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Vav
16
He ground my teeth on gravel
and made me cower in the dust.
17
My soul has been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what happiness is.
18
Then I thought: My future is lost,
as well as my hope from the
Lord
.
He ground my teeth on gravel
and made me cower in the dust.
17
My soul has been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what happiness is.
18
Then I thought: My future is lost,
as well as my hope from the
Lord
.
Zayin
19
Remember my affliction and my homelessness,
the wormwood and the poison.
20
I continually remember them
and have become depressed.
21
Yet I call this to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
Remember my affliction and my homelessness,
the wormwood and the poison.
20
I continually remember them
and have become depressed.
21
Yet I call this to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
Khet
22
Because of the
Lord
's faithful love
we do not perish,
for His mercies never end.
23
They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness!
24
I say: The
Lord
is my portion,
therefore I will put my hope in Him.
Because of the
Lord
's faithful love
we do not perish,
for His mercies never end.
23
They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness!
24
I say: The
Lord
is my portion,
therefore I will put my hope in Him.
Tet
25
The
Lord
is good to those who wait for Him,
to the person who seeks Him.
26
It is good to wait quietly
for deliverance from the
Lord
.
27
It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is still young.
The
Lord
is good to those who wait for Him,
to the person who seeks Him.
26
It is good to wait quietly
for deliverance from the
Lord
.
27
It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is still young.
Yod
28
Let him sit alone and be silent,
for God has disciplined him.
29
Let him put his mouth in the dust —
perhaps there is still hope.
30
Let him offer his cheek
to the one who would strike him;
let him be filled with shame.
Let him sit alone and be silent,
for God has disciplined him.
29
Let him put his mouth in the dust —
perhaps there is still hope.
30
Let him offer his cheek
to the one who would strike him;
let him be filled with shame.
Kaf
31
For the Lord
will not reject us forever.
32
Even if He causes suffering,
He will show compassion
according to His abundant, faithful love.
33
For He does not enjoy bringing affliction
or suffering on
•mankind
.
For the Lord
will not reject us forever.
32
Even if He causes suffering,
He will show compassion
according to His abundant, faithful love.
33
For He does not enjoy bringing affliction
or suffering on
•mankind
.
Lamed
34
Crushing all the prisoners of the land
beneath one's feet,
35
denying justice to a man
in the presence of the
•Most
High,
36
or suppressing a person's lawsuit —
the Lord does not approve of these things.
Crushing all the prisoners of the land
beneath one's feet,
35
denying justice to a man
in the presence of the
•Most
High,
36
or suppressing a person's lawsuit —
the Lord does not approve of these things.
Mem
37
Who is there who speaks and it happens,
unless the Lord has ordained it?
38
Do not both adversity and good
come from the mouth of the Most High?
39
Why should any living person complain,
any man, because of the punishment for his sins?
Who is there who speaks and it happens,
unless the Lord has ordained it?
38
Do not both adversity and good
come from the mouth of the Most High?
39
Why should any living person complain,
any man, because of the punishment for his sins?
Nun
40
Let us search out and examine our ways,
and turn back to the
Lord
.
41
Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
to God in heaven:
42
We have sinned and rebelled;
You have not forgiven.
Let us search out and examine our ways,
and turn back to the
Lord
.
41
Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
to God in heaven:
42
We have sinned and rebelled;
You have not forgiven.
Samek
43
You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us;
You have killed without compassion.
44
You have covered Yourself with a cloud
so that no prayer can pass through.
45
You have made us disgusting filth
among the peoples.
You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us;
You have killed without compassion.
44
You have covered Yourself with a cloud
so that no prayer can pass through.
45
You have made us disgusting filth
among the peoples.
Pe
46
All our enemies
open their mouths against us.
47
We have experienced panic and pitfall,
devastation and destruction.
48
My eyes flow with streams of tears
because of the destruction of my dear people.
All our enemies
open their mouths against us.
47
We have experienced panic and pitfall,
devastation and destruction.
48
My eyes flow with streams of tears
because of the destruction of my dear people.
Ayin
49
My eyes overflow unceasingly,
without end,
50
until the
Lord
looks down
from heaven and sees.
51
My eyes bring me grief
because of the fate of all the women in my city.
My eyes overflow unceasingly,
without end,
50
until the
Lord
looks down
from heaven and sees.
51
My eyes bring me grief
because of the fate of all the women in my city.
Tsade
52
For no apparent reason, my enemies
hunted me like a bird.
53
They dropped me alive into a pit
and threw stones at me.
54
Water flooded over my head,
and I thought: I'm going to die!
For no apparent reason, my enemies
hunted me like a bird.
53
They dropped me alive into a pit
and threw stones at me.
54
Water flooded over my head,
and I thought: I'm going to die!
Qof
55
I called on Your name,
•Yahweh
,
from the depths of the
•Pit
.
56
You hear my plea:
Do not ignore my cry for relief.
57
You come near when I call on You;
You say: “Do not be afraid.”
I called on Your name,
•Yahweh
,
from the depths of the
•Pit
.
56
You hear my plea:
Do not ignore my cry for relief.
57
You come near when I call on You;
You say: “Do not be afraid.”
Resh
58
You defend my cause, Lord;
You redeem my life.
59
Lord
, You see the wrong done to me;
judge my case.
60
You see all their malice,
all their plots against me.
You defend my cause, Lord;
You redeem my life.
59
Lord
, You see the wrong done to me;
judge my case.
60
You see all their malice,
all their plots against me.
Sin
/ ׁש
Shin
/ ׁש
Shin
61
Lord
, You hear their insults,
all their plots against me.
62
The slander and murmuring of my opponents
attack me all day long.
63
When they sit and when they rise, look,
I am mocked by their songs.
Lord
, You hear their insults,
all their plots against me.
62
The slander and murmuring of my opponents
attack me all day long.
63
When they sit and when they rise, look,
I am mocked by their songs.
Tav
64
You will pay them back what they deserve,
Lord
,
according to the work of their hands.
65
You will give them a heart filled with anguish.
May Your curse be on them!
66
You will pursue them in anger and destroy them
under Your heavens.
You will pay them back what they deserve,
Lord
,
according to the work of their hands.
65
You will give them a heart filled with anguish.
May Your curse be on them!
66
You will pursue them in anger and destroy them
under Your heavens.
Lamentations
Terrors of the Besieged City
Alef
4
How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple lie scattered
at the corner of every street.
How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple lie scattered
at the corner of every street.
Bet
2
•Zion
's precious people —
once worth their weight in pure gold —
how they are regarded as clay jars,
the work of a potter's hands!
•Zion
's precious people —
once worth their weight in pure gold —
how they are regarded as clay jars,
the work of a potter's hands!
Gimel
3
Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my dear people have become cruel
like ostriches in the wilderness.
Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my dear people have become cruel
like ostriches in the wilderness.
Dalet
4
The nursing infant's tongue
clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst.
Little children beg for bread,
but no one gives them any.
The nursing infant's tongue
clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst.
Little children beg for bread,
but no one gives them any.
He
5
Those who used to eat delicacies
are destitute in the streets;
those who were reared in purple garments
huddle in garbage heaps.
Those who used to eat delicacies
are destitute in the streets;
those who were reared in purple garments
huddle in garbage heaps.
Vav
6
The punishment of my dear people
is greater than that of Sodom,
which was overthrown in an instant
without a hand laid on it.
The punishment of my dear people
is greater than that of Sodom,
which was overthrown in an instant
without a hand laid on it.
Zayin
7
Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
their appearance like sapphire.
Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
their appearance like sapphire.
Khet
8
Now they appear darker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become dry like wood.
Now they appear darker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become dry like wood.
Tet
9
Those slain by the sword are better off
than those slain by hunger,
who waste away, pierced with pain
because the fields lack produce.
Those slain by the sword are better off
than those slain by hunger,
who waste away, pierced with pain
because the fields lack produce.
Yod
10
The hands of compassionate women
have cooked their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of my dear people.
The hands of compassionate women
have cooked their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of my dear people.
Kaf
11
The
Lord
has exhausted His wrath,
poured out His burning anger;
He has ignited a fire in Zion,
and it has consumed her foundations.
The
Lord
has exhausted His wrath,
poured out His burning anger;
He has ignited a fire in Zion,
and it has consumed her foundations.
Lamed
12
The kings of the earth
and all the world's inhabitants did not believe
that an enemy or adversary
could enter Jerusalem's gates.
The kings of the earth
and all the world's inhabitants did not believe
that an enemy or adversary
could enter Jerusalem's gates.
Mem
13
Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the
•guilt
of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous
within her.
Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the
•guilt
of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous
within her.
Nun
14
Blind, they stumbled in the streets,
defiled by this blood,
so that no one dared
to touch their garments.
Blind, they stumbled in the streets,
defiled by this blood,
so that no one dared
to touch their garments.
Samek
15
“Stay away!
•Unclean
! ” people shouted at them.
“Away, away! Don't touch us! ”
So they wandered aimlessly.
It was said among the nations,
“They can stay here no longer.”
“Stay away!
•Unclean
! ” people shouted at them.
“Away, away! Don't touch us! ”
So they wandered aimlessly.
It was said among the nations,
“They can stay here no longer.”
Pe
16
The
Lord
Himself has scattered them;
He regards them no more.
The priests are not respected;
the elders find no favor.
The
Lord
Himself has scattered them;
He regards them no more.
The priests are not respected;
the elders find no favor.
Ayin
17
All the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that refused to help.
All the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that refused to help.
Tsade
18
Our steps were closely followed
so that we could not walk in our streets.
Our end drew near; our time ran out.
Our end had come!
Our steps were closely followed
so that we could not walk in our streets.
Our end drew near; our time ran out.
Our end had come!
Qof
19
Those who chased us were swifter
than eagles in the sky;
they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains
and ambushed us in the wilderness.
Those who chased us were swifter
than eagles in the sky;
they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains
and ambushed us in the wilderness.
Resh
20
The
Lord
's anointed, the breath of our life,
was captured in their traps.
We had said about him,
“We will live under his protection among the nations.”
The
Lord
's anointed, the breath of our life,
was captured in their traps.
We had said about him,
“We will live under his protection among the nations.”
Sin
21
So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,
you resident of the land of Uz!
Yet the cup will pass to you as well;
you will get drunk and expose yourself.
So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,
you resident of the land of Uz!
Yet the cup will pass to you as well;
you will get drunk and expose yourself.
Tav
22
Daughter Zion, your punishment is complete;
He will not lengthen your exile.
But He will punish your iniquity, Daughter Edom,
and will expose your sins.
Daughter Zion, your punishment is complete;
He will not lengthen your exile.
But He will punish your iniquity, Daughter Edom,
and will expose your sins.
Lamentations
Prayer for Restoration
5
•Yahweh
, remember what has happened to us.
Look, and see our disgrace!
2
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our houses to foreigners.
3
We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are widows.
4
We must pay for the water we drink;
our wood comes at a price.
5
We are closely pursued;
we are tired, and no one offers us rest.
6
We made a treaty with Egypt
and with Assyria, to get enough food.
7
Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist,
but we bear their punishment.
8
Slaves rule over us;
no one rescues us from their hands.
9
We secure our food at the risk of our lives
because of the sword in the wilderness.
10
Our skin is as hot as an oven
from the ravages of hunger.
11
Women are raped in
•Zion
,
girls in the cities of Judah.
12
Princes are hung up by their hands;
elders are shown no respect.
13
Young men labor at millstones;
boys stumble under loads of wood.
14
The elders have left the city
•gate
,
the young men, their music.
15
Joy has left our hearts;
our dancing has turned to mourning.
16
The crown has fallen from our head.
Woe to us, for we have sinned.
17
Because of this, our heart is sick;
because of these, our eyes grow dim:
18
because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate
and has jackals prowling in it.
19
You,
Lord
, are enthroned forever;
Your throne endures from generation to generation.
20
Why have You forgotten us forever,
abandoned us for our entire lives?
21
Lord
, restore us to Yourself, so we may return;
renew our days as in former times,
22
unless You have completely rejected us
and are intensely angry with us.
•Yahweh
, remember what has happened to us.
Look, and see our disgrace!
2
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our houses to foreigners.
3
We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are widows.
4
We must pay for the water we drink;
our wood comes at a price.
5
We are closely pursued;
we are tired, and no one offers us rest.
6
We made a treaty with Egypt
and with Assyria, to get enough food.
7
Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist,
but we bear their punishment.
8
Slaves rule over us;
no one rescues us from their hands.
9
We secure our food at the risk of our lives
because of the sword in the wilderness.
10
Our skin is as hot as an oven
from the ravages of hunger.
11
Women are raped in
•Zion
,
girls in the cities of Judah.
12
Princes are hung up by their hands;
elders are shown no respect.
13
Young men labor at millstones;
boys stumble under loads of wood.
14
The elders have left the city
•gate
,
the young men, their music.
15
Joy has left our hearts;
our dancing has turned to mourning.
16
The crown has fallen from our head.
Woe to us, for we have sinned.
17
Because of this, our heart is sick;
because of these, our eyes grow dim:
18
because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate
and has jackals prowling in it.
19
You,
Lord
, are enthroned forever;
Your throne endures from generation to generation.
20
Why have You forgotten us forever,
abandoned us for our entire lives?
21
Lord
, restore us to Yourself, so we may return;
renew our days as in former times,
22
unless You have completely rejected us
and are intensely angry with us.
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