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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.

Lamentations 1:3 Heb. for the greatness of servitude
Lamentations 1:7 Or, desireable
Lamentations 1:8 Heb. is become a removing or wandering
Lamentations 1:10 Or, desireable
Lamentations 1:11 Or, to make the soul to come again
Lamentations 1:12a Or, is it nothing
Lamentations 1:12b Heb. pass by the way
Lamentations 1:16 Heb. bring back
Lamentations 1:18 Heb. mouth
Lamentations 1:21 Or, proclaimed

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Lamentations 1 (BYZ)

[1] [1:0] και εγενετο μετα το αιχμαλωτισθηναι τον ισραηλ και ιερουσαλημ ερημωθηναι εκαθισεν ιερεμιας κλαιων και εθρηνησεν τον θρηνον τουτον επι ιερουσαλημ και ειπεν [1:1] πως εκαθισεν μονη η πολις η πεπληθυμμενη λαων εγενηθη ως χηρα πεπληθυμμενη εν εθνεσιν αρχουσα εν χωραις εγενηθη εις φορον
[2] κλαιουσα εκλαυσεν εν νυκτι και τα δακρυα αυτης επι των σιαγονων αυτης και ουχ υπαρχει ο παρακαλων αυτην απο παντων των αγαπωντων αυτην παντες οι φιλουντες αυτην ηθετησαν εν αυτη εγενοντο αυτη εις εχθρους
[3] μετωκισθη η ιουδαια απο ταπεινωσεως αυτης και απο πληθους δουλειας αυτης εκαθισεν εν εθνεσιν ουχ ευρεν αναπαυσιν παντες οι καταδιωκοντες αυτην κατελαβον αυτην ανα μεσον των θλιβοντων
[4] οδοι σιων πενθουσιν παρα το μη ειναι ερχομενους εν εορτη πασαι αι πυλαι αυτης ηφανισμεναι οι ιερεις αυτης αναστεναζουσιν αι παρθενοι αυτης αγομεναι και αυτη πικραινομενη εν εαυτη
[5] εγενοντο οι θλιβοντες αυτην εις κεφαλην και οι εχθροι αυτης ευθηνουσαν οτι κυριος εταπεινωσεν αυτην επι το πληθος των ασεβειων αυτης τα νηπια αυτης επορευθησαν εν αιχμαλωσια κατα προσωπον θλιβοντος
[6] και εξηλθεν εκ θυγατρος σιων πασα η ευπρεπεια αυτης εγενοντο οι αρχοντες αυτης ως κριοι ουχ ευρισκοντες νομην και επορευοντο εν ουκ ισχυι κατα προσωπον διωκοντος
[7] εμνησθη ιερουσαλημ ημερων ταπεινωσεως αυτης και απωσμων αυτης παντα τα επιθυμηματα αυτης οσα ην εξ ημερων αρχαιων εν τω πεσειν τον λαον αυτης εις χειρας θλιβοντος και ουκ ην ο βοηθων αυτη ιδοντες οι εχθροι αυτης εγελασαν επι μετοικεσια αυτης
[8] αμαρτιαν ημαρτεν ιερουσαλημ δια τουτο εις σαλον εγενετο παντες οι δοξαζοντες αυτην εταπεινωσαν αυτην ειδον γαρ την ασχημοσυνην αυτης και γε αυτη στεναζουσα και απεστραφη οπισω
[9] ακαθαρσια αυτης προς ποδων αυτης ουκ εμνησθη εσχατα αυτης και κατεβιβασεν υπερογκα ουκ εστιν ο παρακαλων αυτην ιδε κυριε την ταπεινωσιν μου οτι εμεγαλυνθη εχθρος
[10] χειρα αυτου εξεπετασεν θλιβων επι παντα τα επιθυμηματα αυτης ειδεν γαρ εθνη εισελθοντα εις το αγιασμα αυτης α ενετειλω μη εισελθειν αυτα εις εκκλησιαν σου
[11] πας ο λαος αυτης καταστεναζοντες ζητουντες αρτον εδωκαν τα επιθυμηματα αυτης εν βρωσει του επιστρεψαι ψυχην ιδε κυριε και επιβλεψον οτι εγενηθην ητιμωμενη
[12] ου προς υμας παντες οι παραπορευομενοι οδον επιστρεψατε και ιδετε ει εστιν αλγος κατα το αλγος μου ο εγενηθη φθεγξαμενος εν εμοι εταπεινωσεν με κυριος εν ημερα οργης θυμου αυτου
[13] εξ υψους αυτου απεστειλεν πυρ εν τοις οστεοις μου κατηγαγεν αυτο διεπετασεν δικτυον τοις ποσιν μου απεστρεψεν με εις τα οπισω εδωκεν με ηφανισμενην ολην την ημεραν οδυνωμενην
[14] εγρηγορηθη επι τα ασεβηματα μου εν χερσιν μου συνεπλακησαν ανεβησαν επι τον τραχηλον μου ησθενησεν η ισχυς μου οτι εδωκεν κυριος εν χερσιν μου οδυνας ου δυνησομαι στηναι
[15] εξηρεν παντας τους ισχυρους μου ο κυριος εκ μεσου μου εκαλεσεν επ εμε καιρον του συντριψαι εκλεκτους μου ληνον επατησεν κυριος παρθενω θυγατρι ιουδα επι τουτοις εγω κλαιω
[16] ο οφθαλμος μου κατηγαγεν υδωρ οτι εμακρυνθη απ εμου ο παρακαλων με ο επιστρεφων ψυχην μου εγενοντο οι υιοι μου ηφανισμενοι οτι εκραταιωθη ο εχθρος
[17] διεπετασεν σιων χειρας αυτης ουκ εστιν ο παρακαλων αυτην ενετειλατο κυριος τω ιακωβ κυκλω αυτου οι θλιβοντες αυτον εγενηθη ιερουσαλημ εις αποκαθημενην ανα μεσον αυτων
[18] δικαιος εστιν κυριος οτι το στομα αυτου παρεπικρανα ακουσατε δη παντες οι λαοι και ιδετε το αλγος μου παρθενοι μου και νεανισκοι μου επορευθησαν εν αιχμαλωσια
[19] εκαλεσα τους εραστας μου αυτοι δε παρελογισαντο με οι ιερεις μου και οι πρεσβυτεροι μου εν τη πολει εξελιπον οτι εζητησαν βρωσιν αυτοις ινα επιστρεψωσιν ψυχας αυτων και ουχ ευρον
[20] ιδε κυριε οτι θλιβομαι η κοιλια μου εταραχθη και η καρδια μου εστραφη εν εμοι οτι παραπικραινουσα παρεπικρανα εξωθεν ητεκνωσεν με μαχαιρα ωσπερ θανατος εν οικω
[21] ακουσατε δη οτι στεναζω εγω ουκ εστιν ο παρακαλων με παντες οι εχθροι μου ηκουσαν τα κακα μου και εχαρησαν οτι συ εποιησας επηγαγες ημεραν εκαλεσας καιρον και εγενοντο ομοιοι εμοι
[22] εισελθοι πασα η κακια αυτων κατα προσωπον σου και επιφυλλισον αυτοις ον τροπον εποιησαν επιφυλλιδα περι παντων των αμαρτηματων μου οτι πολλοι οι στεναγμοι μου και η καρδια μου λυπειται

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