Verse 5
Lamentations 1:5
New King James Version
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָי֨וּ צָרֶ֤י/הָ לְ/רֹאשׁ֙ אֹיְבֶ֣י/הָ שָׁל֔וּ כִּֽי יְהוָ֥ה הוֹגָ֖/הּ עַ֣ל רֹב פְּשָׁעֶ֑י/הָ עוֹלָלֶ֛י/הָ הָלְכ֥וּ שְׁבִ֖י לִ/פְנֵי צָֽר
English Translation
Her enemies were numerous, for the LORD brought her down for the abundance of her transgressions; her children went into captivity before the oppressor.
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