6944 qodesh > are poured <8210 shaphak > out in the top <7218 ro>sh
> of every <3605 kol > street <2351 chuwts >.
2 The precious <3368 yaqar > sons <1121 ben > of Zion <6726 Tsiyown
>, comparable <5577 cancin > to fine gold <6337 paz >, how are they
esteemed <2803 chashab > as earthen <2789 cheres > pitchers <5035
nebel >, the work <4639 ma<aseh > of the hands <3027 yad > of the
potter <3335 yatsar >!
3 Even <1571 gam > the sea monsters <8577 tanniyn > draw <2502
chalats > out the breast <7699 shad >, they give suck <3243 yanaq >
to their young <1482 guwr > ones: the daughter <1323 bath > of my
people <5971 <am > [is become] cruel <0393 >akzar >, like the
ostriches <3283 ya<en > in the wilderness <4057 midbar >.
4 The tongue <3956 lashown > of the sucking <3243 yanaq > child
cleaveth <1692 dabaq > to the roof <2441 chek > of his mouth <2441
chek > for thirst <6772 tsama> >: the young children <5768 <owlel >
ask <7592 sha>al > bread <3899 lechem >, [and] no <0369 >ayin > man
breaketh <6566 paras > [it] unto them.
5 They that did feed <0398 >akal > delicately <4574 ma<adan > are
desolate <8074 shamem > in the streets <2351 chuwts >: they that
were brought <0539 >aman > up in scarlet <8144 shaniy > embrace
<2263 chabaq > dunghills <0830 >ashpoth >.
6 For the punishment <5771 <avon > of the iniquity <5771 <avon > of
the daughter <1323 bath > of my people <5971 <am > is greater <1431
gadal > than the punishment <2403 chatta>ah > of the sin of Sodom
<5467 C@dom >, that was overthrown <2015 haphak > as in a moment
<7281 rega< >, and no <3808 lo> > hands <3027 yad > stayed <2342
chuwl > on her.
7 Her Nazarites <5139 naziyr > were purer <2141 zakak > than snow
<7950 sheleg >, they were whiter <6705 tsachach > than milk <2461
chalab >, they were more ruddy <0119 >adam > in body <6106 <etsem >
than rubies <6443 paniyn >, their polishing <1508 gizrah > [was] of
sapphire <5601 cappiyr >:
8 Their visage <8389 to>ar > is blacker <2821 chashak > than a coal
<7815 sh@chowr >; they are not known <5234 nakar > in the streets
<2351 chuwts >: their skin <5785 <owr > cleaveth <6821 tsaphad > to
their bones <6106 <etsem >; it is withered <3001 yabesh >, it is
become <1961 hayah > like <3644 k@mow > a stick <6086 <ets >.
9 [They that be] slain <2491 chalal > with the sword <2719 chereb >
are better <2896 towb > than [they that be] slain <2491 chalal >
with hunger <7457 ra<eb >: for these <1992 hem > pine <2100 zuwb >
away, stricken <1856 daqar > through for [want of] the fruits <8570
t@nuwbah > of the field <7704 sadeh >.
10 The hands <3027 yad > of the pitiful <7362 rachmaniy > women
<0802 >ishshah > have sodden <1310 bashal > their own children <3206
yeled >: they were their meat <1262 barah > in the destruction <7667
sheber > of the daughter <1323 bath > of my people <5971 <am >.
11 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath accomplished <3615 kalah > his
fury <2534 chemah >; he hath poured <8210 shaphak > out his fierce
<2740 charown > anger <0639 >aph >, and hath kindled <3341 yatsath >
a fire <0784 >esh > in Zion <6726 Tsiyown >, and it hath devoured
<0398 >akal > the foundations <3247 y@cowd > thereof.
12 The kings <4428 melek > of the earth <0776 >erets >, and all
<3605 kol > the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of the world <8398 tebel
>, would not have believed <0539 >aman > that the adversary <6862
tsar > and the enemy <0341 >oyeb > should have entered <0935 bow> >
into the gates <8179 sha<ar > of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.
13. For the sins <2403 chatta>ah > of her prophets <5030 nabiy> >,
[and] the iniquities <5771 <avon > of her priests <3548 kohen >,
that have shed <8210 shaphak > the blood <1818 dam > of the just
<6662 tsaddiyq > in the midst <7130 qereb > of her,
14 They have wandered <5128 nuwa< > [as] blind <5787 <ivver > [men]
in the streets <2351 chuwts >, they have polluted <1351 ga>al >
themselves with blood <1818 dam >, so that men could <3201 yakol >
not touch <5060 naga< > their garments <3830 l@buwsh >.
15 They cried <7121 qara> > unto them, Depart <5493 cuwr > ye; [it
is] unclean <2931 tame> >; depart <5493 cuwr >, depart <5493 cuwr >,
touch <5060 naga< > not: when <3588 kiy > they fled <5132 nuwts >
away and wandered <5128 nuwa< >, they said <0559 >amar > among the
heathen <1471 gowy >, They shall no <3808 lo> > more <3254 yacaph >
sojourn <1481 guwr > [there].
16 The anger <6440 paniym > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath
divided <2505 chalaq > them; he will no <3808 lo> > more <3254
yacaph > regard <5027 nabat > them: they respected <5375 nasa> > not
the persons <6440 paniym > of the priests <3548 kohen >, they
favoured <2603 chanan > not the elders <2205 zaqen >.
17 As for us, our eyes <5869 <ayin > as yet <5750 <owd > failed
<3615 kalah > for our vain <1892 hebel > help <5833 <ezrah >: in our
watching <6822 tsaphah > we have watched <6822 tsaphah > for a
nation <1471 gowy > [that] could not save <3467 yasha< > [us].
18 They hunt <6679 tsuwd > our steps <6806 tsa<ad >, that we cannot
<3808 lo> > go <3212 yalak > in our streets <7339 r@chob >: our end
<7093 qets > is near <7126 qarab >, our days <3117 yowm > are
fulfilled <4390 male> >; for our end <7093 qets > is come <0935 bow>
>.
19 Our persecutors <7291 radaph > are swifter <7031 qal > than the
eagles <5404 nesher > of the heaven <8064 shamayim >: they pursued
<1814 dalaq > us upon the mountains <2022 har >, they laid wait
<0693 >arab > for us in the wilderness <4057 midbar >.
20 The breath <7307 ruwach > of our nostrils <0639 >aph >, the
anointed <4899 mashiyach > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, was taken
<3920 lakad > in their pits <7825 sh@chiyth >, of whom <0834 >aher >
we said <0559 >amar >, Under his shadow <6738 tsel > we shall live
<2421 chayah > among the heathen <1471 gowy >.
21. Rejoice <7797 suws > and be glad <8056 sameach >, O daughter
<1323 bath > of Edom <0123 >Edom >, that dwellest <3427 yashab > in
the land <0776 >erets > of Uz <5780 <Uwts >; the cup <3563 kowc >
also <1571 gam > shall pass <5674 <abar > through unto thee: thou
shalt be drunken <7937 shakar >, and shalt make thyself naked <6168
<arah >.
22 The punishment <5771 <avon > of thine iniquity <5771 <avon > is
accomplished <8552 tamam >, O daughter <1323 bath > of Zion <6726
Tsiyown >; he will no <3808 lo> > more <3254 yacaph > carry <1540
galah > thee away into captivity <1540 galah >: he will visit <6485
paqad > thine iniquity <5771 <avon >, O daughter <1323 bath > of
Edom <0123 >Edom >; he will discover <1540 galah > thy sins <2403
chatta>ah >.
Lamentations 5
1. Remember <2142 zakar >, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, what <4100 mah >
is come <1961 hayah > upon us: consider <5027 nabat >, and behold
<7200 ra>ah > our reproach <2781 cherpah >.
2 Our inheritance <5159 nachalah > is turned <2015 haphak > to
strangers <2114 zuwr >, our houses <1004 bayith > to aliens <5237
nokriy >.
3 We are orphans <3490 yathowm > and fatherless <3691 Kiclev >, our
mothers <0517 >em > [are] as widows <0490 >almanah >.
4 We have drunken <8354 shathah > our water <4325 mayim > for money
<3701 keceph >; our wood <6086 <ets > is sold unto us.
5 Our necks <6677 tsavva>r > [are] under <5921 <al > persecution
<7291 radaph >: we labour <3021 yaga< >, [and] have no <3808 lo> >
rest <5117 nuwach >.
6 We have given <5414 nathan > the hand <3027 yad > [to] the
Egyptians <4714 Mitsrayim >, [and to] the Assyrians <0804 >Ashshuwr
>, to be satisfied <7646 saba< > with bread <3899 lechem >.
7 Our fathers <1> have sinned <2398 chata> >, [and are] not; and we
have borne <5445 cabal > their iniquities <5771 <avon >.
8 Servants <5650 <ebed > have ruled <4910 mashal > over us: [there
is] none <0369 >ayin > that doth deliver <6561 paraq > [us] out of
their hand <3027 yad >.
9 We gat <0935 bow> > our bread <3899 lechem > with [the peril of]
our lives <5315 nephesh > because <6440 paniym > of the sword <2719
chereb > of the wilderness <4057 midbar >.
10 Our skin <5785 <owr > was black <3648 kamar > like an oven <8574
tannuwr > because <6440 paniym > of the terrible <2152 zal<aphah >
famine <7458 ra<ab >.
11 They ravished <6031 <anah > the women <0802 >ishshah > in Zion
<6726 Tsiyown >, [and] the maids <1330 b@thuwlah > in the cities
<5892 <iyr > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >.
12 Princes <8269 sar > are hanged <8518 talah > up by their hand
<3027 yad >: the faces <6440 paniym > of elders <2205 zaqen > were
not honoured <1921 hadar >.
13 They took <5375 nasa> > the young <0970 bachuwr > men to grind
<2911 t@chown >, and the children <5288 na<ar > fell <3782 kashal >
under the wood <6086 <ets >.
14 The elders <2205 zaqen > have ceased <7673 shabath > from the
gate <8179 sha<ar >, the young <0970 bachuwr > men from their musick
<5058 n@giynah >.
15 The joy <4885 masows > of our heart <3820 leb > is ceased <7673
shabath >; our dance <4234 machowl > is turned <2015 haphak > into
mourning <60>.
16 The crown <5850 <atarah > is fallen <5307 naphal > [from] our
head <7218 ro>sh >: woe <0188 >owy > unto us, that we have sinned
<2398 chata> >!
17. For this <2088 zeh > our heart <3820 leb > is faint <1739 daveh
>; for these <0428 >el-leh > [things] our eyes <5869 <ayin > are dim
<2821 chashak >.
18 Because <5921 <al > of the mountain <2022 har > of Zion <6726
Tsiyown >, which is desolate <8074 shamem >, the foxes <7776 shuw<al
> walk <1980 halak > upon it.
19 Thou, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, remainest <3427 yashab > for ever
<5769 <owlam >; thy throne <3678 kicce> > from generation <1755 dowr
> to generation <1755 dowr >.
20 Wherefore <4100 mah > dost thou forget <7911 shakach > us for
ever <5331 netsach >, [and] forsake <5800 <azab > us so long <0753
>orek > time <3117 yowm >?
21 Turn <7725 shuwb > thou us unto thee, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >,
and we shall be turned <7725 shuwb >; renew <2318 chadash > our days
<3117 yowm > as of old <6924 qedem >.
22 But thou hast utterly rejected <3988 ma>ac > us; thou art very
wroth <7107 qatsaph > against <5921 <al > us.