Lamentations 1 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Zion Lays Desolate

Aleph

1 How ^H351 lonely ^H910 sits ^H3427 the city ^H5892

That was great ^H7227 with people ^H5971!

She has become ^H1961 like a widow ^H490

Who ^H7227 was once great ^H7227 among the nations ^H1471!

She who was a princess ^H8282 among the [fn]provinces ^H4082

Has become ^H1961 a forced ^H4522 laborer ^H4522!

Beth

2 She weeps ^H1058 bitterly ^H1058 in the night ^H3915,

And her tears ^H1832 are on her cheeks ^H3895;

She has ^H369 none ^H369 to comfort ^H5162 her

Among ^H4480 all ^H3605 her lovers ^H157.

All ^H3605 her friends ^H7453 have dealt ^H898 treacherously ^H898 with her;

They have become ^H1961 her enemies ^H340.

Gimel

3 Judah ^H3063 has gone ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 because ^H4480 of affliction ^H6040

And because ^H4480 of great ^H7230 slavery ^H5656;

She sits ^H3427 among the nations ^H1471,

But she has found ^H4672 no ^H3808 rest ^H4494;

All ^H3605 her pursuers ^H7291 have overtaken ^H5381 her

In the midst ^H996 of [fn]distress ^H4712.

Daleth

4 The roads ^H1870 [fn]of Zion ^H6726 are in mourning ^H57

Because ^H4480 H1097 no ^H1097 one comes ^H935 to the appointed ^H4150 times ^H4150.

All ^H3605 her gates ^H8179 are desolate ^H8074;

Her priests ^H3548 are sighing ^H584,

Her virgins ^H1330 are grieving ^H3013,

And she herself ^H1931 [fn]is ^H4843 bitter ^H4843.

He

5 Her adversaries ^H6862 have become ^H1961 [fn]her masters ^H7218;

Her enemies ^H340 are ^H7951 complacent ^H7951;

For [fn]Yahweh ^H3068 has caused ^H3013 her grief ^H3013

Because ^H5921 of the greatness ^H7230 of her transgressions ^H6588;

Her infants ^H5768 have gone ^H1980 away

As captives ^H7628 before ^H6440 the adversary ^H6862.

Vav

6 So all ^H3605 her majesty ^H1926

Has gone ^H3318 out ^H3318 from the daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726;

Her princes ^H8269 have become ^H1961 like deer ^H354

That have found ^H4672 no ^H3808 pasture ^H4829;

So they have [fn]fled ^H1980 without ^H3808 strength ^H3581

Before ^H6440 the pursuer ^H7291.

Zayin

7 In the days ^H3117 of her affliction ^H6040 and homelessness ^H4788

Jerusalem ^H3389 remembers ^H2142 all ^H3605 her precious ^H4262 things ^H4262

That were from the days ^H3117 of old ^H6924,

When her people ^H5971 fell ^H5307 into the hand ^H3027 of the adversary ^H6862

And no ^H369 one ^H369 helped ^H5826 her.

The adversaries ^H6862 saw ^H7200 her;

They laughed ^H7832 at her [fn]ruin ^H4868.

Heth

8 Jerusalem ^H3389 sinned ^H2398 greatly ^H2399;

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 she has become ^H1961 an impure ^H5206 thing ^H5206.

All ^H3605 who honored ^H3513 her despise ^H2151 her

Because ^H3588 they have seen ^H7200 her nakedness ^H6172;

Even ^H1571 she herself ^H1931 sighs ^H584 and turns ^H7725 away ^H268.

Teth

9 Her uncleanness ^H2932 was in her skirts ^H7757;

She did not remember ^H2142 her future ^H319.

Therefore she has gone ^H3381 down ^H3381 astonishingly ^H6382;

She has ^H369 no ^H369 comforter ^H5162.

“See ^H7200, O Yahweh ^H3068, my affliction ^H6040,

For the enemy ^H340 has magnified ^H1431 himself!”

Yodh

10 The adversary ^H6862 has stretched ^H6566 out ^H6566 his hand ^H3027

Over ^H5921 all ^H3605 her desirable ^H4261 things ^H4261,

For she has seen ^H7200 the nations ^H1471 enter ^H935 her sanctuary ^H4720,

The ones whom ^H834 You commanded ^H6680

That they should not enter ^H935 into Your assembly ^H6951.

Kaph

11 All ^H3605 her people ^H5971 are sighing ^H584, seeking ^H1245 bread ^H3899;

They have given ^H5414 their desirable ^H4262 things ^H4262 for food ^H400

To restore ^H7725 their souls ^H5315.

“See ^H7200, O Yahweh ^H3068, and look ^H5027,

For I am ^H1961 despised ^H2151.”

Lamedh

12 “Is it nothing ^H3808 to all ^H3605 you who pass ^H5674 this way ^H1870?

Look ^H5027 and see ^H7200 if ^H518 there ^H3426 is ^H3426 any ^H3426 [fn]pain ^H4341 like my [fn]pain ^H4341

Which ^H834 was dealt ^H5953 severely ^H5953 to me,

Which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 grieved ^H3013 me with on the day ^H3117 of His burning ^H2740 anger ^H639.

Mem

13 “From on high ^H4791 He sent ^H7971 fire ^H784 into my bones ^H6106,

And it dominated ^H7287 them.

He has spread ^H6566 a net ^H7568 for my feet ^H7272;

He has turned ^H7725 me back ^H268;

He has made ^H5414 me desolate ^H8074,

[fn]Faint ^H1739 all ^H3605 day ^H3117 long.

Nun

14 “The yoke ^H5923 of my transgressions ^H6588 is bound ^H8244;

By His hand ^H3027 they are knit ^H8276 together ^H8276.

They have come ^H5927 upon my neck ^H6677;

He has made my strength ^H3581 stumble ^H3782.

The Lord ^H136 has given ^H5414 me into the hands ^H3027

Of those against whom I am ^H3201 not able ^H3201 to stand ^H6965.

Samekh

15 “The Lord ^H136 has rejected ^H5541 all ^H3605 my mighty ^H47 men ^H47

In my midst ^H7130;

He has called ^H7121 an appointed ^H4150 time ^H4150 against ^H5921 me

To break ^H7665 my young ^H970 men ^H970;

The Lord ^H136 has trodden ^H1869 as in a wine ^H1660 press ^H1660

The virgin ^H1330 daughter ^H1323 of Judah ^H3063.

Ayin

16 “For these ^H428 things ^H428 I am weeping ^H1058;

[fn]My eyes ^H5869 run ^H3381 down ^H3381 with water ^H4325;

Because ^H3588 far ^H7368 from me is ^H7368 a comforter ^H5162,

One who restores ^H7725 my soul ^H5315.

My children ^H1121 are desolate ^H8074

Because ^H3588 the enemy ^H340 has prevailed ^H1396.”

Pe

17 Zion ^H6726 stretches ^H6566 out ^H6566 her hands ^H3027;

There ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 to comfort ^H5162 her;

Yahweh ^H3068 has commanded ^H6680 concerning Jacob ^H3290

That the ones round ^H5439 about ^H5439 him should be his adversaries ^H6862;

Jerusalem ^H3389 has become ^H1961 an impure ^H5079 thing ^H5079 among ^H996 them.

Tsadhe

18 “Yahweh ^H3068 is righteous ^H6662;

For I have rebelled ^H4784 against ^H854 His [fn]command ^H6310;

Hear ^H8085 now ^H4994, all ^H3605 peoples ^H5971,

And behold ^H7200 my [fn]pain ^H4341;

My virgins ^H1330 and my young ^H970 men ^H970

Have gone ^H1980 into captivity ^H7628.

Qoph

19 “I called ^H7121 to my lovers ^H157, but they deceived ^H7411 me;

My priests ^H3548 and my elders ^H2205 breathed ^H1478 their last ^H1478 in the city ^H5892

While ^H3588 they sought ^H1245 food ^H400 for themselves in order to restore ^H7725 their souls ^H5315.

Resh

20 “See ^H7200, O Yahweh ^H3068, for I am ^H6887 in ^H6887 distress ^H6887;

My [fn]inmost ^H4578 being ^H4578 is greatly ^H2560 disturbed ^H2560;

My heart ^H3820 is overturned ^H2015 within ^H7130 me,

For I have been very ^H4784 rebellious ^H4784.

In the street ^H2351 the sword ^H2719 bereaves ^H7921;

In the house ^H1004 it is like death ^H4194.

Shin

21 “They have heard ^H8085 that I am sighing ^H584;

There ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 to comfort ^H5162 me;

All ^H3605 my enemies ^H340 have heard ^H8085 of the [fn]evil ^H7451 done to me;

They rejoice ^H7797 that You have done ^H6213 it.

You have brought ^H935 the day ^H3117 which You have proclaimed ^H7121,

So that they will become ^H1961 like ^H3644 me.

Tav

22 “Let all ^H3605 their evil ^H7451 come ^H935 before ^H6440 You;

And deal ^H5953 severely ^H5953 with them as You have dealt ^H5953 severely ^H5953 with me

For all ^H3605 my transgressions ^H6588;

For my groans ^H585 are great ^H7227 and my heart ^H3820 is faint ^H1742.”