ט (Tet)
1:9 Her menstrual flow 1 has soiled 2 her clothing; 3
she did not consider 4 the consequences of her sin. 5
Her demise 6 was astonishing, 7
and there was no one to comfort her.
She cried, “Look, 8 O Lord, on my 9 affliction
because my 10 enemy boasts!”
כ (Kaf)
1:11 All her people groaned
as they searched for a morsel of bread. 11
They exchanged 12 their valuables 13
for 14 just enough food
to stay alive. 15
“Look, O Lord! Consider 16
that I have become worthless!”
ת (Tav)
1:22 Let all their wickedness come before you;
afflict 17 them
just as you have afflicted 18 me 19
because of all my acts of rebellion. 20
For my groans are many,
and my heart is sick with sorrow. 21
ב (Bet)
1:2 She weeps bitterly at night;
tears stream down her cheeks. 22
She has no one to comfort her
among all her lovers. 23
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.
א (Alef) 24
1:1 25 Alas! 26 The city once full of people 27
now sits all alone! 28
The prominent 29 lady among the nations
has become a widow! 30
The princess 31 who once ruled the provinces 32
has become 33 a forced laborer! 34
ב (Bet)
1:2 She weeps bitterly at night;
tears stream down her cheeks. 35
She has no one to comfort her
among all her lovers. 36
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.
ג (Gimel)
1:3 Judah 37 has departed into exile
under 38 affliction and harsh oppression. 39
She 40 lives among the nations;
she has found no resting place.
All who pursued her overtook her
in 41 narrow straits. 42
ד (Dalet)
1:4 The roads to Zion 43 mourn 44
because no one 45 travels to the festivals. 46
All her city gates 47 are deserted; 48
her priests groan. 49
Her virgins grieve; 50
she is in bitter anguish! 51
ה (He)
1:5 Her foes subjugated her; 52
her enemies are at ease. 53
For the Lord afflicted her
because of her many acts of rebellion. 54
Her children went away
captive 55 before the enemy.
ו (Vav)
1:6 All of Daughter Zion’s 56 splendor 57
has departed. 58
Her leaders became like deer;
they found no pasture,
so they were too exhausted to escape 59
from the hunter. 60
ז (Zayin)
1:7 Jerusalem 61 remembers, 62
when 63 she became a poor homeless person, 64
all her treasures
that she owned in days of old. 65
When her people fell into an enemy’s grip, 66
none of her allies came to her rescue. 67
Her enemies 68 gloated over 69 her;
they sneered 70 at her downfall. 71
ח (Khet)
1:8 Jerusalem committed terrible sin; 72
therefore she became an object of scorn. 73
All who admired 74 her have despised her 75
because they have seen her nakedness. 76
She groans aloud 77
and turns away in shame. 78
ט (Tet)
1:9 Her menstrual flow 79 has soiled 80 her clothing; 81
she did not consider 82 the consequences of her sin. 83
Her demise 84 was astonishing, 85
and there was no one to comfort her.
She cried, “Look, 86 O Lord, on my 87 affliction
because my 88 enemy boasts!”
י (Yod)
1:10 An enemy grabbed 89
all her valuables. 90
Indeed she watched in horror 91 as Gentiles 92
invaded her holy temple 93 –
those whom you 94 had commanded:
“They must not enter 95 your assembly place.” 96
כ (Kaf)
1:11 All her people groaned
as they searched for a morsel of bread. 97
They exchanged 98 their valuables 99
for 100 just enough food
to stay alive. 101
“Look, O Lord! Consider 102
that I have become worthless!”
ל (Lamed)
1:12 Is it nothing to you, 103 all you who pass by on the road? 104
Look and see!
Is there any pain like mine?
The Lord 105 has afflicted me, 106
he 107 has inflicted it on me
when 108 he burned with anger. 109
מ (Mem)
1:13 He sent down fire 110
into my bones, and it overcame 111 them.
He spread out a trapper’s net 112 for my feet;
he made me turn back.
He has made me desolate;
I am faint all day long.
נ (Nun)
1:14 My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; 113
they are fastened together by his hand.
He has placed his yoke 114 on my neck; 115
he has sapped my strength. 116
The Lord 117 has handed me over 118
to those whom I cannot resist.
ס (Samek)
1:15 He rounded up 119 all my mighty ones; 120
The Lord 121 did this 122 in 123 my midst.
He summoned an assembly 124 against me
to shatter my young men.
The Lord has stomped like grapes 125
the virgin daughter, Judah. 126
ע (Ayin)
1:16 I weep because of these things;
my eyes 127 flow with tears. 128
For there is no one in sight who can comfort me 129
or encourage me. 130
My children 131 are desolated 132
because an enemy has prevailed.
פ (Pe)
1:17 Zion spread out her hands,
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob;
his neighbors 133 have become his enemies.
Jerusalem has become
like filthy garbage 134 in their midst. 135
צ (Tsade)
1:18 The Lord is right to judge me! 136
Yes, I rebelled against his commands. 137
Please listen, all you nations, 138
and look at my suffering!
My young women and men
have gone into exile.
ק (Qof)
1:19 I called for my lovers, 139
but they had deceived me.
My priests and my elders
perished in the city.
Truly they had 140 searched for food
to 141 keep themselves 142 alive. 143
ר (Resh)
1:20 Look, O Lord! I am distressed; 144
my stomach is in knots! 145
My heart is pounding 146 inside me.
Yes, I was terribly rebellious! 147
Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; 148
Inside the house death is present. 149
ש (Sin/Shin)
1:21 They have heard 150 that I groan,
yet there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
they are glad that you 151 have brought it about. 152
Bring about 153 the day of judgment 154 that you promised 155
so that 156 they may end up 157 like me!
ת (Tav)
1:22 Let all their wickedness come before you;
afflict 158 them
just as you have afflicted 159 me 160
because of all my acts of rebellion. 161
For my groans are many,
and my heart is sick with sorrow. 162
3:56 You heard 163 my plea: 164
“Do not close your ears to my cry for relief!” 165
ת (Tav)
3:64 Pay them back 166 what they deserve, 167 O Lord,
according to what they 168 have done. 169
3:66 Pursue them 170 in anger and eradicate them
from under the Lord’s heaven.
3:5 He has besieged 171 and surrounded 172 me
with bitter hardship. 173
א (Alef) 174
1:1 175 Alas! 176 The city once full of people 177
now sits all alone! 178
The prominent 179 lady among the nations
has become a widow! 180
The princess 181 who once ruled the provinces 182
has become 183 a forced laborer! 184
ב (Bet)
1:2 She weeps bitterly at night;
tears stream down her cheeks. 185
She has no one to comfort her
among all her lovers. 186
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.
ג (Gimel)
1:3 Judah 187 has departed into exile
under 188 affliction and harsh oppression. 189
She 190 lives among the nations;
she has found no resting place.
All who pursued her overtook her
in 191 narrow straits. 192
ד (Dalet)
1:4 The roads to Zion 193 mourn 194
because no one 195 travels to the festivals. 196
All her city gates 197 are deserted; 198
her priests groan. 199
Her virgins grieve; 200
she is in bitter anguish! 201
ה (He)
1:5 Her foes subjugated her; 202
her enemies are at ease. 203
For the Lord afflicted her
because of her many acts of rebellion. 204
Her children went away
captive 205 before the enemy.
ו (Vav)
1:6 All of Daughter Zion’s 206 splendor 207
has departed. 208
Her leaders became like deer;
they found no pasture,
so they were too exhausted to escape 209
from the hunter. 210
ז (Zayin)
1:7 Jerusalem 211 remembers, 212
when 213 she became a poor homeless person, 214
all her treasures
that she owned in days of old. 215
When her people fell into an enemy’s grip, 216
none of her allies came to her rescue. 217
Her enemies 218 gloated over 219 her;
they sneered 220 at her downfall. 221
ח (Khet)
1:8 Jerusalem committed terrible sin; 222
therefore she became an object of scorn. 223
All who admired 224 her have despised her 225
because they have seen her nakedness. 226
She groans aloud 227
and turns away in shame. 228
ט (Tet)
1:9 Her menstrual flow 229 has soiled 230 her clothing; 231
she did not consider 232 the consequences of her sin. 233
Her demise 234 was astonishing, 235
and there was no one to comfort her.
She cried, “Look, 236 O Lord, on my 237 affliction
because my 238 enemy boasts!”
י (Yod)
1:10 An enemy grabbed 239
all her valuables. 240
Indeed she watched in horror 241 as Gentiles 242
invaded her holy temple 243 –
those whom you 244 had commanded:
“They must not enter 245 your assembly place.” 246
כ (Kaf)
1:11 All her people groaned
as they searched for a morsel of bread. 247
They exchanged 248 their valuables 249
for 250 just enough food
to stay alive. 251
“Look, O Lord! Consider 252
that I have become worthless!”
ל (Lamed)
1:12 Is it nothing to you, 253 all you who pass by on the road? 254
Look and see!
Is there any pain like mine?
The Lord 255 has afflicted me, 256
he 257 has inflicted it on me
when 258 he burned with anger. 259
מ (Mem)
1:13 He sent down fire 260
into my bones, and it overcame 261 them.
He spread out a trapper’s net 262 for my feet;
he made me turn back.
He has made me desolate;
I am faint all day long.
נ (Nun)
1:14 My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; 263
they are fastened together by his hand.
He has placed his yoke 264 on my neck; 265
he has sapped my strength. 266
The Lord 267 has handed me over 268
to those whom I cannot resist.
ס (Samek)
1:15 He rounded up 269 all my mighty ones; 270
The Lord 271 did this 272 in 273 my midst.
He summoned an assembly 274 against me
to shatter my young men.
The Lord has stomped like grapes 275
the virgin daughter, Judah. 276
ע (Ayin)
1:16 I weep because of these things;
my eyes 277 flow with tears. 278
For there is no one in sight who can comfort me 279
or encourage me. 280
My children 281 are desolated 282
because an enemy has prevailed.
פ (Pe)
1:17 Zion spread out her hands,
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob;
his neighbors 283 have become his enemies.
Jerusalem has become
like filthy garbage 284 in their midst. 285
צ (Tsade)
1:18 The Lord is right to judge me! 286
Yes, I rebelled against his commands. 287
Please listen, all you nations, 288
and look at my suffering!
My young women and men
have gone into exile.
ק (Qof)
1:19 I called for my lovers, 289
but they had deceived me.
My priests and my elders
perished in the city.
Truly they had 290 searched for food
to 291 keep themselves 292 alive. 293
ר (Resh)
1:20 Look, O Lord! I am distressed; 294
my stomach is in knots! 295
My heart is pounding 296 inside me.
Yes, I was terribly rebellious! 297
Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; 298
Inside the house death is present. 299
ש (Sin/Shin)
1:21 They have heard 300 that I groan,
yet there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
they are glad that you 301 have brought it about. 302
Bring about 303 the day of judgment 304 that you promised 305
so that 306 they may end up 307 like me!
ת (Tav)
1:22 Let all their wickedness come before you;
afflict 308 them
just as you have afflicted 309 me 310
because of all my acts of rebellion. 311
For my groans are many,
and my heart is sick with sorrow. 312
א (Alef) 313
1:1 314 Alas! 315 The city once full of people 316
now sits all alone! 317
The prominent 318 lady among the nations
has become a widow! 319
The princess 320 who once ruled the provinces 321
has become 322 a forced laborer! 323
ב (Bet)
1:2 She weeps bitterly at night;
tears stream down her cheeks. 324
She has no one to comfort her
among all her lovers. 325
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.
ג (Gimel)
1:3 Judah 326 has departed into exile
under 327 affliction and harsh oppression. 328
She 329 lives among the nations;
she has found no resting place.
All who pursued her overtook her
in 330 narrow straits. 331
ד (Dalet)
1:4 The roads to Zion 332 mourn 333
because no one 334 travels to the festivals. 335
All her city gates 336 are deserted; 337
her priests groan. 338
Her virgins grieve; 339
she is in bitter anguish! 340
ה (He)
1:5 Her foes subjugated her; 341
her enemies are at ease. 342
For the Lord afflicted her
because of her many acts of rebellion. 343
Her children went away
captive 344 before the enemy.
ו (Vav)
1:6 All of Daughter Zion’s 345 splendor 346
has departed. 347
Her leaders became like deer;
they found no pasture,
so they were too exhausted to escape 348
from the hunter. 349
ז (Zayin)
1:7 Jerusalem 350 remembers, 351
when 352 she became a poor homeless person, 353
all her treasures
that she owned in days of old. 354
When her people fell into an enemy’s grip, 355
none of her allies came to her rescue. 356
Her enemies 357 gloated over 358 her;
they sneered 359 at her downfall. 360
ח (Khet)
1:8 Jerusalem committed terrible sin; 361
therefore she became an object of scorn. 362
All who admired 363 her have despised her 364
because they have seen her nakedness. 365
She groans aloud 366
and turns away in shame. 367
ט (Tet)
1:9 Her menstrual flow 368 has soiled 369 her clothing; 370
she did not consider 371 the consequences of her sin. 372
Her demise 373 was astonishing, 374
and there was no one to comfort her.
She cried, “Look, 375 O Lord, on my 376 affliction
because my 377 enemy boasts!”
י (Yod)
1:10 An enemy grabbed 378
all her valuables. 379
Indeed she watched in horror 380 as Gentiles 381
invaded her holy temple 382 –
those whom you 383 had commanded:
“They must not enter 384 your assembly place.” 385
כ (Kaf)
1:11 All her people groaned
as they searched for a morsel of bread. 386
They exchanged 387 their valuables 388
for 389 just enough food
to stay alive. 390
“Look, O Lord! Consider 391
that I have become worthless!”
ל (Lamed)
1:12 Is it nothing to you, 392 all you who pass by on the road? 393
Look and see!
Is there any pain like mine?
The Lord 394 has afflicted me, 395
he 396 has inflicted it on me
when 397 he burned with anger. 398
מ (Mem)
1:13 He sent down fire 399
into my bones, and it overcame 400 them.
He spread out a trapper’s net 401 for my feet;
he made me turn back.
He has made me desolate;
I am faint all day long.
נ (Nun)
1:14 My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; 402
they are fastened together by his hand.
He has placed his yoke 403 on my neck; 404
he has sapped my strength. 405
The Lord 406 has handed me over 407
to those whom I cannot resist.
ס (Samek)
1:15 He rounded up 408 all my mighty ones; 409
The Lord 410 did this 411 in 412 my midst.
He summoned an assembly 413 against me
to shatter my young men.
The Lord has stomped like grapes 414
the virgin daughter, Judah. 415
ע (Ayin)
1:16 I weep because of these things;
my eyes 416 flow with tears. 417
For there is no one in sight who can comfort me 418
or encourage me. 419
My children 420 are desolated 421
because an enemy has prevailed.
פ (Pe)
1:17 Zion spread out her hands,
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob;
his neighbors 422 have become his enemies.
Jerusalem has become
like filthy garbage 423 in their midst. 424
צ (Tsade)
1:18 The Lord is right to judge me! 425
Yes, I rebelled against his commands. 426
Please listen, all you nations, 427
and look at my suffering!
My young women and men
have gone into exile.
ק (Qof)
1:19 I called for my lovers, 428
but they had deceived me.
My priests and my elders
perished in the city.
Truly they had 429 searched for food
to 430 keep themselves 431 alive. 432
ר (Resh)
1:20 Look, O Lord! I am distressed; 433
my stomach is in knots! 434
My heart is pounding 435 inside me.
Yes, I was terribly rebellious! 436
Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; 437
Inside the house death is present. 438
ש (Sin/Shin)
1:21 They have heard 439 that I groan,
yet there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
they are glad that you 440 have brought it about. 441
Bring about 442 the day of judgment 443 that you promised 444
so that 445 they may end up 446 like me!
ת (Tav)
1:22 Let all their wickedness come before you;
afflict 447 them
just as you have afflicted 448 me 449
because of all my acts of rebellion. 450
For my groans are many,
and my heart is sick with sorrow. 451