Lamentations 1:1-22

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! city^H5892 sit^H3427 solitary^H910 full^H7227 people^H5971 widow^H490 great^H7227 nations^H1471 princess^H8282 provinces^H4082 tributary^H4522

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. weepeth^H1058 sore^H1058 night^H3915 tears^H1832 cheeks^H3895 lovers^H157 comfort^H5162 friends^H7453 treacherously^H898 enemies^H341

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. Judah^H3063 captivity^H1540 affliction^H6040 great^H7230 servitude^H5656 dwelleth^H3427 heathen^H1471 findeth^H4672 rest^H4494 persecutors^H7291 overtook^H5381 straits^H4712

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. ways^H1870 Zion^H6726 mourn^H57 come^H935 feasts^H4150 gates^H8179 desolate^H8074 priests^H3548 sigh^H584 virgins^H1330 afflicted^H3013 bitterness^H4843

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. adversaries^H6862 chief^H7218 enemies^H341 prosper^H7951 LORD^H3068 afflicted^H3013 multitude^H7230 transgressions^H6588 children^H5768 gone^H1980 captivity^H7628 before^H6440 enemy^H6862

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. daughter^H1323 Zion^H6726 beauty^H1926 departed^H3318 princes^H8269 harts^H354 find^H4672 pasture^H4829 gone^H3212 strength^H3581 before^H6440 pursuer^H7291

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. Jerusalem^H3389 remembered^H2142 days^H3117 affliction^H6040 miseries^H4788 things^H4262 days^H3117 old^H6924 people^H5971 fell^H5307 hand^H3027 enemy^H6862 help^H5826 adversaries^H6862 saw^H7200 mock^H7832 sabbaths^H4868

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. Jerusalem^H3389 grievously^H2399 sinned^H2398 removed^H5206 honoured^H3513 despise^H2107 seen^H7200 nakedness^H6172 sigheth^H584 turneth^H7725 backward^H268

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. filthiness^H2932 skirts^H7757 remembereth^H2142 end^H319 down^H3381 wonderfully^H6382 comforter^H5162 LORD^H3068 behold^H7200 affliction^H6040 enemy^H341 magnified^H1431

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. adversary^H6862 out^H6566 hand^H3027 things^H4261 seen^H7200 heathen^H1471 entered^H935 sanctuary^H4720 command^H6680 enter^H935 congregation^H6951

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. people^H5971 sigh^H584 seek^H1245 bread^H3899 given^H5414 things^H4261 things^H4262 meat^H400 relieve^H7725 soul^H5315 see^H7200 LORD^H3068 consider^H5027 vile^H2151

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. pass^H5674 by^H1870 behold^H5027 see^H7200 be^H3426 sorrow^H4341 sorrow^H4341 done^H5953 LORD^H3068 afflicted^H3013 day^H3117 fierce^H2740 anger^H639

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. above^H4791 sent^H7971 fire^H784 bones^H6106 prevaileth^H7287 spread^H6566 net^H7568 feet^H7272 turned^H7725 back^H268 made^H5414 desolate^H8074 faint^H1739 day^H3117

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. yoke^H5923 transgressions^H6588 bound^H8244 hand^H3027 wreathed^H8276 up^H5927 neck^H6677 strength^H3581 fall^H3782 Lord^H136 delivered^H5414 hands^H3027 able^H3201 up^H6965

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. Lord^H136 foot^H5541 mighty^H47 midst^H7130 called^H7121 assembly^H4150 crush^H7665 men^H970 Lord^H136 trodden^H1869 virgin^H1330 daughter^H1323 Judah^H3063 winepress^H1660

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. weep^H1058 eye^H5869 eye^H5869 down^H3381 water^H4325 comforter^H5162 relieve^H7725 soul^H5315 far^H7368 children^H1121 desolate^H8074 enemy^H341 prevailed^H1396

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. Zion^H6726 forth^H6566 hands^H3027 comfort^H5162 LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680 Jacob^H3290 adversaries^H6862 about^H5439 Jerusalem^H3389 woman^H5079

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. LORD^H3068 righteous^H6662 rebelled^H4784 commandment^H6310 hear^H8085 people^H5971 behold^H7200 sorrow^H4341 virgins^H1330 men^H970 gone^H1980 captivity^H7628

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. called^H7121 lovers^H157 deceived^H7411 priests^H3548 elders^H2205 ghost^H1478 city^H5892 sought^H1245 meat^H400 relieve^H7725 souls^H5315

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. Behold^H7200 LORD^H3068 distress^H6887 bowels^H4578 troubled^H2560 heart^H3820 turned^H2015 within^H7130 grievously^H4784 rebelled^H4784 abroad^H2351 sword^H2719 bereaveth^H7921 home^H1004 death^H4194

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. heard^H8085 sigh^H584 comfort^H5162 enemies^H341 heard^H8085 trouble^H7451 glad^H7797 done^H6213 bring^H935 day^H3117 called^H7121 like^H3644

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. wickedness^H7451 come^H935 before^H6440 do^H5953 done^H5953 transgressions^H6588 sighs^H585 many^H7227 heart^H3820 faint^H1742