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Jeremiah Wails Over Jerusalem

And it came to pass after [²was taken captive ¹Israel], and Jerusalem was made desolate, Jeremiah sat down weeping, and he wailed this lamentation over Jerusalem, and he said, ΑΛΕΦ How does [⁵sit ⁶alone ¹the ²city ³being filled ⁴with peoples]; she became as a widow, becoming filled among the nations; ruling in the regions, she became for tribute.

²ΒΗΘ In weeping, she wept in the night, and her tears are upon her cheeks, and no one existed comforting her from all of the ones loving her. All the ones being fond of her discarded her, they became to her for enemies.

³ΓΙΜΑΛ Judea was displaced because of her humiliation, and because of the multitude of her servitude. She stays among the nations, she did not find rest. All the ones pursuing her overtook her in the midst of the ones afflicting.

⁴ΔΑΛΕΘ The ways of Zion mourn by reason of there not being ones coming to the holiday feast. All her gates have been obliterated. Her priests are groaning, her virgins are being led captive, and she is being embittered in herself.

⁵Η [⁴became ¹The ones ²afflicting ³her] the head, and her enemies are straightened; for the LORD humbled her over the multitude of her impieties. Her infants went into captivity in front of the one afflicting.

⁶ΟΥΑΥ And went forth from the daughter of Zion all her beauty. [²became ¹Her rulers] as rams not finding pasture, and going with no strength in front of the one pursuing.

⁷ΖΑΙΝ Jerusalem remembered the days of her humiliation, and her repulsions. All her desirable things, as many as were from [²days ¹ancient] during the falling of her people into the hands of the one afflicting, and there was no one helping her. Seeing, her enemies laughed upon her displacement.

⁸ΗΘ [³a sin ²sinned ¹Jerusalem]; on account of this [²for ³tossing about ¹she became]. All the ones glorifying her humbled her, for they beheld her indecency. And indeed she is moaning herself and turns to the rear.

⁹ΤΗΘ Her uncleanness is before her feet, she did not remember her end, and she brought down enormously. There is no comforting her. Behold O LORD my humiliation, for [³was magnified ¹the ²enemy]!

¹⁰ΙΩΘ [³his hand ⁴spread forth ¹The one ²afflicting] upon all the desirable things of hers. For she saw nations entering into her sanctuary -- the ones which I charged [²not ³to enter ¹them] into your assembly.

¹¹ΧΑΦ All her people are groaning seeking bread. They gave the desirable things of hers for food to restore their soul. Behold, O LORD, and look upon! for she became as one being disgraced.

¹²ΛΑΜΕΔ [²the ones ⁴to ⁵you ¹All ³coming near] in the way turn and see if there is a pain as my pain which happened to me. The one uttering a sound to me humbled me -- the LORD in a day of anger of his rage.

¹³ΜΗΜ From out of his height he sent fire in my bones, and he led it down. He opened and spread out a net for my feet. He turned me to the rear. He appointed me for being removed from view; an entire day for grieving.

¹⁴ΝΟΥΝ He was vigilant concerning my acts of impiety; [²in ³my hands ¹they are closely joined]; they ascended unto my neck. [²is weakened ¹My strength], for the LORD put [²in ³my hands ¹griefs]; I shall not be able to stand.

¹⁵ΣΑΜΕΧ [³lifted away ⁴all ⁵my strong men ¹The ² LORD] from the midst of me. He called upon me a time to break my choice men. [³the wine vat ²trod ¹The LORD] for the virgin daughter of Judah.

¹⁶ΑΙΝ Over these things I weep; my eye led down water, For far from me is the one comforting me, the one restoring my soul. [³were ²sons ¹My] obliterated, for [³conquered ¹the ²enemy].

¹⁷ΦΗ Zion opened and spread out her hands; there is no one comforting her. The LORD gave charge to Jacob; round about him are the ones afflicting him. Jerusalem was as a woman sitting apart unclean in the midst of them.

¹⁸ΣΑΔΗ [³just ²is ¹The LORD]; for [²his mouth ¹I greatly embittered]. Hear indeed all peoples, and behold my pain! My virgins and my young men were gone into captivity.

¹⁹ΚΩΦ I called my lovers, but they misled me. My priests and my elders [²in ³the ⁴city ¹failed], for they sought food for themselves, that they should restore their lives.

²⁰ΡΗΣ Behold, O LORD, for I am afflicted! My belly was disturbed, and my heart was turned within me; greatly embittering I was embittered. Outside [²made me childless ¹the sword], as if a death in the house.

²¹ΣΙΝ Hear indeed! for I moan. There is not one comforting me. All my enemies heard the bad things concerning me, and they rejoice that you did it. You brought on the day; you called the time, they became alike to me.

²²ΘΑΥ May [³enter ¹all ²their evils] before your face. And glean them! in which manner they made a gleaning for all of my sins. for [²are many ¹my moanings], and my heart frets.