8
The
LORD hath
purposed to
destroy the
wall of the
daughter of
Zion: he hath stretched
out a
line, he hath not
withdrawn his
hand from
destroying: therefore he made the
rampart and the
wall to
lament; they
languished together.
h'j'n !w{Yic -t;B t;mw{x tyix.v;h.l h'wh.y b;v'x ? lex -l,b]a;Y;w ;[eL;Bim w{d'y byiveh -a{l w'q ? .Wl'l.mUa w'D.x;y h'mw{x.w
9
Her
gates are
sunk into the
ground; he hath
destroyed and
broken her
bars: her
king and her
princes are among the
Gentiles: the
law is no more; her
prophets also
find no
vision from the
LORD.
'hy,xyir.B r;Biv.w d;Bia 'hy,r'[.v #,r'a'b .W[.b'j ? 'hy,ayib.n -m;G h'rw{T !yea ~Iyw{G;b 'hy,r'f.w H'K.l;m ? h'wh.yem !w{z'x .Wa.c'm -a{l
10
The
elders of the
daughter of
Zion sit upon the
ground, and keep
silence: they have cast
up dust upon their
heads; they have
girded themselves with
sackcloth: the
virgins of
Jerusalem hang
down their
heads to the
ground.
.Wl/[,h !w{Yic -t;b yen.qiz .Wm.DIy #,r'a'l .Wb.vey ? #,r'a'l .Wdyirw{h ~yiQ;f .Wr.g'x ~'va{r -l;[ r'p'[ ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y t{l.Wt.B !'va{r
11
Mine
eyes do
fail with
tears, my
bowels are
troubled, my
liver is
poured upon the
earth, for the
destruction of the
daughter of my
people; because the
children and the
sucklings swoon in the
streets of the
city.
.$;P.vin y;[em .Wr.m.r;m\x y;nye[ tw{['m.D;b .Wl'K ? @ej'[eB yiM;[ -t;B r,b,v -l;[ yideb.K #,r'a'l ? h'y.riq tw{b{x.riB qenw{y.w lelw{[
12
They
say to their
mothers, Where is
corn and
wine? when they
swooned as the
wounded in the
streets of the
city, when their
soul was poured
out into their
mothers' bosom.
~'p.J;[.tih.B !Iy'y'w !'g'D heY;a .Wr.ma{y ~'t{Mia.l ? qyex -l,a ~'v.p;n .$eP;T.vih.B ryi[ tw{b{x.riB l'l'x,K ? ~'t{Mia
13
What thing shall I take to
witness for thee? what
thing shall I
liken to thee, O
daughter of
Jerusalem? what shall I
equal to thee, that I may
comfort thee, O
virgin daughter of
Zion? for thy
breach is
great like the
sea: who can
heal thee?
~i;l'v.Wr.y t;B;h .$'L -h,M;d]a h'm .$edyi[]a -h'm ? !w{Yic -t;B t;l.Wt.B .$em]x;n]a;w .$'L -h,w.v;a h'm ? .$'l -a'P.rIy yim .$er.biv ~'Y;K lw{d'g -yiK
14
Thy
prophets have
seen vain and foolish
things for thee: and they have not
discovered thine
iniquity, to turn
away thy
captivity*; but have
seen for thee
false burdens and causes of
banishment.
.WLig -a{l.w lep't.w a.w'v .$'l .Wz'x .$Iy;ayib.n ? tw{a.f;m .$'l .Wz/x,Y;w .$etyib.v byiv'h.l .$en{w][ -l;[ ? ~yix.WD;m.W a.w'v
15
All that
pass by
clap their
hands at
thee; they
hiss and
wag their
head at the
daughter of
Jerusalem, saying, Is this the
city that men
call The
perfection of
beauty, The
joy of the whole
earth?
.Wq.r'v .$,r,d yer.b{[ -l'K ~Iy;P;K .$Iy;l'[ .Wq.p's ? ryi['h ta{z]h ~i'l'v.Wr.y t;B -l;[ ~'va{r .W[in'Y;w ? #,r'a'h -l'k.l ]fw{f'm yip{y t;lyil.K .Wr.ma{Y,v
16
All thine
enemies have
opened their
mouth against thee: they
hiss and
gnash the
teeth: they
say, We have swallowed her
up:
certainly this is the
day that we looked
for; we have
found, we have
seen it.
!ev -.Wq.r;x;Y;w .Wq.r'v .$Iy;b.yw{a -l'K ~,hyiP .$Iy;l'[ .Wc'P ? .Wna'c'm .WhUnyi.WiQ,v ~w{Y;h h,z .$;a .Wn.['LiB .Wr.m'a ? .Wnyia'r
17
The
LORD hath
done that which he had
devised; he hath
fulfilled his
word that he had
commanded in the
days of
old: he hath thrown
down, and hath not
pitied: and he hath caused thine
enemy to
rejoice over thee, he hath set
up the
horn of thine
adversaries.
r,v]a w{t'r.m,a [;CiB ~'m'z r,v]a h'wh.y h'f'[ ? x;M;f.y;w l'm'x a{l.w s;r'h ~,d,q -yemyim h\Wic ? .$Iy'r'c !,r,q ~yireh beyw{a .$Iy;l'[
18
Their
heart cried unto the
Lord, O
wall of the
daughter of
Zion, let
tears run
down like a
river day and
night: give thyself no
rest; let not the
apple of thine
eye cease.
!w{Yic -t;B t;mw{x y'n{d]a -l,a ~'Bil q;['c ? yin.TiT -l;a h'l.y;l'w ~'mw{y h'[.miD l;x;N;k yidyirw{h ? .$enye[ -t;B ~{DiT -l;a .$'l t;g.Wp