Verse 1
Lamentations 1:1
New King James Version
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
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.
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Chapter 1 Context
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How doth the city sit solitary,
that was full of people
how is she become as a widow she
that was gr...
2
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears
are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none t...
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3
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth amo...
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4
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her p...
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5
Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitud...
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6
And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts
that fin...
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7
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that...
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8
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, becau...
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9
Her filthiness
is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderful...
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10
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen
that the heat...
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11
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the...
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12
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorro...
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13
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for...
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14
The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed,
and come up upon my neck: he...
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15
The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty
men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly ag...
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16
For these
things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that shou...
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17
Zion spreadeth forth her hands,
and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning...
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18
The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, an...
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19
I called for my lovers,
but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the ci...
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20
Behold, O LORD; for I
am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I...
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21
They have heard that I sigh:
there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble;...
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22
Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my tr...
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