Lamentations 4:1-13 איכה How יועם become dim! זהב is the gold ישׁנא changed! הכתם fine gold הטוב is the most תשׁתפכנה are poured out אבני the stones קדשׁ of the sanctuary בראשׁ in the top כל of every חוצות׃ street.

IHOT⁽ⁱ⁾ (In English order)

1 H349 איכה How H6004 יועם become dim! H2091 זהב is the gold H8132 ישׁנא changed! H3800 הכתם fine gold H2896 הטוב is the most H8210 תשׁתפכנה are poured out H68 אבני the stones H6944 קדשׁ of the sanctuary H7218 בראשׁ in the top H3605 כל of every H2351 חוצות׃ street.

2 H1121 בני sons H6726 ציון of Zion, H3368 היקרים The precious H5537 המסלאים comparable H6337 בפז to fine gold, H349 איכה how H2803 נחשׁבו are they esteemed H5035 לנבלי pitchers, H2789 חרשׂ as earthen H4639 מעשׂה the work H3027 ידי of the hands H3335 יוצר׃ of the potter!

3 H1571 גם Even H8568 תנין H2502 חלצו draw out H7699 שׁד the breast, H3243 היניקו they give suck H1482 גוריהן to their young ones: H1323 בת the daughter H5971 עמי of my people H393 לאכזר cruel, H3283 כי like the ostriches H3283 ענים H4057 במדבר׃ in the wilderness.

4 H1692 דבק cleaveth H3956 לשׁון The tongue H3243 יונק of the sucking child H413 אל to H2441 חכו the roof of his mouth H6772 בצמא for thirst: H5768 עוללים the young children H7592 שׁאלו ask H3899 לחם bread, H6566 פרשׂ breaketh H369 אין no man H1992 להם׃

5 H398 האכלים They that did feed H4574 למעדנים delicately H8074 נשׁמו are desolate H2351 בחוצות in the streets: H539 האמנים they that were brought up H5921 עלי in H8438 תולע scarlet H2263 חבקו embrace H830 אשׁפתות׃ dunghills.

6 H1431 ויגדל is greater H5771 עון For the punishment of the iniquity H1323 בת of the daughter H5971 עמי of my people H2403 מחטאת than the punishment of the sin H5467 סדם of Sodom, H2015 ההפוכה that was overthrown H3644 כמו as in H7281 רגע a moment, H3808 ולא and no H2342 חלו stayed H3027 בה ידים׃ hands

7 H2141 זכו were purer H5139 נזיריה Her Nazarites H7950 משׁלג than snow, H6705 צחו they were whiter H2461 מחלב than milk, H119 אדמו they were more ruddy H6106 עצם in body H6443 מפנינים than rubies, H5601 ספיר of sapphire: H1508 גזרתם׃ their polishing

8 H2821 חשׁך is blacker H7815 משׁחור than a coal; H8389 תארם Their visage H3808 לא they are not H5234 נכרו known H2351 בחוצות in the streets: H6821 צפד cleaveth H5785 עורם their skin H5921 על to H6106 עצמם their bones; H3001 יבשׁ it is withered, H1961 היה it is become H6086 כעץ׃ like a stick.

9 H2896 טובים better H1961 היו are H2491 חללי slain H2719 חרב with the sword H2491 מחללי than slain H7458 רעב with hunger: H1992 שׁהם for these H2100 יזובו pine away, H1856 מדקרים stricken through H8570 מתנובת for the fruits H7704 שׂדי׃ of the field.

10 H3027 ידי The hands H802 נשׁים women H7362 רחמניות of the pitiful H1310 בשׁלו have sodden H3206 ילדיהן their own children: H1961 היו they were H1262 לברות their meat H7667 למו בשׁבר in the destruction H1323 בת of the daughter H5971 עמי׃ of my people.

11 H3615 כלה hath accomplished H3068 יהוה The LORD H853 את H2534 חמתו his fury; H8210 שׁפך he hath poured out H2740 חרון his fierce H639 אפו anger, H3341 ויצת and hath kindled H784 אשׁ a fire H6726 בציון in Zion, H398 ותאכל and it hath devoured H3247 יסודתיה׃ the foundations

12 H3808 לא would not H539 האמינו have believed H4428 מלכי The kings H776 ארץ of the earth, H3605 וכל and all H3427 ישׁבי the inhabitants H8398 תבל of the world, H3588 כי that H935 יבא should have entered H6862 צר the adversary H341 ואויב and the enemy H8179 בשׁערי into the gates H3389 ירושׁלם׃ of Jerusalem.

13 H2403 מחטאת H5030 נביאיה of her prophets, H5771 עונות the iniquities H3548 כהניה of her priests, H8210 השׁפכים that have shed H7130 בקרבה in the midst H1818 דם the blood H6662 צדיקים׃ of the just