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 2:1 ¶ Howº hath Yähwè יָהוֶהº coveredººº the daughterº of Xiyyôn צִיּוֹןº with a cloudºº in his anger,º [and] cast downºº from heavenºº unto the earthº the beautyº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º and rememberedºº notº his footstoolºº in the dayº of his anger!º

 2:1 ¶ How hath Yahweh covered the daughter of Tziyyon with a cloud in his anger, [and] cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Yisrael, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!

 2:2 Yähwè יָהוֶהº hath swallowed upººº allº the habitationsº of Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹב,º and hath notº pitied:ºº he hath thrown downºº in his wrathº the strong holdsº of the daughterº of Yæhûðà יְהוּדָה;º he hath brought [them] downºº to the ground:º he hath pollutedºº the kingdomº and the princesº thereof.

 2:2 Yahweh hath swallowed up all the habitations of Yaaqov, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Yehudah; he hath brought [them] down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.

 2:3 He hath cut offºº in [his] fierceº angerº allº the hornº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל:º he hath drawnºº backº his right handº from beforeºº the enemy,ºº and he burnedºº against Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבº like a flamingº fire,º [which] devourethºº round about.º

 2:3 He hath cut off in [his] fierce anger all the horn of Yisrael: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Yaaqov like a flaming fire, [which] devoureth round about.

 2:4 He hath bentºº his bowº like an enemy:ºº he stoodºº with his right handº as an adversary,º and slewºº allº [that were] pleasantº to the eyeº in the tabernacleº of the daughterº of Xiyyôn צִיּוֹן:º he poured outºº his furyº like fire.º

 2:4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all [that were] pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Tziyyon: he poured out his fury like fire.

 2:5 Yähwè יָהוֶהº wasº as an enemy:ºº he hath swallowed upºº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º he hath swallowed upºº allº her palaces:º he hath destroyedºº his strong holds,º and hath increasedºº in the daughterº of Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº mourningº and lamentation.º

 2:5 Yahweh was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Yisrael, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Yehudah mourning and lamentation.

 2:6 And he hath violently taken awayºº his tabernacle,º as [if it were of] a garden:º he hath destroyedºº his places of the assembly:º Yähwè יָהוֶהº hath caused the solemn feastsº and sabbathsº to be forgottenºº in Xiyyôn צִיּוֹן,º and hath despisedºº in the indignationº of his angerº the kingº and the priest.º

 2:6 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as [if it were of] a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: Yahweh hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Tziyyon, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.

 2:7 Yähwè יָהוֶהº hath cast offºº his altar,º he hath abhorredºº his sanctuary,º he hath given upºº into the handº of the enemyºº the wallsº of her palaces;º they have madeºº a noiseº in the houseº of Yähwè יָהוֶה,º as in the dayº of a solemn feast.º

 2:7 Yahweh hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of Yahweh, as in the day of a solemn feast.

 2:8 Yähwè יָהוֶהº hath purposedºº to destroyºº the wallº of the daughterº of Xiyyôn צִיּוֹן:º he hath stretched outºº a line,º he hath notº withdrawnºº his handº from destroying:ººº therefore he made the rampartº and the wallº to lament;ºº they languishedºº together.º

 2:8 Yahweh hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Tziyyon: 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.

 2:9 Her gatesº are sunkºº into the ground;º he hath destroyedºº and brokenºº her bars:º her kingº and her princesº [are] among the Gentiles:º the lawº [is] noº [more]; her prophetsº alsoº findºº noº visionº from Yähwè יָהוֶה.ºº

 2:9 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes [are] among the Gentiles: the law [is] no [more]; her prophets also find no vision from Yahweh.

 2:10 The eldersº of the daughterº of Xiyyôn צִיּוֹןº sitºº upon the ground,º [and] keep silence:ºº they have cast upºº dustº uponº their heads;º they have girdedºº themselves with sackcloth:º the virginsº of Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַםº hang downºº their headsº to the ground.º

 2:10 The elders of the daughter of Tziyyon sit upon the ground, [and] keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Yerushalaim hang down their heads to the ground.

 2:11 Mine eyesº do failºº with tears,º my bowelsº are troubled,ºº my liverº is pouredºº upon the earth,º forº the destructionº of the daughterº of my people;º because the childrenº and the sucklingsºº swoonºº in the streetsº of the city.º

 2:11 Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

 2:12 They sayºº to their mothers,º Whereº [is] cornº and wine?º when they swoonedºº as the woundedº in the streetsº of the city,º when their soulº was poured outºº intoº their mothers'º bosom.º

 2:12 They say to their mothers, Where [is] corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.

 2:13 What thingº shall I take to witnessºººº for thee? what thingº shall I likenºº to thee, O daughterº of Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם?º whatº shall I equalºº to thee, that I may comfortºº thee, O virginº daughterº of Xiyyôn צִיּוֹן?º forº thy breachº [is] greatº like the sea:º whoº can healºº thee?

 2:13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Yerushalaim? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Tziyyon? for thy breach [is] great like the sea: who can heal thee?

 2:14 Thy prophetsº have seenºº vainº and foolish thingsº for thee: and they have notº discoveredººº thine iniquity,º to turn awayºº thy captivity;ºº but have seenºº for thee falseº burdensº and causes of banishment.º

 2:14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

 2:15 Allº that passºº byºº clapºº [their] handsº atº thee;º they hissºº and wagºº their headº atº the daughterº of Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם,º [saying, Is] thisº the cityº that [men] callººº The perfectionº of beauty,º The joyº of the wholeº earth?º

 2:15 All that pass by clap [their] hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Yerushalaim, [saying, Is] this the city that [men] call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

 2:16 Allº thine enemiesºº have openedºº their mouthº againstº thee: they hissºº and gnashºº the teeth:º they say,ºº We have swallowed [her] up:ºº certainlyº thisº [is] the dayº that we looked for;ººº we have found,ºº we have seenºº [it].

 2:16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed [her] up: certainly this [is] the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen [it].

 2:17 Yähwè יָהוֶהº hath doneºº [that] whichº he had devised;ºº he hath fulfilledºº his wordº thatº he had commandedºº in the daysºº of old:º he hath thrown down,ºº and hath notº pitied:ºº and he hath caused [thine] enemyºº to rejoiceºº overº thee, he hath set upºº the hornº of thine adversaries.º

 2:17 Yahweh hath done [that] which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused [thine] enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

 2:18 Their heartº criedºº untoº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º O wallº of the daughterº of Xiyyôn צִיּוֹן,º let tearsº run downºº like a riverº dayº and night:º giveºº thyself noº rest;º let notº the appleº of thine eyeº cease.ºº

 2:18 Their heart cried unto Yahweh, O wall of the daughter of Tziyyon, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.

 2:19 Arise,ºº cry outºº in the night:º in the beginningº of the watchesº pour outºº thine heartº like waterº beforeº the faceº of Yähwè יָהוֶה:º lift upºº thy handsº towardº him forº the lifeº of thy young children,º that faintºº for hungerº in the topº of everyº street.º

 2:19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of Yahweh: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

 2:20 ¶ Behold,ºº O Yähwè יָהוֶה,º and considerºº to whomº thou hast doneºº this.º Shall the womenº eatºº their fruit,º [and] childrenº of a span long?º shall the priestº and the prophetº be slainºº in the sanctuaryº of Yähwè יָהוֶה?º

 2:20 ¶ Behold, O Yahweh, and consider to whom thou hast 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 Yahweh?

 2:21 The youngº and the oldº lieºº on the groundº in the streets:º my virginsº and my young menº are fallenºº by the sword;º thou hast slainºº [them] in the dayº of thine anger;º thou hast killed,ºº [and] notº pitied.ºº

 2:21 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain [them] in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, [and] not pitied.

 2:22 Thou hast calledºº as in a solemnº dayº my terrorsº round about,ºº so that in the dayº of Yähwè's יָהוֶהº angerº noneº escapedºº nor remained:º those thatº I have swaddledºº and brought upºº hath mine enemyºº consumed.ºº

 2:22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of Yahweh's anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.