Lamentations 5

Remember, O LORD, what is come vpon vs: consider and beholde our reproch.

GenevaRemember, O Lord, what is come vpon vs: consider, and behold our reproche.

זְכֹ֤ר יְהוָה֙ מֶֽה הָ֣יָה לָ֔/נוּ הביט וּ/רְאֵ֥ה אֶת חֶרְפָּתֵֽ/נוּ

Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliants.

GenevaOur inheritance is turned to the strangers, our houses to the aliants.

נַחֲלָתֵ֨/נוּ֙ נֶֽהֶפְכָ֣ה לְ/זָרִ֔ים בָּתֵּ֖י/נוּ לְ/נָכְרִֽים

We are orphanes and fatherlesse, our mothers are as widowes.

GenevaWe are fatherles, euen without father, and our mothers are as widowes.

יְתוֹמִ֤ים הָיִ֨ינוּ֙ אין אָ֔ב אִמֹּתֵ֖י/נוּ כְּ/אַלְמָנֽוֹת

We haue drunken our water for money, our wood is sold vnto vs.

GenevaWee haue drunke our water for money, and our wood is solde vnto vs.

מֵימֵ֨י/נוּ֙ בְּ/כֶ֣סֶף שָׁתִ֔ינוּ עֵצֵ֖י/נוּ בִּ/מְחִ֥יר יָבֹֽאוּ

Our neckes are vnder persecution: we labour and haue no rest.

GenevaOur neckes are vnder persecution: we are wearie, and haue no rest.

עַ֤ל צַוָּארֵ֨/נוּ֙ נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ יָגַ֖עְנוּ לא הֽוּנַ֖ח לָֽ/נוּ

We haue giuen the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

GenevaWe haue giuen our handes to the Egyptians, and to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.

מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ נָתַ֣נּוּ יָ֔ד אַשּׁ֖וּר לִ/שְׂבֹּ֥עַֽ לָֽחֶם

Our fathers haue sinned and are not, and wee haue borne their iniquities.

GenevaOur fathers haue sinned, and are not, and we haue borne their iniquities.

אֲבֹתֵ֤י/נוּ חָֽטְאוּ֙ אינ/ם אנחנו עֲוֺנֹתֵי/הֶ֥ם סָבָֽלְנוּ

Seruants haue ruled ouer vs: there is none that doeth deliuer vs out of their hand.

GenevaSeruants haue ruled ouer vs, none would deliuer vs out of their hands.

עֲבָדִים֙ מָ֣שְׁלוּ בָ֔/נוּ פֹּרֵ֖ק אֵ֥ין מִ/יָּדָֽ/ם

We gate our bread with the perill of our liues, because of the sword of the wildernesse.

GenevaWee gate our bread with the perill of our liues, because of the sword of the wildernesse.

בְּ/נַפְשֵׁ֨/נוּ֙ נָבִ֣יא לַחְמֵ֔/נוּ מִ/פְּנֵ֖י חֶ֥רֶב הַ/מִּדְבָּֽר

Our skinne was blacke like an ouen, because of the terrible famine.

GenevaOur skinne was blacke like as an ouen because of the terrible famine.

עוֹרֵ֨/נוּ֙ כְּ/תַנּ֣וּר נִכְמָ֔רוּ מִ/פְּנֵ֖י זַלְעֲפ֥וֹת רָעָֽב

They rauished the women in Zion, and the maides in the cities of Iudah.

GenevaThey defiled the women in Zion, and the maydes in the cities of Iudah.

נָשִׁים֙ בְּ/צִיּ֣וֹן עִנּ֔וּ בְּתֻלֹ֖ת בְּ/עָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה

Princes are hanged vp by their hand: the faces of Elders were not honoured.

GenevaThe princes are hanged vp by their hande: the faces of the elders were not had in honour.

שָׂרִים֙ בְּ/יָדָ֣/ם נִתְל֔וּ פְּנֵ֥י זְקֵנִ֖ים לֹ֥א נֶהְדָּֽרוּ

They tooke the young men to grinde, and the children fell vnder the wood.

GenevaThey tooke the yong men to grinde, and the children fell vnder the wood.

בַּחוּרִים֙ טְח֣וֹן נָשָׂ֔אוּ וּ/נְעָרִ֖ים בָּ/עֵ֥ץ כָּשָֽׁלוּ

The Elders haue ceased from the gate, the young men from their musicke.

GenevaThe Elders haue ceased from the gate and the yong men from their songs.

זְקֵנִים֙ מִ/שַּׁ֣עַר שָׁבָ֔תוּ בַּחוּרִ֖ים מִ/נְּגִינָתָֽ/ם

The ioy of our heart is ceased, our daunce is turned into mourning.

GenevaThe ioy of our heart is gone, our daunce is turned into mourning.

שָׁבַת֙ מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ לִבֵּ֔/נוּ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְ/אֵ֖בֶל מְחֹלֵֽ/נוּ

The crowne is fallen from our head: Woe vnto vs, that wee haue sinned.

GenevaThe crowne of our head is fallen: wo nowe vnto vs, that we haue sinned.

נָֽפְלָה֙ עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשֵׁ֔/נוּ אֽוֹי נָ֥א לָ֖/נוּ כִּ֥י חָטָֽאנוּ

For this our heart is faint, for these things our eyes are dimme.

GenevaTherefore our heart is heauy for these things, our eyes are dimme,

עַל זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה דָוֶה֙ לִבֵּ֔/נוּ עַל אֵ֖לֶּה חָשְׁכ֥וּ עֵינֵֽי/נוּ

Because of the mountaine of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walke vpon it.

GenevaBecause of the mountaine of Zion which is desolate: the foxes runne vpon it.

עַ֤ל הַר צִיּוֹן֙ שֶׁ/שָּׁמֵ֔ם שׁוּעָלִ֖ים הִלְּכוּ בֽ/וֹ

Thou, O LORD, remainest for euer: thy throne from generation to generation.

GenevaBut thou, O Lord, remainest for euer: thy throne is from generation to generation.

אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֔ב כִּסְאֲ/ךָ֖ לְ/דֹ֥ר וָ/דֽוֹר

Wherefore doest thou forget vs for euer, and forsake vs so long time?

GenevaWherefore doest thou forget vs for euer, and forsake vs so long time?

לָ֤/מָּה לָ/נֶ֨צַח֙ תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔/נוּ תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖/נוּ לְ/אֹ֥רֶךְ יָמִֽים

Turne thou vs vnto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned: renew our dayes as of old.

GenevaTurne thou vs vnto thee, O Lord, and we shalbe turned: renue our dayes as of olde.

הֲשִׁיבֵ֨/נוּ יְהוָ֤ה אֵלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ ו/נשוב חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖י/נוּ כְּ/קֶֽדֶם

But thou hast vtterly reiected vs: thou art very wroth against vs.

GenevaBut thou hast vtterly reiected vs: thou art exceedingly angry against vs.

כִּ֚י אִם מָאֹ֣ס מְאַסְתָּ֔/נוּ קָצַ֥פְתָּ עָלֵ֖י/נוּ עַד מְאֹֽד