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World English Bible

Lamentations 1 (WEBP)

[1] How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave!
[2] She weeps bitterly in the night. Her tears are on her cheeks. Among all her lovers she has no one to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her. They have become her enemies.
[3] Judah has gone into captivity because of affliction and because of great servitude. She dwells among the nations. She finds no rest. All her persecutors overtook her in her distress.
[4] The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to the solemn assembly. All her gates are desolate. Her priests sigh. Her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.
[5] Her adversaries have become the head. Her enemies prosper; for Yahweh has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions. Her young children have gone into captivity before the adversary.
[6] All majesty has departed from the daughter of Zion. Her princes have become like deer that find no pasture. They have gone without strength before the pursuer.
[7] Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old; when her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and no one helped her. The adversaries saw her. They mocked at her desolations.
[8] Jerusalem has grievously sinned. Therefore she has become unclean. All who honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness. Yes, she sighs and turns backward.
[9] Her filthiness was in her skirts. She didn’t remember her latter end. Therefore she has come down astoundingly. She has no comforter. “See, Yahweh, my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.”
[10] The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things; for she has seen that the nations have entered into her sanctuary, concerning whom you commanded that they should not enter into your assembly.
[11] All her people sigh. They seek bread. They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh their soul. “Look, Yahweh, and see, for I have become despised.”
[12] “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look, and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought on me, with which Yahweh has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
[13] “From on high 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 I faint all day long.
[14] “The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. They are knit together. They have come up on my neck. He made my strength fail. The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.
[15] “The Lord has set at nothing all my mighty men within me. He has called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men. The Lord has trodden the virgin daughter of Judah as in a wine press.
[16] “For these things I weep. My eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me. My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.”
[17] Zion spreads out her hands. There is no one to comfort her. Yahweh has commanded concerning Jacob, that those who are around him should be his adversaries. Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.
[18] “Yahweh is righteous, for I have rebelled against his commandment. Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow. My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.
[19] “I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, while they sought food for themselves to refresh their souls.
[20] “Look, Yahweh; for I am in distress. My heart is troubled. My heart turns over within me, for I have grievously rebelled. Abroad, the sword bereaves. At home, it is like death.
[21] “They have heard that I sigh. There is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble. They are glad that you have done it. You will bring the day that you have proclaimed, and they will be like me.
[22] “Let all their wickedness come before you. Do to them as you have done to me for all my transgressions. For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

Lamentations 1:5 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.
Lamentations 1:14 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Lamentations 1 (KJVS)

[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!
[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. ()
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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.
[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].
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lamentations 1 (YLT)

[1] How hath she sat alone, The city abounding with people! She hath been as a widow, The mighty among nations! Princes among provinces, She hath become tributary!
[2] She weepeth sore in the night, And her tear is on her cheeks, There is no comforter for her out of all her lovers, All her friends dealt treacherously by her, They have been to her for enemies.
[3] Removed hath Judah because of affliction, And because of the abundance of her service; She hath dwelt among nations, She hath not found rest, All her pursuers have overtaken her between the straits.
[4] The ways of Zion are mourning, Without any coming at the appointed time, All her gates are desolate, her priests sigh, Her virgins are afflicted-and she hath bitterness.
[5] Her adversaries have become chief, Her enemies have been at ease, For Jehovah hath afflicted her, For the abundance of her transgressions, Her infants have gone captive before the adversary.
[6] And go out from the daughter of Zion doth all her honour, Her princes have been as harts- They have not found pasture, And they go powerless before a pursuer.
[7] Remembered hath Jerusalem In the days of her affliction and her mournings, all her desirable things that were from the days of old, In the falling of her people into the hand of an adversary, And she hath no helper; Seen her have adversaries, They have laughed at her cessation.
[8] A sin hath Jerusalem sinned, Therefore impure she hath become, All who honoured her have esteemed her lightly, For they have seen her nakedness, Yea, she herself hath sighed and turneth backward.
[9] Her uncleanness is in her skirts, She hath not remembered her latter end, And she cometh down wonderfully, There is no comforter for her. See, O Jehovah, mine affliction, For exerted himself hath an enemy.
[10] His hand spread out hath an adversary On all her desirable things, For she hath seen- Nations have entered her sanctuary, Concerning which Thou didst command, ‘They do not come into the assembly to thee.’
[11] All her people are sighing-seeking bread, They have given their desirable things For food to refresh the body; See, O Jehovah, and behold attentively, For I have been lightly esteemed.
[12] Is it nothing to you, all ye passing by the way? Look attentively, and see, If there is any pain like my pain, That He is rolling to me? Whom Jehovah hath afflicted In the day of the fierceness of His anger.
[13] From above He hath sent fire into my bone, And it subdueth it, He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me backward, He hath made me desolate-all the day sick.
[14] Bound hath been the yoke of my transgressions by His hand, They are wrapped together, They have gone up on my neck, He hath caused my power to stumble, The Lord hath given me into hands, I am not able to rise.
[15] Trodden down all my mighty ones hath the Lord in my midst, He proclaimed against me an appointed time, To destroy my young men, A wine-press hath the Lord trodden, To the virgin daughter of Judah.
[16] For these I am weeping, My eye, my eye, is running down with waters, For, far from me hath been a comforter, Refreshing my soul, My sons have been desolate, For mighty hath been an enemy.
[17] Spread forth hath Zion her hands, There is no comforter for her, Jehovah hath charged concerning Jacob, His neighbours are his adversaries, Jerusalem hath become impure among them.
[18] Righteous is Jehovah, For His mouth I have provoked. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and see my pain, My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.
[19] I called for my lovers, they-they have deceived me, My priests and my elders in the city have expired; When they have sought food for themselves, Then they give back their soul.
[20] See, O Jehovah, for distress is to me, My bowels have been troubled, Turned hath been my heart in my midst, For I have greatly provoked, From without bereaved hath the sword, In the house it is as death.
[21] They have heard that I have sighed, There is no comforter for me, All my enemies have heard of my calamity, They have rejoiced that Thou hast done it, Thou hast brought in the day Thou hast called, And they are like to me.
[22] Come in doth all their evil before Thee, And one is doing to them as Thou hast done to me, For all my transgressions, For many are my sighs, and my heart is sick!