Lamentations · אֵיכָה

Lamentations 1:5

הָי֤וּ צָרֶ֙יהָ֙ לְרֹ֔אשׁ אֹיְבֶ֖יהָ שָׁל֑וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֣ה הוֹגָ֔הּ עַ֖ל רֹ֣ב פְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָ עֽוֹלָלֶ֛יהָ הָלְכ֥וּ שְׁבִ֖י לִפְנֵי־צָֽר׃
hayv ṣareyha lroʾsh ʾoybeyha shalv kiy-yhvah hvogah ʿal rob pshaʿeyha ʿvolaleyha halkv shbiy lipney-ṣar
King James Version (KJV)

Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.

Modern English

Her foes have become the head; her enemies prosper, because the LORD has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions; her children have gone away, captive before the foe.

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