Lamentations 4 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Lamentations 5

¹Remember, Yahweh, what has come on us. Look, and see our reproach.

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8798), O LORD^H3068, what is come upon us: consider^H5027^(H8685), and behold^H7200^(H8798) our reproach^H2781.

² Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to aliens.

KJVOur inheritance^H5159 is turned^H2015^(H8738) to strangers^H2114^(H8801), our houses^H1004 to aliens^H5237.

³ We are orphans and fatherless. Our mothers are as widows.

KJVWe are orphans^H3490 and fatherless^H369^H1, our mothers^H517 are as widows^H490.

⁴ We must pay for water to drink. Our wood is sold to us.

KJVWe have drunken^H8354^(H8804) our water^H4325 for money^H3701; our wood^H6086 is sold^H935^(H8799)^H4242 unto us.

⁵ Our pursuers are on our necks. We are weary, and have no rest.

KJVOur necks^H6677 are under persecution^H7291^(H8738): we labour^H3021^(H8804), and have no rest^H5117^(H8717).

⁶ We have given our hands to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

KJVWe have given^H5414^(H8804) the hand^H3027 to the Egyptians^H4714, and to the Assyrians^H804, to be satisfied^H7646^(H8800) with bread^H3899.

⁷ Our fathers sinned, and are no more. We have borne their iniquities.

KJVOur fathers^H1 have sinned^H2398^(H8804), and are not^H369; and we have borne^H5445^(H8804) their iniquities^H5771.

⁸ Servants rule over us. There is no one to deliver us out of their hand.

KJVServants^H5650 have ruled^H4910^(H8804) over us: there is none that doth deliver^H6561^(H8802) us out of their hand^H3027.

⁹ We get our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword in the wilderness.

KJVWe gat^H935^(H8686) our bread^H3899 with the peril of our lives^H5315 because^H6440 of the sword^H2719 of the wilderness^H4057.

¹⁰ Our skin is black like an oven, because of the burning heat of famine.

KJVOur skin^H5785 was black^H3648^(H8738) like an oven^H8574 because^H6440 of the terrible^H2152 famine^H7458.

¹¹ They ravished the women in Zion, the virgins in the cities of Judah.

KJVThey ravished^H6031^(H8765) the women^H802 in Zion^H6726, and the maids^H1330 in the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063.

¹² Princes were hanged up by their hands. The faces of elders were not honored.

KJVPrinces^H8269 are hanged up^H8518^(H8738) by their hand^H3027: the faces^H6440 of elders^H2205 were not honoured^H1921^(H8738).

¹³ The young men carry millstones. The children stumbled under loads of wood.

KJVThey took^H5375^(H8804) the young men^H970 to grind^H2911, and the children^H5288 fell^H3782^(H8804) under the wood^H6086.

¹⁴ The elders have ceased from the gate, and the young men from their music.

KJVThe elders^H2205 have ceased^H7673^(H8804) from the gate^H8179, the young men^H970 from their musick^H5058.

¹⁵ The joy of our heart has ceased. Our dance is turned into mourning.

KJVThe joy^H4885 of our heart^H3820 is ceased^H7673^(H8804); our dance^H4234 is turned^H2015^(H8738) into mourning^H60.

¹⁶ The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

KJVThe crown^H5850 is fallen^H5307^(H8804) from our head^H7218: woe^H188 unto us, that we have sinned^H2398^(H8804)!

¹⁷ For this our heart is faint. For these things our eyes are dim:

KJVFor this our heart^H3820 is faint^H1739; for these things our eyes^H5869 are dim^H2821^(H8804).

¹⁸ for the mountain of Zion, which is desolate. The foxes walk on it.

KJVBecause of the mountain^H2022 of Zion^H6726, which is desolate^H8074^(H8804), the foxes^H7776 walk^H1980^(H8765) upon it.

¹⁹ You, Yahweh, remain forever. Your throne is from generation to generation.

KJVThou, O LORD^H3068, remainest^H3427^(H8799) for ever^H5769; thy throne^H3678 from generation^H1755 to generation^H1755.

²⁰ Why do you forget us forever, and forsake us for so long a time?

KJVWherefore dost thou forget^H7911^(H8799) us for ever^H5331, and forsake^H5800^(H8799) us so long^H753 time^H3117?

²¹ Turn us to yourself, Yahweh, and we will be turned. Renew our days as of old.

KJVTurn^H7725^(H8685) thou us unto thee, O LORD^H3068, and we shall be turned^H7725^(H8799); renew^H2318^(H8761) our days^H3117 as of old^H6924.

²² But you have utterly rejected us. You are very angry against us.

KJVBut thou hast utterly^H3988^(H8800) rejected^H3988^(H8804) us; thou art very^H3966 wroth^H7107^(H8804) against us.

WEB·Lamentations 4

¹How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.

KJVHow is the gold^H2091 become dim^H6004^(H8714)! how is the most^H2896 fine gold^H3800 changed^H8132^(H8799)! the stones^H68 of the sanctuary^H6944 are poured out^H8210^(H8691) in the top^H7218 of every street^H2351.

² The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how they are esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

KJVThe precious^H3368 sons^H1121 of Zion^H6726, comparable^H5537^(H8794) to fine gold^H6337, how are they esteemed^H2803^(H8738) as earthen^H2789 pitchers^H5035, the work^H4639 of the hands^H3027 of the potter^H3335^(H8802)!

³ Even the jackals offer their breast. They nurse their young ones. But the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

KJVEven the sea monsters^H8577 draw out^H2502^(H8804) the breast^H7699, they give suck^H3243^(H8689) to their young ones^H1482: the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971 is become cruel^H393, like the ostriches^H3283 in the wilderness^H4057.

⁴ The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them.

KJVThe tongue^H3956 of the sucking child^H3243^(H8802) cleaveth^H1692^(H8804) to the roof of his mouth^H2441 for thirst^H6772: the young children^H5768 ask^H7592^(H8804) bread^H3899, and no man breaketh^H6566^(H8802) it unto them.

⁵ Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets. Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills.

KJVThey that did feed^H398^(H8802) delicately^H4574 are desolate^H8074^(H8738) in the streets^H2351: they that were brought up^H539^(H8803) in scarlet^H8438 embrace^H2263^(H8765) dunghills^H830.

⁶ For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment. No hands were laid on her.

KJVFor the punishment of the iniquity^H5771 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971 is greater^H1431^(H8799) than the punishment^H2403 of the sin of Sodom^H5467, that was overthrown^H2015^(H8803) as in a moment^H7281, and no hands^H3027 stayed^H2342^(H8804) on her.

⁷ Her nobles were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was like sapphire.

KJVHer Nazarites^H5139 were purer^H2141^(H8804) than snow^H7950, they were whiter^H6705^(H8804) than milk^H2461, they were more ruddy^H119^(H8804) in body^H6106 than rubies^H6443, their polishing^H1508 was of sapphire^H5601:

⁸ Their appearance is blacker than a coal. They are not known in the streets. Their skin clings to their bones. It is withered. It has become like wood.

KJVTheir visage^H8389 is blacker^H2821^(H8804) than a coal^H7815; they are not known^H5234^(H8738) in the streets^H2351: their skin^H5785 cleaveth^H6821^(H8804) to their bones^H6106; it is withered^H3001^(H8804), it is become like a stick^H6086.

⁹ Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.

KJVThey that be slain^H2491 with the sword^H2719 are better^H2896 than they that be slain^H2491 with hunger^H7458: for these^H1992 pine away^H2100^(H8799), stricken^H1856^(H8794) through for want of the fruits^H8570 of the field^H7704.

¹⁰ The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children. They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

KJVThe hands^H3027 of the pitiful^H7362 women^H802 have sodden^H1310^(H8765) their own children^H3206: they were their meat^H1262^(H8763) in the destruction^H7667 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971.

¹¹ Yahweh has accomplished his wrath. He has poured out his fierce anger. He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 hath accomplished^H3615^(H8765) his fury^H2534; he hath poured out^H8210^(H8804) his fierce^H2740 anger^H639, and hath kindled^H3341^(H8686) a fire^H784 in Zion^H6726, and it hath devoured^H398^(H8799) the foundations^H3247 thereof.

¹² The kings of the earth didn’t believe, neither did all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.

KJVThe kings^H4428 of the earth^H776, and all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the world^H8398, would not have believed^H539^(H8689) that the adversary^H6862 and the enemy^H341^(H8802) should have entered^H935^(H8799) into the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389.

¹³ It is because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the middle of her.

KJVFor the sins^H2403 of her prophets^H5030, and the iniquities^H5771 of her priests^H3548, that have shed^H8210^(H8802) the blood^H1818 of the just^H6662 in the midst^H7130 of her,

¹⁴ They wander as blind men in the streets. They are polluted with blood, So that men can’t touch their garments.

KJVThey have wandered^H5128^(H8804) as blind^H5787 men in the streets^H2351, they have polluted^H1351^(H8738) themselves with blood^H1818, so that men could^H3201^(H8799) not^H3808 touch^H5060^(H8799) their garments^H3830.

¹⁵ “Go away!” they cried to them. “Unclean! Go away! Go away! Don’t touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, “They can’t live here any more.”

KJVThey cried^H7121^(H8804) unto them, Depart^H5493^(H8798) ye; it is unclean^H2931; depart^H5493^(H8798), depart^H5493^(H8798), touch^H5060^(H8799) not: when they fled away^H5132^(H8804) and wandered^H5128^(H8804), they said^H559^(H8804) among the heathen^H1471, They shall no more^H3254^(H8686) sojourn^H1481^(H8800) there.

¹⁶ Yahweh’s anger has scattered them. He will not pay attention to them any more. They didn’t respect the persons of the priests. They didn’t favor the elders.

KJVThe anger^H6440 of the LORD^H3068 hath divided^H2505^(H8765) them; he will no more^H3254^(H8686) regard^H5027^(H8687) them: they respected^H5375^(H8804) not the persons^H6440 of the priests^H3548, they favoured^H2603^(H8804) not the elders^H2205.

¹⁷ Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

KJVAs for us, our eyes^H5869 as yet failed^H3615^(H8799) for our vain^H1892 help^H5833: in our watching^H6836 we have watched^H6822^(H8765) for a nation^H1471 that could not save^H3467^(H8686) us.

¹⁸ They hunt our steps, so that we can’t go in our streets. Our end is near. Our days are fulfilled, for our end has come.

KJVThey hunt^H6679^(H8804) our steps^H6806, that we cannot go^H3212^(H8800) in our streets^H7339: our end^H7093 is near^H7126^(H8804), our days^H3117 are fulfilled^H4390^(H8804); for our end^H7093 is come^H935^(H8804).

¹⁹ Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky. They chased us on the mountains. They set an ambush for us in the wilderness.

KJVOur persecutors^H7291^(H8802) are swifter^H7031 than the eagles^H5404 of the heaven^H8064: they pursued^H1814^(H8804) us upon the mountains^H2022, they laid wait^H693^(H8804) for us in the wilderness^H4057.

²⁰ The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; of whom we said, under his shadow we will live among the nations.

KJVThe breath^H7307 of our nostrils^H639, the anointed^H4899 of the LORD^H3068, was taken^H3920^(H8738) in their pits^H7825, of whom we said^H559^(H8804), Under his shadow^H6738 we shall live^H2421^(H8799) among the heathen^H1471.

²¹ Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. The cup will pass through to you also. You will be drunken, and will make yourself naked.

KJVRejoice^H7797^(H8798) and be glad^H8055^(H8798), O daughter^H1323 of Edom^H123, that dwellest^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776 of Uz^H5780; the cup^H3563 also shall pass^H5674^(H8799) through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken^H7937^(H8799), and shalt make thyself naked^H6168^(H8691).

²² The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion. He will no more carry you away into captivity. He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom. He will uncover your sins.

KJVThe punishment of thine iniquity^H5771 is accomplished^H8552^(H8804), O daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726; he will no more^H3254^(H8686) carry thee away into captivity^H1540^(H8687): he will visit^H6485^(H8804) thine iniquity^H5771, O daughter^H1323 of Edom^H123; he will discover^H1540^(H8765) thy sins^H2403.

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