Lamentations 1
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בָּכ֨וֹbitterly weepתִבְכֶּ֜הshe weepsבַּלַּ֗יְלָהin the nightוְדִמְעָתָהּ֙and tears herעַ֣לare onלֶֽחֱיָ֔הּcheek herאֵֽין־notלָ֥הּbelongs to herמְנַחֵ֖םa comforterמִכָּל־from allאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָlovers herכָּל־allרֵעֶ֙יהָ֙friends herבָּ֣גְדוּthey have dealt treacherouslyבָ֔הּwith herהָ֥יוּthey have becomeלָ֖הּof herלְאֹיְבִֽים׃ סinto enemies
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גָּֽלְתָ֨הshe has gone into exileיְהוּדָ֤הJudahמֵעֹ֙נִי֙from afflictionוּמֵרֹ֣בand from an abundance ofעֲבֹדָ֔הservitudeהִ֚יאherיָשְׁבָ֣הshe dwellsבַגּוֹיִ֔םamong the nationsלֹ֥אnotמָצְאָ֖הshe has foundמָנ֑וֹחַa resting placeכָּל־allרֹדְפֶ֥יהָpursuers herהִשִּׂיג֖וּהָthey have overtaken herבֵּ֥יןbetweenהַמְּצָרִֽים׃ סthe narrow places
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דַּרְכֵ֨יthe roads ofצִיּ֜וֹןZionאֲבֵל֗וֹתare mourningמִבְּלִי֙because notבָּאֵ֣יthose who comeמוֹעֵ֔דof an appointed feastכָּל־allשְׁעָרֶ֙יהָ֙gates herשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יןare desolateכֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָpriests herנֶאֱנָחִ֑יםare groaningבְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָvirgins herנּוּג֖וֹתare grievingוְהִ֥יאand sheמַר־it is bitterלָֽהּ׃ סto her
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הָי֨וּthey have becomeצָרֶ֤יהָopponents herלְרֹאשׁ֙into a headאֹיְבֶ֣יהָenemies herשָׁל֔וּthey are at easeכִּֽי־forיְהוָ֥הYahwehהוֹגָ֖הּhe has caused grief to herעַ֣לonרֹב־the multitude ofפְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָtransgressions herעוֹלָלֶ֛יהָchildren herהָלְכ֥וּthey have goneשְׁבִ֖יcaptivityלִפְנֵי־to beforeצָֽר׃ סan opponent
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וַיֵּצֵ֥אand it has gone outמִבַּתfrom the daughter ofצִיּ֖וֹןZionכָּל־allהֲדָרָ֑הּsplendor herהָי֣וּthey have becomeשָׂרֶ֗יהָprinces herכְּאַיָּלִים֙like deerלֹא־which notמָצְא֣וּthey have foundמִרְעֶ֔הpastureוַיֵּלְכ֥וּand they have goneבְלֹא־with notכֹ֖חַstrengthלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeרוֹדֵֽף׃ סa pursuer
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זָֽכְרָ֣הshe has rememberedיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalemיְמֵ֤יthe days ofעָנְיָהּ֙affliction herוּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָand homelessnesses herכֹּ֚לallמַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָprecious things herאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהָי֖וּthey wereמִ֣ימֵיfrom days ofקֶ֑דֶםantiquityבִּנְפֹ֧לwhen fellעַמָּ֣הּpeople herבְּיַד־in the hand ofצָ֗רan opponentוְאֵ֤יןand notעוֹזֵר֙a helperלָ֔הּbelonged to herרָא֣וּהָthey saw herצָרִ֔יםopponentsשָׂחֲק֖וּthey laughedעַ֥לatמִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ סannihilations her
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חֵ֤טְאsinחָֽטְאָה֙she has sinnedיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemעַל־there-כֵּ֖ן-foreלְנִידָ֣הinto impurityהָיָ֑תָהshe has becomeכָּֽל־allמְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָthose who honored herהִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙they despise herכִּי־forרָא֣וּthey have seenעֶרְוָתָ֔הּnakedness herגַּם־alsoהִ֥יאsheנֶאֶנְחָ֖הshe has groanedוַתָּ֥שָׁבand she has turned awayאָחֽוֹר׃ סbackward
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טֻמְאָתָ֣הּuncleanness herבְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָwas on skirts herלֹ֤אnotזָֽכְרָה֙she rememberedאַחֲרִיתָ֔הּoutcome herוַתֵּ֣רֶדand she has come downפְּלָאִ֔יםwondersאֵ֥יןnotמְנַחֵ֖םa comforterלָ֑הּbelonged to herרְאֵ֤הseeיְהוָה֙O Yahwehאֶת־obj.עָנְיִ֔יaffliction myכִּ֥יforהִגְדִּ֖ילit has magnified itselfאוֹיֵֽב׃ סthe enemy
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ל֣וֹאnotאֲלֵיכֶם֮to youכָּל־O allעֹ֣בְרֵיthose who pass by ofדֶרֶךְ֒the roadהַבִּ֣יטוּlookוּרְא֗וּand seeאִם־ifיֵ֤שׁthereמַכְאוֹב֙is painכְּמַכְאֹבִ֔יlike pain myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעוֹלַ֖לit has been doneלִ֑יto meאֲשֶׁר֙whichהוֹגָ֣הhe has caused griefיְהוָ֔הYahwehבְּי֖וֹםon the day ofחֲר֥וֹןthe burning ofאַפּֽוֹ׃ סanger his
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נִשְׂקַד֩it has been bound onעֹ֨לthe yoke ofפְּשָׁעַ֜יtransgressions myבְּיָד֗וֹby hand hisיִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּthey are woven togetherעָל֥וּthey have come upעַל־onצַוָּארִ֖יneck myהִכְשִׁ֣ילhe has made feebleכֹּחִ֑יstrength myנְתָנַ֣נִיhe has given meאֲדֹנָ֔יthe Lordבִּידֵ֖יin the hands ofלֹא־those whom notאוּכַ֥לI am ableקֽוּם׃ סto stand
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סִלָּ֨הhe has thrown awayכָל־allאַבִּירַ֤י׀mighty ones myאֲדֹנָי֙the Lordבְּקִרְבִּ֔יin midst myקָרָ֥אhe has proclaimedעָלַ֛יon meמוֹעֵ֖דan appointed meetingלִשְׁבֹּ֣רto breakבַּחוּרָ֑יyoung men myגַּ֚תa winepressדָּרַ֣ךְhe has troddenאֲדֹנָ֔יthe Lordלִבְתוּלַ֖תfor the virgin ofבַּת־the daughter ofיְהוּדָֽה׃ סJudah
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עַל־onאֵ֣לֶּה׀these thingsאֲנִ֣יIבוֹכִיָּ֗הam weepingעֵינִ֤י׀eye myעֵינִי֙eye myיֹ֣רְדָהis going downמַּ֔יִםwaterכִּֽי־forרָחַ֥קhe is farמִמֶּ֛נִּיfrom meמְנַחֵ֖םa comforterמֵשִׁ֣יבone who restoresנַפְשִׁ֑יlife myהָי֤וּthey areבָנַי֙children myשֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔יםdesolateכִּ֥יforגָבַ֖רhe has prevailedאוֹיֵֽב׃ סthe enemy
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פֵּֽרְשָׂ֨הit has spread outצִיּ֜וֹןZionבְּיָדֶ֗יהָin hands itsאֵ֤יןnotמְנַחֵם֙a comforterלָ֔הּbelongs to itצִוָּ֧הhe has commandedיְהוָ֛הYahwehלְיַעֲקֹ֖בof Jacobסְבִיבָ֣יוthose around himצָרָ֑יוwill be opponents hisהָיְתָ֧הit has becomeיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םJerusalemלְנִדָּ֖הinto an impure thingבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ סbetween them
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רְאֵ֨הseeיְהוָ֤הO Yahwehכִּֽי־forצַר־distressלִי֙belongs to meמֵעַ֣יinward parts myחֳמַרְמָ֔רוּthey are in turmoilנֶהְפַּ֤ךְit has been overturnedלִבִּי֙heart myבְּקִרְבִּ֔יin inner being myכִּ֥יforמָר֖וֹextremely be rebelliousמָרִ֑יתִיI have been rebelliousמִח֥וּץfrom outsideשִׁכְּלָה־it has bereavedחֶ֖רֶבa swordבַּבַּ֥יִתis in the houseכַּמָּֽוֶת׃ סlike the death
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שָׁמְע֞וּthey heardכִּ֧יthatנֶאֱנָחָ֣הwas groaningאָ֗נִיIאֵ֤יןnotמְנַחֵם֙a comforterלִ֔יbelonged to meכָּל־allאֹ֨יְבַ֜יenemies myשָׁמְע֤וּthey heardרָֽעָתִי֙distress myשָׂ֔שׂוּthey rejoicedכִּ֥יforאַתָּ֖הyouעָשִׂ֑יתָyou have actedהֵבֵ֥אתָyou have broughtיוֹם־the dayקָרָ֖אתָwhich you proclaimedוְיִֽהְי֥וּand they may beכָמֽוֹנִי׃ סlike me
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