1
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
h't.y'h ~'[<05971!> yit'B;rt07227 ryi['ht05892 d'd'bt0910 h'b.v'yt03427 h'kyea ? tw{nyid.M;B yit'r'f ~Iyw{G;bt01471 yit'B;rt07227 h'n'm.l;a.K<0490!> ? s;m'l<04522!> h't.y'h
2
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
H'l -nyea H'y/x,lt03895 l;[ H't'[.mid.w h'l.y;L;Bt03915 h,K.bitt01058 w{k'B ? H'b .Wd.g'Bt0898 'hy,[ert07453 -l'K 'hy,b]h{at0157 -l'Kim ~ex;n.mt05162 ? ~yib.y{a.lt0341 H'l .Wy'h
3
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
h'b.v'yt03427 ayih h'd{b][t05656 b{rem.Wt07230 yin{[emt06040 h'd.Wh.yt03063 h't.l'G ? 'h.WgyiFih 'hy,p.d{r -l'K ;xw{n'mt04494 h'a.c'mt04672 a{l ~Iyw{G;bt01471 ? ~yir'c.M;ht04712 !yeB
4
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
'hy,r'[.vt08179 -l'K de[w{mt04150 yea'B yil.Bim tw{leb]at057 !w{Yict06726 yek.r;D ? ]tw{g.WN 'hy,t{l.Wt.Bt01330 ~yix'n/a,nt0584 'hy,n]h{K !yimemw{v ? H'l -r;m ayih.w
5
Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
h'wh.yt03068 -yiK .Wl'v 'hy,b.y{at0341 va{r.lt07218 'hy,r'ct06862 .Wy'h ? yib.vt07628 .Wk.l'h 'hy,l'lw{[t05768 'hy,['v.Pt06588 -b{rt07230 l;[ H'gw{h ? r'ct06862 -yen.pilt06440
6
And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
~yil'Y;a.Kt0354 'hy,r'f .Wy'h H'r'd]ht01926 -l'K t;bt01323 -nim aeceY;w ? yen.pilt06440 ;x{kt03581 -a{l.b .Wk.leY;w h,[.rimt04829 .Wa.c'mt04672 -a{l ? @edw{r
7
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
l{K 'hy,d.Wr.m.Wt04788 H'y.n'[t06040 yem.y ~i;l'v.Wr.yt03389 h'r.k'zt02142 ? H'M;[ l{p.niBt05307 ~,d,qt06924 yemyim .Wy'h r,v]a 'hy,dUm]x;mt04262 ? ~yir'ct06862 'h.Wa'r H'l rezw{[ !yea.w r'ct06862 -d;y.Bt03027 ? 'h,T;B.vimt04868 ]l;[ .Wq]x'ft07832
8
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
h't'y'h h'dyin.lt05206 !eK -l;[ ~i;l'v.Wr.yt03389 h'a.j'xt02399 a.jext02398 ? H't'w.r,[t06172 .Wa'r -yiK 'h.WlyiZih 'hy,d.B;k.mt03513 -l'K ? rw{x'a b'v'T;w h'x.n,a,nt0584 ayih -m;G
9
Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.
d,reT;w H'tyir]x;at0319 h'r.k'zt02142 a{l 'hy,l.Wv.Bt07757 H't'a.mUjt02932 ? yIy.n'[t06040 -t,a h'wh.yt03068 hea.rt07200 H'l ~ex;n.mt05162 !yea ~yia'l.Pt06382 ? beyw{a lyiD.gih yiK
10
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
h't]a'r -yiK 'hy,D;m]x;mt04261 -l'K l;[ r'ct06862 f;r'Pt06566 w{d'yt03027 ? .Wa{b'yt0935 -a{l h'tyi.Wic r,v]a H'v'D.qimt04720 .Wa'Bt0935 ~Iyw{gt01471 ? .$'l l'h'Q;bt06951
11
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things* for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
.Wn.t'n ~,x,lt03899 ~yiv.Q;b.mt01245 ~yix'n/a,nt0584 H'M;[ -l'K ? h'wh.yt03068 hea.rt07200 v,p'nt05315 byiv'h.l l,k{a.Bt0400 ~,hyeDw{m]x;m ? h'lelw{z yityIy'ht05414 yiK h'jyiB;h.w
12
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
.Wa.r.W .WjyiB;h .$,r,dt01870 yer.b{[t05674 -l'K ~,kyel]a aw{l ? yil l;lw{[ r,v]a yib{a.k;m.Kt04341 bw{a.k;m veyt03426 -mia ? w{P;a !w{r]xt02740 ~w{y.Bt03117 h'wh.yt03068 h'gw{h r,v]a
13
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
f;r'Pt06566 h'N,D.riY;w y;t{m.c;[.B veat0784 -x;l'vt07971 ~w{r'Mimt04791 ? h'mem{vt08074 yin;n't.n rw{x'at0268 yin;byiv/h y;l.g;r.lt07272 t,v,rt07568 ? h'w'Dt01739 ~w{Y;ht03117 -l'K
14
The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
yira\W;ct06677 -l;[t05923 .Wl'[ ].Wg.r'T.fIy w{d'y.Bt03027 y;['v.Pt06588 l{[ d;q.fint08244 ? l;k.Wa -a{l yedyiBt03027 y'n{d]at0136 yin;n't.n yix{Kt03581 lyiv.kih ? ~.Wqt06965
15
The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
y;l'[ a'r'qt07121 yiB.riq.Bt07130 y'n{d]at0136 y;ryiB;at047 -l'k h'List05541 ? t;l.Wt.bilt01323 y'n{d]at0136 .$;r'Dt01869 t;Gt01660 y'r.Wx;Bt0970 r{B.vilt07665 de[w{mt04150 ? h'd.Wh.yt03063 -t;B
16
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
h'd.r{yt03381 yinye[ yinye[ h'Yikw{bt01121 yin]a h,Lea -l;[ ? yiv.p;nt05315 byivem ~ex;n.mt05162 yiN,Mim q;x'rt07368 -yiK ~Iy;Mt04325 ? beyw{a r;b'gt01396 yiK ~yimemw{v y;n'b .Wy'h
17
Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
h\Wict06680 H'l ~ex;n.mt05162 !yea 'hy,d'y.Bt03027 !w{Yict06726 h'f.rePt06566 ? ~i;l'v.Wr.yt03389 h't.y'h wy'r'ct06862 wy'byib.st03290 b{q][;y.l h'wh.yt03068 ? ~,hyenyeB h'Din.lt05079
18
The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
a'n -.W[.mivt08085 yityir'm .Whyipt03068 yiK h'wh.yt01330 a.Wh qyiD;ct06662 ? y;r.Wx;b.Wt0970 y;t{l.Wt.B yib{a.k;mt04341 .Wa.r.W ~yiM;[ -l'k ? yib,V;bt07628 .Wk.l'h
19
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
y;neq.z.Wt02205 y;n]h{K yin.WMir h'Meh y;b]h;a.m;lt0157 yita'r'qt07121 ? .Wbyiv'y.w w{m'l l,k{at0400 .Wv.qibt01245 -yiK .W['w'Gt01478 ryi['Bt05892 ? ~'v.p;nt05315 -t,a
20
Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
.Wr'm.r;m\xt02560 y;[em yil -r;c -yiK h'wh.yt03068 hea.rt07200 ? #.Wximt02351 yityir'mt01004 w{r'm yiK yiB.riq.Bt07130 yiBilt03820 .$;P.h,nt02015 ? t,w'M;Kt04194 tIy;B;B b,r,xt02719 -h'l.Kiv
21
They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
y;b.y{at0341 -l'K yil ~ex;n.mt05162 !yea yin'a h'x'n/a,nt0584 yiK .W[.m'vt08085 ? 'taebeh 'tyif'[ h'T;a yiK .Wf'ft07797 yit'['rt07451 .W[.m'vt08085 ? yinw{m'kt03644 .Wy.hIy.w 'ta'r'qt07121 -mw{y
22
Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
r,v]a;K w{m'l lelw{[.w '$y,n'p.lt06440 ~'t'['rt07451 -l'k a{b'T ? y;t{x.n;at0585 tw{B;rt07227 -yiK y'['v.Pt06588 -l'K l;[ yil 'T.l;lw{[ ? y\W;dt01742 yiBil.wt03820