Lamentations

Chapter 1

Phonetic (Hebrew): eyka֣h ׀ yashsheba֣h bada֗d ha'iyr֙ rabּa֣tiy 'a֔m hayeta֖h kּe'alemana֑h rּabּa֣tiy bagּoyi֗m shsara֨tiy֙ bּamּediyn֔ot hayeta֖h lamaֽs׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)[1] How does 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!

אֵיכָ֣ה ׀ יָשְׁבָ֣ה בָדָ֗ד הָעִיר֙ רַבָּ֣תִי עָ֔ם הָיְתָ֖ה כְּאַלְמָנָ֑ה רַּבָּ֣תִי בַגּוֹיִ֗ם שָׂרָ֨תִי֙ בַּמְּדִינ֔וֹת הָיְתָ֖ה לָמַֽס׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּak֨o tibekּe֜h bּalּa֗yelah vedime'atahּ֙ 'a֣l leֽcheya֔hּ 'eֽyn-la֥hּ menache֖m mikּal-'ohabe֑yha kּal-re'e֨yha֙ bּa֣gedu ba֔hּ ha֥yu la֖hּ le'oyebiֽym׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)She weeps sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she has none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

בָּכ֨וֹ תִבְכֶּ֜ה בַּלַּ֗יְלָה וְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ עַ֣ל לֶֽחֱיָ֔הּ אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ מְנַחֵ֖ם מִכָּל־אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ כָּל־רֵעֶ֨יהָ֙ בָּ֣גְדוּ בָ֔הּ הָ֥יוּ לָ֖הּ לְאֹיְבִֽים׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): gּaֽleta֨h yehuda֤h me'o֨niy֙ umero֣b 'aboda֔h hi֚y yashsheba֣h bagּoyi֔m lo֥ matze'a֖h man֑ocha kּal-rodepe֥yha hishsּiyg֖uha bּe֥yn hamּetzariֽym׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwells among the heathen, she finds no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.

גָּֽלְתָ֨ה יְהוּדָ֤ה מֵעֹ֨נִי֙ וּמֵרֹ֣ב עֲבֹדָ֔ה הִ֚יא יָשְׁבָ֣ה בַגּוֹיִ֔ם לֹ֥א מָצְאָ֖ה מָנ֑וֹחַ כָּל־רֹדְפֶ֥יהָ הִשִּׂיג֖וּהָ בֵּ֥ין הַמְּצָרִֽים׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): dּareke֨y tziyּ֜on 'abel֗ot mibּeliy֙ bּa'e֣y mo'e֔d kּal-shshe'are֨yha֙ shshֽomemi֔yn kּohane֖yha ne'enachi֑ym bּetulote֥yha nּug֖ot vehi֥y mar-laֽhּ׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

דַּרְכֵ֨י צִיּ֜וֹן אֲבֵל֗וֹת מִבְּלִי֙ בָּאֵ֣י מוֹעֵ֔ד כָּל־שְׁעָרֶ֨יהָ֙ שֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔ין כֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָ נֶאֱנָחִ֑ים בְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָ נּוּג֖וֹת וְהִ֥יא מַר־לָֽהּ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): hay֨u tzare֤yha lero'shsh֙ 'oyebe֣yha shshal֔u kּiֽy-yehva֥h hoga֖hּ 'a֣l rob-pּeshsha'e֑yha 'olale֛yha halek֥u shshebi֖y lipeney-tzaֽr׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.

הָי֨וּ צָרֶ֤יהָ לְרֹאשׁ֙ אֹיְבֶ֣יהָ שָׁל֔וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה הוֹגָ֖הּ עַ֣ל רֹב־פְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָ עוֹלָלֶ֛יהָ הָלְכ֥וּ שְׁבִ֖י לִפְנֵי־צָֽר׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֥ mn-bt mibּat-tziyּ֖on kּal-hadara֑hּ hay֣u shsare֗yha kּe'ayּaliym֙ lo'-matze'֣u mire'e֔h vayּelek֥u belo'-ko֖cha lipene֥y rodeֽp׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א מן־בת מִבַּת־צִיּ֖וֹן כָּל־הֲדָרָ֑הּ הָי֣וּ שָׂרֶ֗יהָ כְּאַיָּלִים֙ לֹא־מָצְא֣וּ מִרְעֶ֔ה וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ בְלֹא־כֹ֖חַ לִפְנֵ֥י רוֹדֵֽף׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): zaֽkera֣h yerushshalai֗m yeme֤y 'aneyahּ֙ umerude֔yha kּo֚l machamude֔yha 'ashshe֥r hay֖u mi֣ymey qe֑dem bּinepo֧l 'amּa֣hּ bּeyad-tza֗r ve'e֤yn 'ozer֙ la֔hּ ra'֣uha tzari֔ym shsachaq֖u 'a֥l mishshebּatּeֽha׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

זָֽכְרָ֣ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם יְמֵ֤י עָנְיָהּ֙ וּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָ כֹּ֚ל מַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ מִ֣ימֵי קֶ֑דֶם בִּנְפֹ֧ל עַמָּ֣הּ בְּיַד־צָ֗ר וְאֵ֤ין עוֹזֵר֙ לָ֔הּ רָא֣וּהָ צָרִ֔ים שָׂחֲק֖וּ עַ֥ל מִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): che֤te chaֽte'ah֙ yer֣ushshalai֔m 'al-kּe֖n leniyda֣h haya֑tah kּaֽl-mekabּede֤yha hizּiyl֨uha֙ kּiy-ra'֣u 'erevata֔hּ gּam-hi֥y ne'enecha֖h vatּa֥shshab 'achֽor׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Jerusalem has grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yes, she sighs, and turns backward.

חֵ֤טְא חָֽטְאָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן לְנִידָ֣ה הָיָ֑תָה כָּֽל־מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ הִזִּיל֨וּהָ֙ כִּי־רָא֣וּ עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ גַּם־הִ֥יא נֶאֶנְחָ֖ה וַתָּ֥שָׁב אָחֽוֹר׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): tume'ata֣hּ bּeshshule֗yha lo֤ zaֽkerah֙ 'achariyta֔hּ vatּe֣red pּela'i֔ym 'e֥yn menache֖m la֑hּ re'e֤h yehvah֙ 'et-'aneyi֔y kּi֥y higedּi֖yl 'oyeֽb׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembers not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy has magnified himself.

טֻמְאָתָ֣הּ בְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָ לֹ֤א זָֽכְרָה֙ אַחֲרִיתָ֔הּ וַתֵּ֣רֶד פְּלָאִ֔ים אֵ֥ין מְנַחֵ֖ם לָ֑הּ רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עָנְיִ֔י כִּ֥י הִגְדִּ֖יל אוֹיֵֽב׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): yado֙ pּa֣rashs tza֔r 'a֖l kּal-machamadּe֑yha kּiֽy-ra'ata֤h goyim֙ bּa֣'u miqedּashsha֔hּ 'ashshe֣r tziui֔ytah lo'-yabo֥'u baqּaha֖l laֽke׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The adversary has spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she has seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom You did command that they should not enter into Your congregation.

יָדוֹ֙ פָּ֣רַשׂ צָ֔ר עַ֖ל כָּל־מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָ כִּֽי־רָאֲתָ֤ה גוֹיִם֙ בָּ֣אוּ מִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֔יתָה לֹא־יָבֹ֥אוּ בַקָּהָ֖ל לָֽךְ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-'amּa֤hּ ne'enachiym֙ mebaqּeshshi֣ym le֔chem naten֧u mchmvdyhm machamadּeyhe֛m bּe'o֖kel lehashshi֣yb na֑peshsh re'e֤h yehvah֙ veֽhabּi֔ytah kּi֥y hayi֖ytiy zolelaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

כָּל־עַמָּ֤הּ נֶאֱנָחִים֙ מְבַקְּשִׁ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם נָתְנ֧וּ מחמודיהם מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶ֛ם בְּאֹ֖כֶל לְהָשִׁ֣יב נָ֑פֶשׁ רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה כִּ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי זוֹלֵלָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): l֣o 'aleykem֮ kּal-'o֣berey dereke֒ habּi֣ytu ure'֗u 'im-ye֤shsh make'ob֙ kּemake'obi֔y 'ashshe֥r 'ola֖l li֑y 'ashsher֙ hoga֣h yehva֔h bּey֖om char֥on 'apּֽo׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Is it nothing to you, all you that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow, which is done to me, wherewith the LORD has afflicted me in the day of His fierce anger.

ל֣וֹא אֲלֵיכֶם֮ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דֶרֶךְ֒ הַבִּ֣יטוּ וּרְא֗וּ אִם־יֵ֤שׁ מַכְאוֹב֙ כְּמַכְאֹבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֖ל לִ֑י אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹגָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בְּי֖וֹם חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): mimּar֛om shshaֽlach-'e֥shsh bּe'atzemota֖y vayּiredּe֑nּah pּara֨shs re֤shshet leragelay֙ heshshiyba֣niy 'ach֔or netana֨niy֙ shshoֽmema֔h kּal-hayּ֖om dּavaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)From above 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 faint all the day.

מִמָּר֛וֹם שָֽׁלַח־אֵ֥שׁ בְּעַצְמֹתַ֖י וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה פָּרַ֨שׂ רֶ֤שֶׁת לְרַגְלַי֙ הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי אָח֔וֹר נְתָנַ֨נִי֙ שֹֽׁמֵמָ֔ה כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם דָּוָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): nishseqad֩ 'o֨l pּeshsha'a֜y bּeyad֗o yishsetּaֽreg֛u 'al֥u 'al-tzaua'ri֖y hikeshshi֣yl kּochi֑y netana֣niy 'adona֔y bּiyde֖y lo'-'uka֥l qֽum׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The yoke of my transgressions is bound by His hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: He has made my strength to fall, the Lord has delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

נִשְׂקַד֩ עֹ֨ל פְּשָׁעַ֜י בְּיָד֗וֹ יִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּ עָל֥וּ עַל־צַוָּארִ֖י הִכְשִׁ֣יל כֹּחִ֑י נְתָנַ֣נִי אֲדֹנָ֔י בִּידֵ֖י לֹא־אוּכַ֥ל קֽוּם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): silּa֨h kal-'abּiyra֤y ׀ 'adonay֙ bּeqirebּi֔y qara֥ 'ala֛y mo'e֖d lishshebּo֣r bּachura֑y gּa֚t dּara֣ke 'adona֔y libetula֖t bּat-yehudaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The Lord has trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: He has called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord has trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.

סִלָּ֨ה כָל־אַבִּירַ֤י ׀ אֲדֹנָי֙ בְּקִרְבִּ֔י קָרָ֥א עָלַ֛י מוֹעֵ֖ד לִשְׁבֹּ֣ר בַּחוּרָ֑י גַּ֚ת דָּרַ֣ךְ אֲדֹנָ֔י לִבְתוּלַ֖ת בַּת־יְהוּדָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): al-'e֣lּeh ׀ 'ani֣y bokiyּa֗h 'eyni֤y ׀ 'eyniy֙ yo֣redah mּa֔yim kּiֽy-racha֥q mimּe֛nּiy menache֖m meshshi֣yb napeshshi֑y hay֤u banay֙ shshֽomemi֔ym kּi֥y gaba֖r 'oyeֽb׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runs down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ אֲנִ֣י בוֹכִיָּ֗ה עֵינִ֤י ׀ עֵינִי֙ יֹ֣רְדָה מַּ֔יִם כִּֽי־רָחַ֥ק מִמֶּ֛נִּי מְנַחֵ֖ם מֵשִׁ֣יב נַפְשִׁ֑י הָי֤וּ בָנַי֙ שֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔ים כִּ֥י גָבַ֖ר אוֹיֵֽב׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): pּeֽreshsa֨h tziyּ֜on bּeyade֗yha 'e֤yn menachem֙ la֔hּ tziua֧h yehva֛h leya'aqo֖b sebiyba֣yv tzara֑yv hayeta֧h yerushshala֛im lenidּa֖h bּeyneyheֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Zion spreads forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD has commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.

פֵּֽרְשָׂ֨ה צִיּ֜וֹן בְּיָדֶ֗יהָ אֵ֤ין מְנַחֵם֙ לָ֔הּ צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב סְבִיבָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו הָיְתָ֧ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם לְנִדָּ֖ה בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): tzadּi֥yq h֛u yehva֖h kּi֣y pi֣yhu mari֑ytiy shshime'u-na֣ kal-'mym haֽ'amּi֗ym ure'u֙ make'obi֔y bּetulota֥y ubachura֖y halek֥u bashshּeֽbiy׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

צַדִּ֥יק ה֛וּא יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֣י פִ֣יהוּ מָרִ֑יתִי שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א כָל־עמים הָֽעַמִּ֗ים וּרְאוּ֙ מַכְאֹבִ֔י בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י וּבַחוּרַ֖י הָלְכ֥וּ בַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): qara֤'tiy laֽme'ahabay֙ he֣mּah rimּ֔uniy kּohana֥y uzeqena֖y bּa'i֣yr gּava֑'u kּiֽy-biqeshsh֥u 'o֨kel֙ la֔mo veyashshi֖ybu 'et-napeshshaֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

קָרָ֤אתִי לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙ הֵ֣מָּה רִמּ֔וּנִי כֹּהֲנַ֥י וּזְקֵנַ֖י בָּעִ֣יר גָּוָ֑עוּ כִּֽי־בִקְשׁ֥וּ אֹ֨כֶל֙ לָ֔מוֹ וְיָשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶת־נַפְשָֽׁם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): re'e֨h yehva֤h kּiֽy-tzar-liy֙ me'a֣y chomarema֔ru nehepּa֤ke libּiy֙ bּeqirebּi֔y kּi֥y mar֖o mari֑ytiy mich֥utz shshikּelah-che֖reb bּabּa֥yit kּamּaֽvet׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)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 bereaves, at home there is as death.

רְאֵ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה כִּֽי־צַר־לִי֙ מֵעַ֣י חֳמַרְמָ֔רוּ נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ לִבִּי֙ בְּקִרְבִּ֔י כִּ֥י מָר֖וֹ מָרִ֑יתִי מִח֥וּץ שִׁכְּלָה־חֶ֖רֶב בַּבַּ֥יִת כַּמָּֽוֶת׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshame'֞u kּi֧y ne'enacha֣h 'a֗niy 'e֤yn menachem֙ li֔y kּal-'o֨yeba֜y shshame'֤u raֽ'atiy֙ shsa֔shsu kּi֥y 'atּa֖h 'ashsi֑yta hebe֥'ta yom-qara֖'ta veyiֽhey֥u kamֽoniy׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You hast done it: You will bring the day that You hast called, and they shall be like to me.

שָׁמְע֞וּ כִּ֧י נֶאֱנָחָ֣ה אָ֗נִי אֵ֤ין מְנַחֵם֙ לִ֔י כָּל־אֹ֨יְבַ֜י שָׁמְע֤וּ רָֽעָתִי֙ שָׂ֔שׂוּ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ הֵבֵ֥אתָ יוֹם־קָרָ֖אתָ וְיִֽהְי֥וּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): tּabo֨ kal-ra'ata֤m lepane֨yka֙ ve'ole֣l la֔mo kּa'ashshe֥r 'ola֛letּa li֖y 'a֣l kּal-pּeshsha'a֑y kּiֽy-rabּ֥ot 'anechota֖y velibּi֥y dauaֽy׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Let all their wickedness come before You; and do to them, as You hast done to me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

תָּבֹ֨א כָל־רָעָתָ֤ם לְפָנֶ֨יךָ֙ וְעוֹלֵ֣ל לָ֔מוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֛לְתָּ לִ֖י עַ֣ל כָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֑י כִּֽי־רַבּ֥וֹת אַנְחֹתַ֖י וְלִבִּ֥י דַוָּֽי׃פ