Lamentations 4 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Aleph

How ^H351 dark ^H6004 the gold ^H2091 has become ^H6004,

How the pure ^H2896 gold ^H3800 has changed ^H8132!

The sacred ^H6944 stones ^H68 are poured ^H8210 out ^H8210

At the head ^H7218 of every ^H3605 street ^H2351.

Beth

The precious ^H3368 sons ^H1121 of Zion ^H6726,

Weighed ^H5537 against fine ^H6337 gold ^H6337,

How ^H351 they are regarded ^H2803 as earthen ^H2789 jars ^H5035,

The work ^H4639 of a potter’s ^H3335 hands ^H3027!

Gimel

Even ^H1571 jackals ^H8565 offer ^H2502 the breast ^H7699;

They nurse ^H3243 their young ^H1482;

But the daughter ^H1323 of my people ^H5971 has become cruel ^H393

Like ostriches ^H3283 in the wilderness ^H4057.

Daleth

The tongue ^H3956 of the nursing ^H3243 baby ^H3243 cleaves ^H1692

To the roof ^H2441 of ^H2441 its mouth ^H2441 because of thirst ^H6772;

The infants ^H5768 ask ^H7592 for bread ^H3899,

But no ^H369 one ^H369 breaks ^H6536 it for them.

He

Those who ate ^H398 delicacies ^H4574

Are desolate ^H8074 in the streets ^H2351;

Those [fn]reared ^H539 in crimson ^H8438

Embrace ^H2263 ash ^H830 pits ^H830.

Vav

So the [fn]iniquity ^H5771 of the daughter ^H1323 of my people ^H5971

Is greater ^H1431 than ^H4480 the [fn]sin ^H2403 of Sodom ^H5467,

Which was overthrown ^H2015 as in a moment ^H7281,

And no ^H3808 hands ^H3027 [fn]whirled ^H2342 toward her.

Zayin

Her [fn]Nazirites ^H5139 were purer ^H2141 than ^H4480 snow ^H7950;

They were whiter ^H6705 than ^H4480 milk ^H2461;

They were more ^H4480 ruddy ^H119 in [fn]body ^H6106 than ^H4480 corals ^H6443,

Their polishing ^H1508 was like [fn]lapis ^H5601 lazuli ^H5601.

Heth

Their form ^H8389 is ^H2821 blacker ^H2821 than ^H4480 soot ^H7815;

They are not recognized ^H5234 in the streets ^H2351;

Their skin ^H5785 is shriveled ^H6821 on their bones ^H6106;

It is ^H3001 withered ^H3001, it has become ^H1961 like wood ^H6086.

Teth

Better ^H2896 are those pierced ^H2491 through ^H2491 with the sword ^H2719

Than ^H4480 those pierced ^H2491 through ^H2491 with hunger ^H7458;

For their life flows ^H2100 away ^H2100, being stricken ^H1856

For lack of the produce ^H8570 of [fn]the field ^H7704.

Yodh

The hands ^H3027 of compassionate ^H7362 women ^H802

Boiled ^H1310 their own children ^H3206;

They became ^H1961 food ^H1262 for them

Because of the destruction ^H7667 of the daughter ^H1323 of my people ^H5971.

Kaph

Yahweh ^H3068 has spent ^H3615 His wrath ^H2534;

He has poured ^H8210 out ^H8210 His burning ^H2740 anger ^H639;

And He has kindled ^H3341 a fire ^H784 in Zion ^H6726

Which has devoured ^H398 its foundations ^H3247.

Lamedh

The kings ^H4428 of the earth ^H776 did not believe ^H539,

Nor ^H3808 did any ^H3605 of the inhabitants ^H3427 of the world ^H8398,

That the adversary ^H6862 and the enemy ^H340

Could enter ^H935 the gates ^H8179 of Jerusalem ^H3389.

Mem

Because ^H4480 of the sins ^H2403 of her prophets ^H5030

And the iniquities ^H5771 of her priests ^H3548,

Who have shed ^H8210 in her midst ^H7130

The blood ^H1818 of the righteous ^H6662;

Nun

They wandered ^H5128, blind ^H5787, in the streets ^H2351;

They were defiled ^H1351 with blood ^H1818

So that no ^H3808 one could ^H3201 touch ^H5060 their garments ^H3830.

Samekh

“Depart ^H5493! Unclean ^H2931!” [fn]they cried ^H7121 of themselves.

“Depart ^H5493, depart ^H5493, do not touch ^H5060!”

So ^H3588 they fled ^H5327 and wandered ^H5128;

Men among the nations ^H1471 said ^H559,

“They shall not continue ^H3254 to sojourn ^H1481 with us.”

Pe

The presence ^H6440 of Yahweh ^H3068 has eradicated ^H2505 them;

He will not continue ^H3254 to look ^H5027 at them;

They did not [fn]honor ^H5375 H6440 the priests ^H3548;

They did not favor ^H2603 the elders ^H2205.

Ayin

Yet ^H5750 our eyes ^H5869 were spent ^H3615,

Looking for [fn]help ^H5833 was vanity ^H1892;

In our watching ^H6836 we have watched ^H6822

For a nation ^H1471 that could not save ^H3467.

Tsadhe

They hunted ^H6679 our steps ^H6806

So ^H4480 that ^H4480 we could not ^H4480 walk ^H1980 in our open ^H7339 squares ^H7339;

Our end ^H7093 drew ^H7126 near ^H7126,

Our days ^H3117 were [fn]finished ^H4390,

For our end ^H7093 had come ^H935.

Qoph

Our pursuers ^H7291 were swifter ^H7031

Than ^H4480 the eagles ^H5404 of the sky ^H8064;

They hotly ^H1814 pursued ^H1814 us on the mountains ^H2022;

They waited ^H693 in ^H693 ambush ^H693 for us in the wilderness ^H4057.

Resh

The breath ^H7307 of our nostrils ^H639, the anointed ^H4899 of Yahweh ^H3068,

Was captured ^H3920 in their pits ^H7825,

Of whom ^H834 we had said ^H559, “Under his shadow ^H6738

We shall live ^H2421 among the nations ^H1471.”

Sin

Rejoice ^H7797 and be ^H8055 glad ^H8055, O daughter ^H1323 of Edom ^H123,

Who inhabits ^H3427 the land ^H776 of Uz ^H5780;

But the cup ^H3563 will pass ^H5674 on ^H5674 to you as well ^H1571;

You will become ^H7937 drunk ^H7937 and make ^H6168 yourself naked ^H6168.

Tav

The punishment of your iniquity ^H5771 has come ^H8552 to an end ^H8552, O daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726;

He will exile ^H1540 you no ^H3808 longer ^H3254.

But He will punish ^H6485 your iniquity ^H5771, O daughter ^H1323 of Edom ^H123;

He will expose ^H1540 your sins ^H2403!