1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Lamentations 1

1 The miserable estate of Jerusalem by reason of her sin. 12 She complaineth of her grief, 18 and confesseth God's judgment to be righteous.

 1:1 How 351a lonely 910 sits 3427 the city 5892b That was full 7227a of people 5971a! She has become 1961 like a widow 490 Who 7227a was [once] great 7227a among the nations 1471! She who was a princess 8282 among the provinces 4082 Has become 1961 a forced 4522 laborer 4522!

 1:2 She weeps 1058 bitterly 1058 in the night 3915 And her tears 1832 are on her cheeks 3895; She has 369 none 369 to comfort 5162 her Among 4480 all 3605 her lovers 157. All 3605 her friends 7453 have dealt 898 treacherously 898 with her; They have become 1961 her enemies 340.

 1:3 Judah 3063 has gone 1540 into exile 1540 under 4480 affliction 6040a And under 4480 harsh 7230 servitude 5656; She dwells 3427 among the nations 1471, [But] she has found 4672 no 3808 rest 4494; All 3605 her pursuers 7291 have overtaken 5381 her In the midst 996 of distress 4712.

 1:4 The roads 1870 of Zion 6726 are in mourning 57 Because 4480 1097 no 1097 one comes 935 to the appointed 4150 feasts 4150. All 3605 her gates 8179 are desolate 8074; Her priests 3548 are groaning 584, Her virgins 1330 are afflicted 3013, And she herself 1931 is bitter 4843.

 1:5 Her adversaries 6862c have become 1961 her masters 7218, Her enemies 340 prosper 7951; For the LORD 3068 has caused 3013 her grief 3013 Because 5921 of the multitude 7230 of her transgressions 6588; Her little 5768 ones 5768 have gone 1980 away As captives 7628b before 6440 the adversary 6862c.

 1:6 All 3605 her majesty 1926 Has departed 3318 from the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726; Her princes 8269 have become 1961 like deer 354 That have found 4672 no 3808 pasture 4829; And they have fled 1980 without 3808 strength 3581b Before 6440 the pursuer 7291.

 1:7 In the days 3117 of her affliction 6040a and homelessness 4788 Jerusalem 3389 remembers 2142 all 3605 her precious 4262 things 4262 That were from the days 3117 of old 6924a, When her people 5971a fell 5307 into the hand 3027 of the adversary 6862c And no 369 one 369 helped 5826 her. The adversaries 6862c saw 7200 her, They mocked 7832 at her ruin 4868.

 1:8 Jerusalem 3389 sinned 2398 greatly 2399, Therefore 5921 3651 she has become 1961 an unclean 5206 thing 5206. All 3605 who honored 3513 her despise 2151b her Because 3588 they have seen 7200 her nakedness 6172; Even 1571 she herself 1931 groans 584 and turns 7725 away 268.

 1:9 Her uncleanness 2932a was in her skirts 7757; She did not consider 2142 her future 319. Therefore she has fallen 3381 astonishingly 6382; She has 369 no 369 comforter 5162. “See 7200, O LORD 3068, my affliction 6040a, For the enemy 340 has magnified 1431 himself!”

 1:10 The adversary 6862c has stretched 6566 out his hand 3027 Over 5921 all 3605 her precious 4261 things 4261, For she has seen 7200 the nations 1471 enter 935 her sanctuary 4720, The ones whom 834 You commanded 6680 That they should not enter 935 into Your congregation 6951.

 1:11 All 3605 her people 5971a groan 584 seeking 1245 bread 3899; They have given 5414 their precious 4262 things 4262 for food 400 To restore 7725 their lives 5315 themselves. “See 7200, O LORD 3068, and look 5027, For I am 1961 despised 2151b.”

 1:12 “Is it nothing 3808 to all 3605 you who pass 5674a this way 1870? Look 5027 and see 7200 if 518 there 3426 is any 3426 pain 4341 like my pain 4341 Which 834 was severely 5953a dealt 5953a out to me, Which 834 the LORD 3068 inflicted 3013 on the day 3117 of His fierce 2740 anger 639.

 1:13 “From on high 4791 He sent 7971 fire 784 into my bones 6106, And it prevailed 7287a [over them]. He has spread 6566 a net 7568 for my feet 7272; He has turned 7725 me back 268; He has made 5414 me desolate 8074, Faint 1739 all 3605 day 3117 long.

 1:14 “The yoke 5923 of my transgressions 6588 is bound 8244; By His hand 3027 they are knit 8276 together 8276. They have come 5927 upon my neck 6677; He has made my strength 3581b fail 3782. The Lord 136 has given 5414 me into the hands 3027 Of [those against whom] I am not able 3201 to stand 6965.

 1:15 “The Lord 136 has rejected 5541a all 3605 my strong 47 men 47 In my midst 7130; He has called 7121 an appointed 4150 time 4150 against 5921 me To crush 7665 my young 970 men 970; The Lord 136 has trodden 1869 [as in] a wine 1660 press 1660 The virgin 1330 daughter 1323 of Judah 3063.

 1:16 “For these 428 things 428 I weep 1058; My eyes 5869 run 3381 down 3381 with water 4325; Because 3588 far 7368 from me is a comforter 5162, One who restores 7725 my soul 5315. My children 1121 are desolate 8074 Because 3588 the enemy 340 has prevailed 1396.”

 1:17 Zion 6726 stretches 6566 out her hands 3027; There 369 is no 369 one 369 to comfort 5162 her; The LORD 3068 has commanded 6680 concerning Jacob 3290 That the ones round 5439 about 5439 him should be his adversaries 6862c; Jerusalem 3389 has become 1961 an unclean 5079 thing 5079 among 996 them.

 1:18 “The LORD 3068 is righteous 6662; For I have rebelled 4784 against 854 His command 6310; Hear 8085 now 4994, all 3605 peoples 5971a, And behold 7200 my pain 4341; My virgins 1330 and my young 970 men 970 Have gone 1980 into captivity 7628b.

 1:19 “I called 7121 to my lovers 157, [but] they deceived 7411b me; My priests 3548 and my elders 2205 perished 1478 in the city 5892b While 3588 they sought 1245 food 400 to restore 7725 their strength 5315 themselves.

 1:20 “See 7200, O LORD 3068, for I am in distress 6887a; My spirit 4578 is greatly 2560a troubled 2560a; My heart 3820 is overturned 2015 within 7130 me, For I have been very 4784 rebellious 4784. In the street 2351 the sword 2719 slays 7921; In the house 1004 it is like death 4194.

 1:21 “They have heard 8085 that I groan 584; There 369 is no 369 one 369 to comfort 5162 me; All 3605 my enemies 340 have heard 8085 of my calamity 7463a; They are glad 7797 that You have done 6213a [it]. Oh, that You would bring 935 the day 3117 which You have proclaimed 7121, That they may become 1961 like 3644 me.

 1:22 “Let all 3605 their wickedness 7463a come 935 before 6440 You; And deal 5953a with them as You have dealt 5953a with me For all 3605 my transgressions 6588; For my groans 585 are many 7227a and my heart 3820 is faint 1742.”