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 1:1 ¶ 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!

 1:1 ¶ Howº doth the cityº sitºº solitary,º [that was] fullº of people!º [how] is she becomeº as a widow!º she [that was] greatº among the nations,º [and] princessº among the provinces,º [how] is she becomeº tributary!º

 1:2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies.

 1:2 She weepethºº soreºº in the night,º and her tearsº [are] onº her cheeks:º among allºº her loversºº she hath noneº to comfortºº [her]: allº her friendsº have dealt treacherouslyºº with her, they are becomeº her enemies.ºº

 1:3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; She dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest: All her persecutors overtook her within the straits.

 1:3 Judahº is gone into captivityºº because of affliction,ºº and because of greatºº servitude:º sheº dwellethºº among the heathen,º she findethºº noº rest:º allº her persecutorsºº overtookºº her betweenº the straits.º

 1:4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; All her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: Her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.

 1:4 The waysº of Zionº do mourn,º because noneºº comeºº to the solemn feasts:º allº her gatesº are desolate:ºº her priestsº sigh,ºº her virginsº are afflicted,ºº and sheº [is] in bitterness.ºº

 1:5 Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; For Jehovah hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: Her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.

 1:5 Her adversariesº areº the chief,º her enemiesºº prosper;ºº forº the LORDº hath afflictedºº her forº the multitudeº of her transgressions:º her childrenº are goneºº into captivityº beforeº the enemy.º

 1:6 And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: Her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, And they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

 1:6 And fromº the daughterº of Zionº allº her beautyº is departed:ºº her princesº are becomeº like hartsº [that] findºº noº pasture,º and they are goneººº withoutº strengthº beforeº the pursuer.ºº

 1:7 Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations.

 1:7 Jerusalemº rememberedºº in the daysº of her afflictionº and of her miseriesº allº her pleasant thingsº thatº she hadº in the daysºº of old,º when her peopleº fellºº into the handº of the enemy,º and noneº did helpºº her: the adversariesº sawºº her, [and] did mockºº atº her sabbaths.º

 1:8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing; All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

 1:8 Jerusalemº hath grievouslyº sinned;ººº thereforeºº she isº removed:º allº that honouredºº her despiseººº her, becauseº they have seenºº her nakedness:º yea,º sheº sigheth,ºº and turnethºº backward.º

 1:9 Her filthiness was in her skirts; she remembered not her latter end; Therefore is she come down wonderfully; she hath no comforter: Behold, O Jehovah, my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified himself.

 1:9 Her filthinessº [is] in her skirts;º she rememberethºº notº her last end;º therefore she came downºº wonderfully:º she had noº comforter.ºº O LORD,º beholdººº my affliction:º forº the enemyºº hath magnifiedºº [himself].

 1:10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: For she hath seen that the nations are entered into her sanctuary, Concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thine assembly.

 1:10 The adversaryº hath spread outºº his handº uponº allº her pleasant things:º forº she hath seenºº [that] the heathenº enteredºº into her sanctuary,º whomº thou didst commandºº [that] they should notº enterºº into thy congregation.º

 1:11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: See, O Jehovah, and behold; for I am become abject.

 1:11 Allº her peopleº sigh,ºº they seekºº bread;º they have givenºº their pleasant thingsººº for meatº to relieveºº the soul:º see,ºº O LORD,º and consider;ºº forº I am becomeº vile.ºº

 1:12 ¶ Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is brought upon me, Wherewith Jehovah hath afflicted [me] in the day of his fierce anger.

 1:12 ¶ [Is it] nothingº toº you, allº ye that passºº by?ºº behold,ºº and seeºº ifº there beº any sorrowº like unto my sorrow,º whichº is doneºº unto me, wherewithº the LORDº hath afflictedºº [me] in the dayº of his fierceº anger.º

 1:13 From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

 1:13 From aboveºº hath he sentºº fireº into my bones,º and it prevailethºº againstº them: he hath spreadºº a netº for my feet,º he hath turnedºº me back:º he hath madeºº me desolateºº [and] faintº allº the day.º

 1:14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail: The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

 1:14 The yokeº of my transgressionsº is boundºº by his hand:º they are wreathed,ºº [and] come upºº uponº my neck:º he hath made my strengthº to fall,ºº the Lordº hath deliveredºº me into [their] hands,º [from whom] I am not ableººº to rise up.ºº

 1:15 The Lord hath set at nought all my mighty men in the midst of me; He hath called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men: The Lord hath trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.

 1:15 The Lordº hath trodden under footºº allº my mightyº [men] in the midstº of me: he hath calledºº an assemblyº againstº me to crushºº my young men:º the Lordº hath troddenºº the virgin,º the daughterº of Judah,º [as] in a winepress.º

 1:16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.

 1:16 Forº theseº [things] Iº weep;ºº mine eye,º mine eyeº runneth downºº with water,º becauseº the comforterºº that should relieveºº my soulº is farºº fromº me: my childrenº areº desolate,ºº becauseº the enemyºº prevailed.ºº

 1:17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, that they that are round about him should be his adversaries: Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.

 1:17 Zionº spreadeth forthºº her hands,º [and there is] noneº to comfortºº her: the LORDº hath commandedºº concerning Jacob,º [that] his adversariesº [should be] round aboutº him: Jerusalemº isº as a menstruous womanº amongº them.

 1:18 ¶ Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

 1:18 ¶ The LORDº is righteous;º forº I have rebelledºº against his commandment:º hear,ºº I pray you,º allº people,º and beholdºº my sorrow:º my virginsº and my young menº are goneºº into captivity.º

 1:19 I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

 1:19 I calledºº for my lovers,ºº [but] theyº deceivedºº me: my priestsº and mine eldersº gave up the ghostºº in the city,º whileº they soughtºº their meatº to relieveººº their souls.º

 1:20 Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

 1:20 Behold,ºº O LORD;º forº I [am] in distress:ººº my bowelsº are troubled;ºº mine heartº is turnedºº withinº me; forº I have grievouslyºº rebelled:ºº abroadºº the swordº bereaveth,ºº at homeº [there is] as death.º

 1:21 They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; All mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.

 1:21 They have heardºº thatº Iº sigh:ºº [there is] noneº to comfortºº me: allº mine enemiesºº have heardºº of my trouble;º they are gladºº thatº thouº hast doneºº [it]: thou wilt bringºº the dayº [that] thou hast called,ºº and they shall beº likeº unto me.º

 1:22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

 1:22 Let allº their wickednessº comeºº beforeº thee; and doºº unto them, asº thou hast doneºº unto me forº allº my transgressions:º forº my sighsº [are] many,º and my heartº [is] faint.º