Lamentations 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Lamentations 2

¹How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast the beauty of Israel down from heaven to the earth, and hasn’t remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.

KJVHow hath the Lord^H136 covered^H5743 the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726 with a cloud^H5743^(H8686) in his anger^H639, and cast down^H7993^(H8689) from heaven^H8064 unto the earth^H776 the beauty^H8597 of Israel^H3478, and remembered^H2142^(H8804) not his footstool^H1916^H7272 in the day^H3117 of his anger^H639!

² The Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob without pity. He has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah. He has brought them down to the ground. He has profaned the kingdom and its princes.

KJVThe Lord^H136 hath swallowed up^H1104^(H8765) all the habitations^H4999 of Jacob^H3290, and hath not pitied^H2550^(H8804): he hath thrown down^H2040^(H8804) in his wrath^H5678 the strong holds^H4013 of the daughter^H1323 of Judah^H3063; he hath brought them down^H5060^(H8689) to the ground^H776: he hath polluted^H2490^(H8765) the kingdom^H4467 and the princes^H8269 thereof.

³ He has cut off all the horn of Israel in fierce anger. He has drawn back his right hand from before the enemy. He has burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devours all around.

KJVHe hath cut off^H1438^(H8804) in his fierce^H2750 anger^H639 all the horn^H7161 of Israel^H3478: he hath drawn^H7725^(H8689) back^H268 his right hand^H3225 from before^H6440 the enemy^H341^(H8802), and he burned^H1197^(H8799) against Jacob^H3290 like a flaming^H3852 fire^H784, which devoureth^H398^(H8804) round about^H5439.

⁴ He has bent his bow like an enemy. He has stood with his right hand as an adversary. He has killed all that were pleasant to the eye. In the tent of the daughter of Zion, he has poured out his wrath like fire.

KJVHe hath bent^H1869^(H8804) his bow^H7198 like an enemy^H341^(H8802): he stood^H5324^(H8737) with his right hand^H3225 as an adversary^H6862, and slew^H2026^(H8799) all that were pleasant^H4261 to the eye^H5869 in the tabernacle^H168 of the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726: he poured out^H8210^(H8804) his fury^H2534 like fire^H784.

⁵ The Lord has become as an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed his strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation in the daughter of Judah.

KJVThe Lord^H136 was as an enemy^H341^(H8802): he hath swallowed up^H1104^(H8765) Israel^H3478, he hath swallowed up^H1104^(H8765) all her palaces^H759: he hath destroyed^H7843^(H8765) his strong holds^H4013, and hath increased^H7235^(H8686) in the daughter^H1323 of Judah^H3063 mourning^H8386 and lamentation^H592.

⁶ He has violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were a garden. He has destroyed his place of assembly. Yahweh has caused solemn assembly and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion. In the indignation of his anger, he has despised the king and the priest.

KJVAnd he hath violently taken away^H2554^(H8799) his tabernacle^H7900, as if it were of a garden^H1588: he hath destroyed^H7843^(H8765) his places of the assembly^H4150: the LORD^H3068 hath caused the solemn feasts^H4150 and sabbaths^H7676 to be forgotten^H7911^(H8765) in Zion^H6726, and hath despised^H5006^(H8799) in the indignation^H2195 of his anger^H639 the king^H4428 and the priest^H3548.

⁷ The Lord has cast off his altar. He has abhorred his sanctuary. He has given the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in Yahweh’s house, as in the day of a solemn assembly.

KJVThe Lord^H136 hath cast off^H2186^(H8804) his altar^H4196, he hath abhorred^H5010^(H8765) his sanctuary^H4720, he hath given up^H5462^(H8689) into the hand^H3027 of the enemy^H341^(H8802) the walls^H2346 of her palaces^H759; they have made^H5414^(H8804) a noise^H6963 in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, as in the day^H3117 of a solemn feast^H4150.

⁸ Yahweh has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He has stretched out the line. He has not withdrawn his hand from destroying; He has made the rampart and wall lament. They languish together.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 hath purposed^H2803^(H8804) to destroy^H7843^(H8687) the wall^H2346 of the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726: he hath stretched out^H5186^(H8804) a line^H6957, he hath not withdrawn^H7725^(H8689) his hand^H3027 from destroying^H1104^(H8763): therefore he made the rampart^H2426 and the wall^H2346 to lament^H56^(H8686); they languished^H535^(H8797) together^H3162.

⁹ Her gates have sunk into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not. Yes, her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.

KJVHer gates^H8179 are sunk^H2883^(H8804) into the ground^H776; he hath destroyed^H6^(H8765) and broken^H7665^(H8765) her bars^H1280: her king^H4428 and her princes^H8269 are among the Gentiles^H1471: the law^H8451 is no more; her prophets^H5030 also find^H4672^(H8804) no vision^H2377 from the LORD^H3068.

¹⁰ The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground. They keep silence. They have cast up dust on their heads. They have clothed themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

KJVThe elders^H2205 of the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726 sit^H3427^(H8799) upon the ground^H776, and keep silence^H1826^(H8799): they have cast up^H5927^(H8689) dust^H6083 upon their heads^H7218; they have girded^H2296^(H8804) themselves with sackcloth^H8242: the virgins^H1330 of Jerusalem^H3389 hang down^H3381^(H8689) their heads^H7218 to the ground^H776.

¹¹ My eyes fail with tears. My heart is troubled. My bile is poured on the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the young children and the infants swoon in the streets of the city.

KJVMine eyes^H5869 do fail^H3615^(H8804) with tears^H1832, my bowels^H4578 are troubled^H2560^(H8777), my liver^H3516 is poured^H8210^(H8738) upon the earth^H776, for the destruction^H7667 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971; because the children^H5768 and the sucklings^H3243^(H8802) swoon^H5848^(H8736) in the streets^H7339 of the city^H7151.

¹² They ask their mothers, “Where is grain and wine?” when they swoon as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul is poured out into their mothers’ bosom.

KJVThey say^H559^(H8799) to their mothers^H517, Where is corn^H1715 and wine^H3196? when they swooned^H5848^(H8692) as the wounded^H2491 in the streets^H7339 of the city^H5892, when their soul^H5315 was poured out^H8210^(H8692) into their mothers^H517' bosom^H2436.

¹³ What shall I testify to you? What shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For your breach is as big as the sea. Who can heal you?

KJVWhat thing shall I take to witness^H5749^(H8686)^(H8675)^H5749^(H8799) for thee? what thing^H4100 shall I liken^H1819^(H8762) to thee, O daughter^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389? what shall I equal^H7737^(H8686) to thee, that I may comfort^H5162^(H8762) thee, O virgin^H1330 daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726? for thy breach^H7667 is great^H1419 like the sea^H3220: who can heal^H7495^(H8799) thee?

¹⁴ Your prophets have seen false and foolish visions for you. They have not uncovered your iniquity, to reverse your captivity, but have seen for you false revelations and causes of banishment.

KJVThy prophets^H5030 have seen^H2372^(H8804) vain^H7723 and foolish things^H8602 for thee: and they have not discovered^H1540^(H8765) thine iniquity^H5771, to turn away^H7725^(H8687) thy captivity^H7622^(H8675)^H7622; but have seen^H2372^(H8799) for thee false^H7723 burdens^H4864 and causes of banishment^H4065.

¹⁵ All that pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city that men called ‘The perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth’?”

KJVAll that pass^H5674^(H8802) by clap^H5606^(H8804) their hands^H3709 at thee^H1870; they hiss^H8319^(H8804) and wag^H5128^(H8686) their head^H7218 at the daughter^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389, saying, Is this the city^H5892 that men call^H559^(H8799) The perfection^H3632 of beauty^H3308, The joy^H4885 of the whole earth^H776?

¹⁶ All your enemies have opened their mouth wide against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth. They say, “We have swallowed her up. Certainly this is the day that we looked for. We have found it. We have seen it.”

KJVAll thine enemies^H341^(H8802) have opened^H6475^(H8804) their mouth^H6310 against thee: they hiss^H8319^(H8804) and gnash^H2786^(H8799) the teeth^H8127: they say^H559^(H8804), We have swallowed her up^H1104^(H8765): certainly^H389 this is the day^H3117 that we looked for^H6960^(H8765); we have found^H4672^(H8804), we have seen^H7200^(H8804) it.

¹⁷ Yahweh has done that which he planned. He has fulfilled his word that he commanded in the days of old. He has thrown down, and has not pitied. He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you. He has exalted the horn of your adversaries.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 hath done^H6213^(H8804) that which he had devised^H2161^(H8804); he hath fulfilled^H1214^(H8765) his word^H565 that he had commanded^H6680^(H8765) in the days^H3117 of old^H6924: he hath thrown down^H2040^(H8804), and hath not pitied^H2550^(H8804): and he hath caused thine enemy^H341^(H8802) to rejoice^H8055^(H8762) over thee, he hath set up^H7311^(H8689) the horn^H7161 of thine adversaries^H6862.

¹⁸ Their heart cried to the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief. Don’t let your eyes rest.

KJVTheir heart^H3820 cried^H6817^(H8804) unto the Lord^H136, O wall^H2346 of the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726, let tears^H1832 run down^H3381^(H8685) like a river^H5158 day^H3119 and night^H3915: give^H5414^(H8799) thyself no rest^H6314; let not the apple^H1323 of thine eye^H5869 cease^H1826^(H8799).

¹⁹ Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street.

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), cry out^H7442^(H8798) in the night^H3915: in the beginning^H7218 of the watches^H821 pour out^H8210^(H8798) thine heart^H3820 like water^H4325 before^H5227 the face^H6440 of the Lord^H136: lift up^H5375^(H8798) thy hands^H3709 toward him for the life^H5315 of thy young children^H5768, that faint^H5848^(H8803) for hunger^H7458 in the top^H7218 of every street^H2351.

²⁰ “Look, Yahweh, and see to whom you have done thus! Should the women eat their offspring, the children that they held and bounced on their knees? Should the priest and the prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?

KJVBehold^H7200^(H8798), O LORD^H3068, and consider^H5027^(H8685) to whom thou hast done^H5953^(H8782) this^H3541. Shall the women^H802 eat^H398^(H8799) their fruit^H6529, and children^H5768 of a span long^H2949? shall the priest^H3548 and the prophet^H5030 be slain^H2026^(H8735) in the sanctuary^H4720 of the Lord^H136?

²¹ “The youth and the old man lie on the ground in the streets. My virgins and my young men have fallen by the sword. You have killed them in the day of your anger. You have slaughtered, and not pitied.

KJVThe young^H5288 and the old^H2205 lie^H7901^(H8804) on the ground^H776 in the streets^H2351: my virgins^H1330 and my young men^H970 are fallen^H5307^(H8804) by the sword^H2719; thou hast slain^H2026^(H8804) them in the day^H3117 of thine anger^H639; thou hast killed^H2873^(H8804), and not pitied^H2550^(H8804).

²² “You have called, as in the day of a solemn assembly, my terrors on every side. There was no one that escaped or remained in the day of Yahweh’s anger. My enemy has consumed those whom I have cared for and brought up.

KJVThou hast called^H7121^(H8799) as in a solemn^H4150 day^H3117 my terrors^H4032 round about^H5439, so that in the day^H3117 of the LORD'S^H3068 anger^H639 none escaped^H6412 nor remained^H8300: those that I have swaddled^H2946^(H8765) and brought up^H7235^(H8765) hath mine enemy^H341^(H8802) consumed^H3615^(H8765).

WEB·Lamentations 1

¹How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave!

KJVHow doth the city^H5892 sit^H3427^(H8804) solitary^H910, that was full^H7227 of people^H5971! how is she become as a widow^H490! she that was great^H7227 among the nations^H1471, and princess^H8282 among the provinces^H4082, how is she become tributary^H4522!

² She weeps bitterly in the night. Her tears are on her cheeks. Among all her lovers she has no one to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her. They have become her enemies.

KJVShe weepeth^H1058^(H8799) sore^H1058^(H8800) in the night^H3915, and her tears^H1832 are on her cheeks^H3895: among all her lovers^H157^(H8802) she hath none to comfort^H5162^(H8764) her: all her friends^H7453 have dealt treacherously^H898^(H8804) with her, they are become her enemies^H341^(H8802).

³ Judah has gone into captivity because of affliction and because of great servitude. She dwells among the nations. She finds no rest. All her persecutors overtook her in her distress.

KJVJudah^H3063 is gone into captivity^H1540^(H8804) because of affliction^H6040, and because of great^H7230 servitude^H5656: she dwelleth^H3427^(H8804) among the heathen^H1471, she findeth^H4672^(H8804) no rest^H4494: all her persecutors^H7291^(H8802) overtook^H5381^(H8689) her between the straits^H4712.

⁴ The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to the solemn assembly. All her gates are desolate. Her priests sigh. Her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.

KJVThe ways^H1870 of Zion^H6726 do mourn^H57, because none come^H935^(H8802) to the solemn feasts^H4150: all her gates^H8179 are desolate^H8074^(H8802): her priests^H3548 sigh^H584^(H8737), her virgins^H1330 are afflicted^H3013^(H8737), and she is in bitterness^H4843^(H8804).

⁵ Her adversaries have become the head. Her enemies prosper; for Yahweh has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions. Her young children have gone into captivity before the adversary.

KJVHer adversaries^H6862 are the chief^H7218, her enemies^H341^(H8802) prosper^H7951^(H8804); for the LORD^H3068 hath afflicted^H3013^(H8689) her for the multitude^H7230 of her transgressions^H6588: her children^H5768 are gone^H1980^(H8804) into captivity^H7628 before^H6440 the enemy^H6862.

⁶ All majesty has departed from the daughter of Zion. Her princes have become like deer that find no pasture. They have gone without strength before the pursuer.

KJVAnd from the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726 all her beauty^H1926 is departed^H3318^(H8799): her princes^H8269 are become like harts^H354 that find^H4672^(H8804) no pasture^H4829, and they are gone^H3212^(H8799) without strength^H3581 before^H6440 the pursuer^H7291^(H8802).

⁷ Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old; when her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and no one helped her. The adversaries saw her. They mocked at her desolations.

KJVJerusalem^H3389 remembered^H2142^(H8804) in the days^H3117 of her affliction^H6040 and of her miseries^H4788 all her pleasant things^H4262 that she had in the days^H3117 of old^H6924, when her people^H5971 fell^H5307^(H8800) into the hand^H3027 of the enemy^H6862, and none did help^H5826^(H8802) her: the adversaries^H6862 saw^H7200^(H8804) her, and did mock^H7832^(H8804) at her sabbaths^H4868.

⁸ Jerusalem has grievously sinned. Therefore she has become unclean. All who honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness. Yes, she sighs and turns backward.

KJVJerusalem^H3389 hath grievously^H2399 sinned^H2398^(H8804); therefore she is removed^H5206: all that honoured^H3513^(H8764) her despise^H2107^(H8689) her, because they have seen^H7200^(H8804) her nakedness^H6172: yea, she sigheth^H584^(H8738), and turneth^H7725^(H8799) backward^H268.

⁹ Her filthiness was in her skirts. She didn’t remember her latter end. Therefore she has come down astoundingly. She has no comforter. “See, Yahweh, my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.”

KJVHer filthiness^H2932 is in her skirts^H7757; she remembereth^H2142^(H8804) not her last end^H319; therefore she came down^H3381^(H8799) wonderfully^H6382: she had no comforter^H5162^(H8764). O LORD^H3068, behold^H7200^(H8798) my affliction^H6040: for the enemy^H341^(H8802) hath magnified^H1431^(H8689) himself.

¹⁰ The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things; for she has seen that the nations have entered into her sanctuary, concerning whom you commanded that they should not enter into your assembly.

KJVThe adversary^H6862 hath spread out^H6566^(H8804) his hand^H3027 upon all her pleasant things^H4261: for she hath seen^H7200^(H8804) that the heathen^H1471 entered^H935^(H8804) into her sanctuary^H4720, whom thou didst command^H6680^(H8765) that they should not enter^H935^(H8799) into thy congregation^H6951.

¹¹ All her people sigh. They seek bread. They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh their soul. “Look, Yahweh, and see, for I have become despised.”

KJVAll her people^H5971 sigh^H584^(H8737), they seek^H1245^(H8764) bread^H3899; they have given^H5414^(H8804) their pleasant things^H4261^(H8675)^H4262 for meat^H400 to relieve^H7725^(H8687) the soul^H5315: see^H7200^(H8798), O LORD^H3068, and consider^H5027^(H8685); for I am become vile^H2151^(H8802).

¹² “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look, and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought on me, with which Yahweh has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

KJVIs it nothing to you, all ye that pass^H5674^(H8802) by^H1870? behold^H5027^(H8685), and see^H7200^(H8798) if there be^H3426 any sorrow^H4341 like unto my sorrow^H4341, which is done^H5953^(H8776) unto me, wherewith the LORD^H3068 hath afflicted^H3013^(H8689) me in the day^H3117 of his fierce^H2740 anger^H639.

¹³ “From on high has he sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them. He has spread a net for my feet. He has turned me back. He has made me desolate and I faint all day long.

KJVFrom above^H4791 hath he sent^H7971^(H8804) fire^H784 into my bones^H6106, and it prevaileth^H7287^(H8799) against them: he hath spread^H6566^(H8804) a net^H7568 for my feet^H7272, he hath turned^H7725^(H8689) me back^H268: he hath made^H5414^(H8804) me desolate^H8074^(H8802) and faint^H1739 all the day^H3117.

¹⁴ “The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. They are knit together. They have come up on my neck. He made my strength fail. The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

KJVThe yoke^H5923 of my transgressions^H6588 is bound^H8244^(H8738) by his hand^H3027: they are wreathed^H8276^(H8691), and come up^H5927^(H8804) upon my neck^H6677: he hath made my strength^H3581 to fall^H3782^(H8689), the Lord^H136 hath delivered^H5414^(H8804) me into their hands^H3027, from whom I am not able^H3201^(H8799) to rise up^H6965^(H8800).

¹⁵ “The Lord has set at nothing all my mighty men within me. He has called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men. The Lord has trodden the virgin daughter of Judah as in a wine press.

KJVThe Lord^H136 hath trodden under foot^H5541^(H8765) all my mighty^H47 men in the midst^H7130 of me: he hath called^H7121^(H8804) an assembly^H4150 against me to crush^H7665^(H8800) my young men^H970: the Lord^H136 hath trodden^H1869^(H8804) the virgin^H1330, the daughter^H1323 of Judah^H3063, as in a winepress^H1660.

¹⁶ “For these things I weep. My eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me. My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.”

KJVFor these things I weep^H1058^(H8802); mine eye^H5869, mine eye^H5869 runneth down^H3381^(H8802) with water^H4325, because the comforter^H5162^(H8764) that should relieve^H7725^(H8688) my soul^H5315 is far^H7368^(H8804) from me: my children^H1121 are desolate^H8074^(H8802), because the enemy^H341^(H8802) prevailed^H1396^(H8804).

¹⁷ Zion spreads out her hands. There is no one to comfort her. Yahweh has commanded concerning Jacob, that those who are around him should be his adversaries. Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.

KJVZion^H6726 spreadeth forth^H6566^(H8765) her hands^H3027, and there is none to comfort^H5162^(H8764) her: the LORD^H3068 hath commanded^H6680^(H8765) concerning Jacob^H3290, that his adversaries^H6862 should be round about^H5439 him: Jerusalem^H3389 is as a menstruous woman^H5079 among them.

¹⁸ “Yahweh is righteous, for I have rebelled against his commandment. Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow. My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is righteous^H6662; for I have rebelled^H4784^(H8804) against his commandment^H6310: hear^H8085^(H8798), I pray you, all people^H5971, and behold^H7200^(H8798) my sorrow^H4341: my virgins^H1330 and my young men^H970 are gone^H1980^(H8804) into captivity^H7628.

¹⁹ “I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, while they sought food for themselves to refresh their souls.

KJVI called^H7121^(H8804) for my lovers^H157^(H8764), but they deceived^H7411^(H8765) me: my priests^H3548 and mine elders^H2205 gave up the ghost^H1478^(H8804) in the city^H5892, while they sought^H1245^(H8765) their meat^H400 to relieve^H7725^(H8686) their souls^H5315.

²⁰ “Look, Yahweh; for I am in distress. My heart is troubled. My heart turns over within me, for I have grievously rebelled. Abroad, the sword bereaves. At home, it is like death.

KJVBehold^H7200^(H8798), O LORD^H3068; for I am in distress^H6887^(H8804): my bowels^H4578 are troubled^H2560^(H8777); mine heart^H3820 is turned^H2015^(H8738) within^H7130 me; for I have grievously^H4784^(H8800) rebelled^H4784^(H8804): abroad^H2351 the sword^H2719 bereaveth^H7921^(H8765), at home^H1004 there is as death^H4194.

²¹ “They have heard that I sigh. There is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble. They are glad that you have done it. You will bring the day that you have proclaimed, and they will be like me.

KJVThey have heard^H8085^(H8804) that I sigh^H584^(H8737): there is none to comfort^H5162^(H8764) me: all mine enemies^H341^(H8802) have heard^H8085^(H8804) of my trouble^H7451; they are glad^H7797^(H8804) that thou hast done^H6213^(H8804) it: thou wilt bring^H935^(H8689) the day^H3117 that thou hast called^H7121^(H8804), and they shall be like^H3644 unto me.

²² “Let all their wickedness come before you. Do to them as you have done to me for all my transgressions. For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

KJVLet all their wickedness^H7451 come^H935^(H8799) before^H6440 thee; and do^H5953^(H8778) unto them, as thou hast done^H5953^(H8782) unto me for all my transgressions^H6588: for my sighs^H585 are many^H7227, and my heart^H3820 is faint^H1742.

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