C. about

588.
Koph. oe 30.
expired.
Resh. Jehovah.
Shin.
rO- famed,
Tau.
according s.
ALPHA- SETICAL.
Aleph. Aaa by, bvereign- ord.
i.e. the emple.
Beth.
zimel.
‘Hear, I_pray_you, all x=people, and "behold my sorrow :
My virgins and my young - men sare_gone into xcaptivity.
19T called for my lovers, but thep deceived me:
My priests and mine elders ¢ gave_ up-the_ghost in the city,
While they sought their meat to relieve their “souls.
20 -Behold, O_) Lorp; for I am in distress: ©
My bowels sare_troubled ;
Mine heart -is_turned within me;
For IJ -haye-grievously rebelled :
Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as xdeath.
21 They shaye_heard that £ sigh:
There is none to comfort me:
All mine enemies have_heard of my trouble ;
They -are_glad that Who -hast_ done it:
Thou ‘wilt_bring the day that Thou shast_p’called, and they shalJl_be like_unto me.
22 Let all their wickedness come be- fore Thee ; :
And do unto them, «as Thou shast_ done unto me for all my trans- gressions :
For my sighs are many, and my heart 7s faint.
HOW thath «the=Lord covered +the_ daughter_of Zion with_a_cloud in His anger,
And ‘cast_down from =heaven unto the earth the_‘beauty of Is- raél,
And remembered not His footstool in the_day_of His anger!
2aThe =Lord shath_swallowed_up all the _ habitations of Jacob, and -hath not pitied :
He ‘hath _ thrown -down in His wrath the_strong_holds_of the_ daughter_of Judah ;
He -hath_brought_them_down to the ground:
He -hath_pelluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
3 He -hath_cut_offin His flerce anger | . all the_-horn_of Israél :
He -hath_drawn back His right_ hand from before the enemy,
And he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which -devoureth round_about.
4He -hath_bent His bow like an enemy :
He stood with His right_hand as an pee
And slew all that were @ pleasant to the eye in the _ te tabernacle _ of the_daughter_of Zion :
He poured_out His fury like ~fire.
5 a The =Lord was as an enemy :
He shath_swallowed_up Israél,
He -hath _ swallowed _up all her palaces :
He -hath destroyed His strong _ holds,
And hath_increased in the_daugh- ter_of Judah mourning and la- mentation.
6And He hath -violently _ taken _
LAMENTATIONS IT. 14.
away His / tabernacle, as if it were of a garden :
He -hath_destroyed His -places_of_ the_assembly :
JThe Lorp chath_caused_ the ap solemn_feasts and -sabbaths to_be_forgotten in Zion,
And hath_despised in the_indigna- tion_of His anger the king and the priest. (
7aThe =Lord shath _ cast _ off His altar,
He -hath_abhorred His sanctuary,
He shath_given_up into the_hand_ of the -enemy the_walls_of her palaces ;
They -haye_made a noise in the_ house_of ‘the Lorp,
As in the_day_of a «psolemn_
feast.
83 The Lorp shath_purposed to de- stroy the_wall_ofthe_daughter_of Zion :
He -hath_stretched_out a line, He -hath not withdrawn His hand from destroying: Therefore He made the rampart and the wall to lament ; They languished together 9Her gates -are_sunk
ground ;
He -hath _ destroyed and «broken her bars :
Her king and her ‘princes ave among the » Gentiles :
The law is no more ; her prophets also -find no yision from 4 the
into the
Lorp.
10 The _ elders _ of the_ daughter _ of Zion ‘sit upon the ground, and tkeep-_silence :
They -haye_cast_up dust upon their heads;
They -have_ girded _themselves_ with sackcloth ;
The_virgins_of Jerusalem shang_ down their heads to the ground.
11 Mine eyes -do_fail with tears, my bowels
My liver -is_poured_upon the earth, for the_destruction_of the_ daughter_of my people ;
Because the children and the suck- lings swoon in the_streets_of the
city. 22 They ‘say to their mothers, “Where 7s corn and » wine?”
When they swooned as the wound- ed in the_streets_of the city,
When their soul was_poured_out into their mothers’ bosom.
13 What_thing shall_I_take_to_wit- ness_for thee?
What_thing shall_I_liken to thee, O_daughter_of Jerusalem ?
What shall_I_equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter_of Zion ?
For thy breach 7s great like the sea: who can heal thee?
14 Thy prophets ‘have_seen vain and foolish_things for thee :
And they shave not discovered thine iniquity, to turn_away thy captivity ;
But have_seen for thee false bur- dens and s causes_of_banishment.
B.C. about 588, J. fence.
J. Jehovah,
ap. appoint- ed_season.
Zain. Ce overeign-
Lord.
J. Jehovah.
Kheth. 8. Jer. 5. 10.
Teth. 9. Ps. 74. 9.
n. nations.
Yod.
Caph.
Lamed.
w. wine, _ Heb. yayin.
Mem.
Nan. 14, Jer, 5, 31.
s.seductions,
627
ita Sen peaiane II. 15.
B.C. about 588. Samech. 15. Ps. 48. 2,
Jer, 18. 16. at. the-way.
Ayin.
Pe. ae Ley. 26.
de J, Jehoyah.
Tsaddi. 18. Jer. 14. 17.
a. Adonahy, Sovereign- Lord.
Koph.
s. soul.
Resh.
a, Adonahy.
Shin, or in.
d. day_of assembly.
Beth.
15 All that_pass_by Ȣ-clap their hands at thee ;
They -hiss and wag their head at the_daughter_of Jerusalem, say- ing,
“Ts this the city that men call The_ perfection_of beauty,
The_joy_of the whole earth ?”
16 All thine enemies shave _ opened their mouth against thee:
They shiss and gnash the teeth :
They say, “We shave_swallowed_ her_up :”
Certainly this 7s the day that we looked_for ;
We -have_found, we -have-_seen it.
173 The Lorp shath:done that which He had_devised ;
He -hath_fulfilled His word that He hac -_comminuded in the_days_of old :
He -hath_thrown_down, and shath not pitied :
And He hath_caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee,
He shath_set_up the_horn_of thine adversaries.
18 Their heart cried unto «the =Lord,
O_wall_of the_daughter_of Zion, ‘let tears run_down like @ xriver day and night: ;
+Give thyself no rest ; ‘let not the_ apple_of thine eye cease.
19 -Arise, cry_out in the night :
In the_beginning_of the watches *pour_out thine heart like =water before the_face_of 4 the =Lord :
*Lift_up thy hands toward Him for the_s life_of thy young_children,
That faint for hunger in the_top_of every street.
20 Behold, O_’ Lorp, and ¢consider to whom Thou shast_done this.
Shall the women eat their fruit, and children_of a span_long ?
Shall the priest and the prophet be-_slain in the_sanctuary_of « the =Lord? ‘ F
21 The young and the old «lie on the ground in the streets :
My virgins and my young_men eare_fallen by the sword ;
Thou shast_slain them in the_day_ of Thine anger ;
Thou -hast_killed, and not pitied. 2 Thou thast_called as in a ¢solemn day my terrors round_about,
So that in the_day_of ‘the Lorn’s anger none escaped nor re- mained:
Those that I -have_swaddled and -brought_up hath mine enemy consumed.
¥ AM the sman that shath_seen affliction By the_rod_of His wrath. 2 He shath_led me, and brought me nto darkness, But not into light. 3 Surely against me -is_He_turned ; He turneth His hand against me all the day. 4My flesh and my skin hath He made_old ; He shath_broken my bones. 5 He -hath_builded against me,
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LAMENTATIONS IIT. 3!
And compassed_me-_with gall and| B.C. travail. one i f 5 6 He -hath_set_me in dark- As they that be dead of_old. 7 He shath_hedged me about, Gimel. That I cannot get_out: , He shath_made my chain heavy. 8 Also when I tery and shout, He shutteth_out my prayer. ® He shath_inclosed my ways with hewn_stone, : He -hath_made my paths crooked. 10 He was unto me as a bear lying_ in_wait, And as a lion in secret_places. 11 He -hath_turned_aside my ways, and pulled_me_in_pieces : He -hath_made me desolate. 12 He -hath_bent His bow, . And set me as @ xmark for the
arrow. 13 He -hath_caused the_so arrows_of His quiver To_enter into my reins. - 14 T was a derision to all my people ; And their song all the day. 15 He -hath_filled me with =bitterness, He shath_made_me_drunken with wormwood. 16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, He -hath_covered me with ashes. 17 And Thou hast_removed my soul far_off from peace : I forgat prosperity. 18 And I said, “My. strength and my hope ts perished from / the Lorp:” 19 r -Remembering mine affliction and my misery, r. Remem= The wormwood and the gall. 20My soul hath them tstill_in_re- membrance, And is_humbled in me. 21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore thave_I_hope. 2 Tt is of ‘the Lorp’s / mercies that we ‘are not consumed, Because His compassions -fail not. %3 They are =new every morning : Great is Thy faithfulness. 45 The Lorp tis my- portion, ‘saith my soul; : Therefore will_I_hope in Him: 3I The Lorp is good unto them_ that_wait_for Him, ~ - To the soul that tseeketh Him. 26 It 38 good that @ man should both ope And quietly_wait for the_salvation_ of J the Lorp. : 27 Jt is good for a s man that he tbear|** the yoke in his =youth. °3He 'tsitteth alone and keepeth_ silence, Baneiee he He shath_borne it upon| 1“ m. 2 He 'putteth his mouth in the dust; - If_so_be there may_be hope. vie 30 He tgiveth his cheek to him_that_ % smiteth him: i id He tis_filled_full with reproach. 31 For Athe =Lord will not cast_off for ever: : A 32 But though He -cause_grief, yet «will He have_compassion According_to the_multitude_of His Tmercies.
LAMENTATIONS III. 33.
Jehovah.
El, God, . ingular. . Dan. 9. 5.
Samech. or. pur- a
. 1 Cor. 4. 3.
Pe.
. my soul.
EREMIAH |’
. Jonah ii,
Koph. . Jer. 37. 6; 38, 6-13.
, James 4. .
Resh.
. Adonahy, jovereign— “ord.
83 For He «doth not afflict / willingly
Nor grieve the_so children_of i men.
®4To crush under His feet all the_ prisoners_of the earth,
%5 To turn_aside the_right_of a sman before the_face_of the Most_-High,
86 To subvert a «man in his cause, A the =Lord sapproveth not.
37 Who is he that «saith, and it com- eth_to_pass, when Athe =Lord -commandeth it not ?
°8 Out_of the-mouth_of the Most_ High tproceedeth not xevil and xgood ?
89 Wherefore ‘doth a living «man complain,
A sman for the_punishment_of_ his_sins ? ‘
40 FLet_us_search and try our ways,
And turn_again to 4 the Lorn.
41 FLet_us_lift_up our heart with owr hands unto e~God in the heavens,
42 Wile -have_transgressed and *have_ rebelled :
Thou shast not pardoned.
43 Thou shast_covered with anger, and Pp persecuted us :
Thou shast_slain, Thou shast not pitied.
44 Thou shast_covered Thyself with a cloud,
That owr prayer should not pass_ through.
45Thou thast_made us as the off- scouring and refuse in the_midst_ of the =people.
46 All our enemies -have_opened their -mouths against us.
47 Fear and a snare sis_come upon us,
xDesolation and xdestruction.
48 Mine eye trunneth_down with ri- vers_of water for the_destruction_ of the_daughter_of my —people.
49Mine eye -trickleth_down, and Fceaseth not, without any inter- mnission.
50 Till J the Lorp Hook_down, and be- hold from =heaven.
51 Mine eye vaffecteth mine ™ heart because of all the_daughters_of my city.
52 Mine enemies chased me sore,
Like @ xbird, without_cause. 58 They shave_cut_off my =life in the pdungeon, And cast a stone upon me. 54 Waters flowed over mine head ; Then I said, “I «am-cut_off.” 65 T called_upon Thy name, O_) Lorp, Out_of the low » dungeon.
56 Thou -hast_heard my voice:
‘Hide not Thine ear at my breath- ing, at my cry.
57 Thou drewest_near in the day that I fcalled upon Thee:
Thou saidst, “'Fear not.”
58 O_A=Lord, Thou hast_pleaded the_
causes_of my soul; Thou -hast_redeemed my =life. 590_4Lorp, Thou shast_seen my wrong : -Judge_Thou my cause. © Thou -hast_seen all their vengeance And all their imaginations against
me, 61 Thou shast_heard their reproach, O_ Lorn,
LAMENTATIONS IV. 10,
And all their imaginations against
me ;
® The _lips_of those_that_rose_up against me,
And their device against me all the
ay. 6&3 -Behold their sitting_down, and their rising_up ; £ wm their s music, ; 6 FRender unto them a recompence, O_’ Lorn, According _to the _work _of their hands, 65 Give them ¢ sorrow_of heart, Thy curse unto them. 66 pFPersecute and destroy them in
anger From under the_heavens_of ‘the Lorp.
4 HOW ‘is the gold become dim! How'isthe most fine xgold changed! The_stones_of the sanctuary tare_ poured_out in the_top_of every Street. 2The precious sons_of Zion, com parable to xfine_gold, How «are_they_esteemed as earthen pitchers, The_work-of the_hands_of the pot- ter! 3 Even the sea_monsters -draw_out the breast, They -give_suck to their young_
ones :
The_daughter_of my people is be-
come cruel,
Like the ostriches in the wilderness 4The_tongue_of the sucking child ' seleaveth to the_ roof _of-_his_
mouth for «thirst :
The young_children sask bread, and
no_man breaketh it unto them. 5xiThey_that did_feed delicately sare_desolate in the streets: x1They_that were_brought_up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
6 For the_punishment _of_the _in- iquity_of the_daughter_of my people is_greater than the_pun- ishment_of_the_sin_of Sodom,
That was_overthrown as in a mo-
ane, and no hands rstayed on
er.
7Her Nazarites were_purer than snow,
They were_whiter than milk,
They were_more_ruddy in body than rubies,
Their polishing was of sapphire:
8 Their visage is blacker than a coal ;
They -are not known in the streets;
Their skin :cleaveth to their bones ;
It is_withered, it *is_become like a stick.
9 They that be slain_with the sword sare better than they that be slain_with hunger :
For these 'pine_away,. stricken _ through for want of the_fruits_ of the field.
10 The_hands_of the pitiful women shave_sodden their_own children:
They were their meat in the_de- struction_of the_daughter_of my people.
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B.C. about 588.
8. or song. Thau, or Tau. J. Jehovah,
¢. or a cover-\ ing.
p. Pursue.
ALPHA- BETICAL, Aleph.
Beth.
Gimel. 3. Job 39, 13- 18,
Daleth.
He.
Vau. 6 Gen. 19. 24, 25,
r. or re~ mained in her.
Zain. 7. Num, vi.
Kheth.
Teth.
Yod.
LAMENTATIONS IV. 11. LAMENTATIONS V. 2
B.C. about 588, Caph. 11. Deut. 32. J. Jehovah.
Lamed,
Mem. 13. Matt. 23. 21-37.
whol
7. righteous. Nin.
Samech, 15, Ley. 13. 45,46,
m, nations.
Pe. 7. face.
Su. faces.
Ayin. 17. Jer, 37.7.
oh spirit.
m. nations. Shin,
ates, Heb. tam.
®
uJ ale Lord -hath_accomplished His efury ; fe sist poured _out His flerce
oe jrath_kindled a fire in Zion,
And it hath_devoured the founda- tions thereof.
12 The_kings_of the earth, and all the_ inhabitants_of the world,
Would not shave_believed that the adversary and the enemy should_ have_entered into the_gates_of Jerusalem.
13 For the_sins_of her prophets, and the_iniquities_of her priests,
That shave_shed the_blood_of the
*=just in the_midst_of her,
They shave_wandered as "blind men in the streets,
They chave- polluted themselves with blood,
So that men could not touch their garments.
15 They cried unto them, “*Depart
ye; It is unclean; ttouch not :” When they fled_away and wandered, they said among the »=hea-
‘depart, depart,
then, “hey shall no more sojourn there.” 16 The_/anger_of Jthe Lorp shath_ divided them ; He will no more regard them : They respected not the_/« persons_ of the priests, They favoured not the elders. 7 As_for us, our eyes tas_yet_failed for our vain help: In our watching we rhave_watched for a nation that could not save
Us. 18 They shunt our steps, that we can- not go in our streets: ‘Our end -is_near, our days -are_ fulfilled ; for our end *is_come, 19 Our persecutors ‘are swifter than the_eagles_of the =heaven: hers Puneued us upon the moun-
they | laid wait for us in the wilder-
ness,
20'The_sbreath_of our nostrils, the_ anointed_of! the Lorp, was_taken in their pits,
Of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall_live among the n=heathen.”
21 ‘Rejoice and -be_glad, O_daughter_ of Edom, that_dwellest in the_ land_of Uz;
. The cup also shall_pass_through unto thee:
Thou shalt_be_drunken and shalt_ make_thyself_naked.
22 +The _ punishment - of - thine _ in- iquity «is _caccomplished, O _ daughter_of Zion
He will no more carry_thee_away_ into_captivity :
5
He will _ visit thin iniquity, O_ BO: abou daughter_of Edom ; ‘ 58 He -will_discover thy sins.
‘REMEMBER, O_) Lorp, what *is_ come upon us: *Consider, and ‘behold. our: ere- proach. 2 ote inherianes *ig_turned to stran-|2. Ps. 79.1
Our roe to aliens.
3 We «are orphans and fatherless, Our mothers ae as widows.
4 We chave_drunken our water for
money ; c. cometh
Our wood ¢ tis_sold unto us. “tor prt Q, 5 Our necks ave under persecution: |5. Deut. 2. We «labour, and have no rest. 47; a
6 We -have_given the hand to the|6. Hos.121 Egyptians, :
And to the Assyrians, to be_satis- fied_with bread. :
7 Our fathers -havye_sinned, and are
not ; pa twe thave_borne their iniqui- ties. 8 Servants -have_ruled over us: There is none +that_doth_deliver us out_of their hand. : 9 We gat our bread with the peril of our s lives Because of the_sword_of the wilder- ness, 10 Our skin was_black like an oven Because of the terrible famine. 11 They ravished the women in Zion, And the maids in the cities_of Judah, 12 Princes are _ hanged_up by their hand: The _ faces_of elders honoured. 18 They took the young_men to grind, And the children sfell_under the|s.
s, souls,
were not
wood. 14 The elders ‘have_ceased from the gate, The young_men from their music. 16 The_joy_of our heart -is_ceased ; Our dance ‘is.turned into mourn-
ing. 16 The crown *is_fallen from our head : Woe unto us, that we shave_sinned ! V7 For this our heart «is faint ; For these things our eyes :are_dim. 18 Because of the._mountain_of Zion, which «is_desolate, The foxes :walk upon it/ 19 Thon, O_Lorp, tremainest for
ever; Thy throne from generation to - generation. > 20 Wherefore ‘dost_Thou _ forget us for ever, - And ‘forsake us so long time ? 21 -Turn Thou us unto Thee, O.’ Lor, and we shall_be_turned ; -Renew our days as of old. 22 But Thou hast_utterly rejected us ; | Thou «art very wroth: against: us.
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