Verse 1

Lamentations 1:1

American Standard Version

1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! She is become as a widow, that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the provinces is become tributary!
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֵיכָ֣ה יָשְׁבָ֣ה בָדָ֗ד הָ/עִיר֙ רַבָּ֣תִי עָ֔ם הָיְתָ֖ה כְּ/אַלְמָנָ֑ה רַּבָּ֣תִי בַ/גּוֹיִ֗ם שָׂרָ֨תִי֙ בַּ/מְּדִינ֔וֹת הָיְתָ֖ה לָ/מַֽס
English Translation
How has she sat alone, the city, which was full of people? She has become as a widow, the ruler among the nations; she has become a tribute among the provinces.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! She is become as a widow, that was great am...
2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers she hath... Focus ↗
3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; She dwelle... Focus ↗
4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; All her gates are desolat... Focus ↗
5 Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; For Jehovah hath afflicted her for the mul... Focus ↗
6 And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: Her princes are become like harts that fi... Focus ↗
7 Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant thing... Focus ↗
8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing; All that honore... Focus ↗
9 Her filthiness was in her skirts; she remembered not her latter end; Therefore is she come dow... Focus ↗
10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: For she hath seen that th... Focus ↗
11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the... Focus ↗
12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorro... Focus ↗
13 From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a... Focus ↗
14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my... Focus ↗
15 The Lord hath set at nought all my mighty men in the midst of me; He hath called a solemn asse... Focus ↗
16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter tha... Focus ↗
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concernin... Focus ↗
18 Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Hear, I pray you, all ye pe... Focus ↗
19 I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the... Focus ↗
20 Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; f... Focus ↗
21 They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; All mine enemies have heard of my trouble;... Focus ↗
22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my... Focus ↗