Lamentations 1
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How Lonely Sits the City
1 # [Jer. 7:34] How lonely sits the city
that was full of people!
How like #[Jer. 15:8] a widow has she become,
she who was great among the nations!
She who was #[ch. 5:16; Ezra 4:20; Eccles. 2:8] a princess among the provinces
has become #Isa. 31:8a slave.
2 #
Ps. 6:6; Jer. 9:1; 13:17 She weeps bitterly in the night,
with tears on her cheeks;
# ver. 19; Jer. 22:22; 30:14 among all her lovers
she has #ver. 9, 16, 17, 21; Eccles. 4:1 none to comfort her;
# See Ezek. 23:22-26 all her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
they have become her enemies.
3 #
Jer. 52:27 Judah has gone into exile because of affliction#1:3 Or under affliction
and hard servitude;
# [ch. 2:9; Deut. 28:64, 65] she dwells now among the nations,
#
Jer. 45:3
but finds no resting place;
her pursuers have all overtaken her
in the midst of her distress.#1:3 Or in the narrow passes
4The roads to Zion mourn,
for none come to #See ch. 2:6 the festival;
#
Jer. 14:2 all her gates are desolate;
her priests #ver. 8, 11, 21, 22groan;
her virgins have been afflicted,#1:4 Septuagint, Old Latin dragged away
and she herself suffers bitterly.
5 # [Deut. 28:13, 44; Jer. 13:21] Her foes have become the head;
her #Jer. 12:1 enemies prosper,
because #ver. 12; ch. 3:33 the Lord has afflicted her
#
Jer. 30:14, 15; Dan. 9:16 for the multitude of her transgressions;
#
2 Chr. 36:17, 20; See Jer. 52:28-30 her children have gone away,
captives before the foe.
6From the daughter of Zion
all her majesty has departed.
Her princes have become like deer
# [Jer. 14:6] that find no pasture;
they fled without strength
before the pursuer.
7Jerusalem remembers
in the days of her affliction and wandering
# ver. 10, 11 all the precious things
that were hers from #ch. 2:17; Jer. 46:26 days of old.
When her people fell into the hand of the foe,
and there was none to help her,
her foes gloated over her;
they #Obad. 12, 13; [Ps. 119:51]mocked at her downfall.
8 # [Zech. 13:1] Jerusalem sinned grievously;
therefore she became filthy;
all who honored her despise her,
# [Ezek. 16:37] for they have seen her nakedness;
she herself #ver. 4, 21, 22groans
and turns her face away.
9Her uncleanness was #[Jer. 13:22] in her skirts;
# [Deut. 32:29; Isa. 47:7] she took no thought of her future;#1:9 Or end
therefore her fall is terrible;
# ver. 2 she has no comforter.
“O Lord, behold my affliction,
for the enemy has #Jer. 48:26triumphed!”
10The enemy has stretched out his hands
over all her #ver. 7 precious things;
for she has seen #Ps. 79:1; Jer. 51:51 the nations
enter her sanctuary,
those whom you #[Deut. 23:3; Neh. 13:1]forbade
to enter your congregation.
11All her people #[See ver. 8 above] groan
as #ch. 2:12; 4:4; [Jer. 38:9; 52:6] they search for bread;
they trade their #[See ver. 10 above] treasures for #ver. 19food
to revive their strength.
“Look, O Lord, and see,
for I am despised.”
12“Is it nothing to you, all #Job 21:29; Ps. 80:12 you who pass by?
# [Dan. 9:12] Look and see
if there is any sorrow like my sorrow,
which was brought upon me,
which #ver. 5 the Lord inflicted
on #See Jer. 12:13the day of his fierce anger.
13“From on high he #Ps. 102:3 sent fire;
into my bones#1:13 Septuagint; Hebrew bones and he made it descend;
#
Ps. 9:15; Ezek. 12:13; 17:20 he spread a net for my feet;
he turned me back;
# ch. 3:11; See Jer. 8:18 he has left me stunned,
faint all the day long.
14“My transgressions were bound#1:14 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain into #Deut. 28:48a yoke;
by his hand they were fastened together;
they were set upon my neck;
he caused my strength to fail;
the Lord gave me into the hands
of those whom I cannot withstand.
15“The Lord rejected
all my mighty men in my midst;
he summoned an assembly against me
to crush my young men;
# [Isa. 63:2, 3] the Lord has trodden as in a winepress
the virgin daughter of Judah.
16“For these things #See Jer. 13:17 I weep;
my eyes flow with tears;
for #ver. 2, 21 a comforter is far from me,
one to #[ver. 11]revive my spirit;
my children are desolate,
for the enemy has prevailed.”
17 #
Isa. 1:15; Jer. 4:31 Zion stretches out her hands,
but #[See ver. 16 above]there is none to comfort her;
the Lord has commanded against Jacob
that his neighbors should be his foes;
Jerusalem has become
a filthy thing among them.
18 # See Jer. 12:1 “The Lord is in the right,
#
1 Sam. 12:14, 15 for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
and see my suffering;
# [Deut. 28:41] my young women and my young men
have gone into captivity.
19“I called to #See ver. 2 my lovers,
but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
perished in the city,
while #ver. 11they sought food
to revive their strength.
20“Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;
# ch. 2:11; Job 30:27; Isa. 16:11 my stomach churns;
my heart is wrung within me,
because I have been very rebellious.
#
Deut. 32:25; Ezek. 7:15; See Jer. 15:2 In the street the sword bereaves;
in the house it is like death.
21“They heard#1:21 Septuagint, Syriac Hear #ver. 4, 8, 11 my groaning,
yet #ver. 2, 16, 17 there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
# [ch. 4:21; Jer. 50:11] they are glad that you have done it.
You have brought#1:21 Syriac Bring the day you announced;
# [ch. 4:21; Jer. 50:11] now let them be as I am.
22 #
Ps. 109:14, 15 “Let all their evildoing come before you,
and deal with them
as #ver. 12; ch. 2:20 you have dealt with me
because of all my transgressions;
for #[See ver. 21 above] my groans are many,
and #See Jer. 8:18my heart is faint.”
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Ěḵah (Lamentations) 1
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1How she sits, The city once great with people! Like a widow she has become, One great among the nations! A princess among provinces has become a slave!
2She weeps bitterly at night, And her tears are upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no comforter for her. All her friends have betrayed her, They have become her enemies.
3Yehuḏah has gone into exile, Because of affliction and because of harsh labour. She has dwelt among nations, She has found no rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her Between narrow places.
4The ways to Tsiyon mourn For no one comes to the appointed times.#Or festivals All her gates are deserted, Her priests sigh, her maidens are afflicted, And she has bitterness.
5Her adversaries have become chief, Her enemies have become at ease. For יהוה has afflicted her Because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone into captivity before the enemy.
6And all the splendour has departed From the daughter of Tsiyon. Her rulers have become like buck, They have found no pasture, And they go powerless before the pursuer.
7In the days of her affliction and wandering, Yerushalayim remembered all her precious matters She had in the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, With no one to help her, The adversaries saw her, They mocked at her destruction.
8Yerushalayim has sinned greatly, Therefore she has become defiled. All who esteemed her despised her Because they have seen her nakedness. She herself has sighed and turned away.
9Her uncleanness is in her skirts. She did not keep in mind her latter end, And has gone down appallingly, There was no one to comfort her. “See, O יהוה, my affliction, For the enemy has made himself great!”
10The adversary has spread his hand Over all her precious matters; Indeed, she has seen: The nations have entered her set-apart place, Those whom You commanded not to enter Your assembly.
11All her people are sighing, seeking bread. They have given their precious matters For food, to bring back life. “See, O יהוה, and look, For I have become despised.”
12“Is it naught to you, All you who pass by? Look and see if there is any pain like my pain, Which has been brought on me, Which יהוה has inflicted on me In the day of His burning displeasure.
13“From above He has sent fire into my bones, And it overpowered them; He has spread a net for my feet and turned me back; He has laid me waste and faint all the day.
14“The yoke of my transgressions Has been bound by His hand, Woven together and thrust upon my neck. He has made my strength stumble, יהוה has given me into hands Which I am unable to withstand.
15“יהוה has trodden down all my strong men in my midst, He has called an appointed time Against me to crush my young men. יהוה has trodden down as in a winepress The maiden daughter of Yehuḏah.
16“This is why I weep. My eye, my eye is running down with water, Because the comforter, Who could bring back my life, Has been far from me. My children are stunned, For the enemy has prevailed.”
17Tsiyon spreads out her hands, There is no comforter for her. יהוה has commanded concerning Ya‛aqoḇ, His neighbours are his adversaries. Yerushalayim has become an uncleanness among them.
18יהוה is righteous, for I rebelled against His mouth. Hear now, all peoples, and see my pain. My maidens and my young men have gone into captivity.
19I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders breathed their last in the city, While they sought food to bring back their life.
20“See, O יהוה, that I am in distress. My inward parts are boiling up, My heart is overturned within me, For I have been very rebellious. From without the sword has bereaved, At home it is like death.
21“They have heard that I sighed, With no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my calamity, They have rejoiced that You have done it. You shall bring on the day that You have announced, So let them become like me.
22“Let all their evil come before You, And do to them as You have done to me For all my transgressions. For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.”
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