Lamentations · אֵיכָה

Lamentations 2:13

מָ֣ה אֲעִידֵ֗ךְ מָ֤ה אֲדַמֶּה לָּךְ֙ הַבַּת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם מָ֥ה אַשְׁוֶ֛ה לָ֖ךְ וַאֲנַחֲמֵ֑ךְ בְּתוּלַ֣ת בַּת צִיּ֔וֹן כִּ֤י גָדוֹל֙ כַּיָּ֣ם שִׁבְרֵ֔ךְ מִ֖י יִרְפָּא לָֽךְ׃
mah ʾaʿiydek mah ʾadameh lak habat yrvshaliam mah ʾashveh lak vaʾanaḥamek btvlat bat ṣiyvon kiy gadvol kayam shibrek miy yirpaʾ lak
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

What can I say for you, to what compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What can I liken to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is vast as the sea; who can heal you?

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