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Distress of the Siege Described
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How is the gold become dim! How is the most fine gold changed! The hallowed stones are poured out at the head of every street.
| E | EIKA | IUOM | ZAB | IShNE
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| | I-will·he-will·as·the | he-will·and·? | ? | he-will·?
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| | AKThM | ATUB | ThShThFKNA | EBNI-
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| | the·as·? | the·good | ? | I-will·in·we·he-will
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| | QDSh | BRESh | KL- | ChUTsUTh
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| | ? | in·? | all | ?
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2
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
| B | BNI | TsIUN | AIQRIM | AMSLEIM | BFZ
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| | in·we·he-will | ? | the·he-will·? | the·from·? | in·?
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| | EIKA | NChShBU | LNBLI-
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| | I-will·he-will·as·the | we·? | to·we·in·to·he-will
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| | ChRSh | MOShA | IDI | IUTsR
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| | ? | from·make | he-will·? | he-will·and·?
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3
Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones; the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
| G | GM- | ThNIN | (ThNIM) | ChLTsU | ShD
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| | ? | ? | ? | ? | ?
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| | AINIQU | GURIAN | BTh- | OMI
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| | the·he-will·we·he-will·? | ? | in·she-will | ?
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| | LEKZR | KI | ONIM | (KIONIM) | BMDBR
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| | to·I-will·as·? | that | ? | as·he-will·? | in·from·?
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4
The tongue of the sucking child cleaves to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask bread, and none breaks it to them.
| D | DBQ | LShUN | IUNQ | EL- | ChKU | BTsME | OULLIM
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| | ? | to·? | he-will·and·we·? | this | ? | in·? | ?
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| | ShELU | LChM | FRSh | EIN | LAM
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| | ? | to·? | ? | no | to·them
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5
They that did feed on dainties are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
| A | AEKLIM | LMODNIM | NShMU | BChUTsUTh
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| | the·I-will·as·to·sea | to·from·? | we·? | in·?
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| | AEMNIM | OLI | ThULO | ChBQU | EShFThUTh
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| | the·I-will·from·we·sea | ? | ? | ? | I-will·?
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6
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands fell on her.
| U | UIGDL | OUN | BTh- | OMI | MChTETh | SDM
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| | and·he-will·great | ? | in·she-will | ? | from·? | ?
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| | AAFUKA | KMU- | RGO | ULE- | ChLU | BA
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| | the·the·? | as·from·and | ? | and·not | ? | in·the
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7
Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire;
| Z | ZKU | NZIRIA | MShLG | TsChU | MChLB | EDMU | OTsM | MFNINIM
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| | ? | we·? | from·? | ? | from·? | I-will·? | ? | from·?
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8
Their visage is blacker than coal; they are not known in the streets; their skin is shrivelled on their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
| Ch | ChShK | MShChUR | ThERM | LE | NKRU | BChUTsUTh | TsFD | OURM | OL-
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| | dark | from·? | ? | not | we·as·? | in·? | ? | ? | on
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| | OTsMM | IBSh | AIA | KOTs
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| | ? | he-will·in·? | the·he-will·the | as·tree
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9
They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.
| T | TUBIM | AIU | ChLLI- | ChRB | MChLLI | ROB | ShAM | IZBU | MDQRIM
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| | ? | be | ? | Horeb | from·? | ? | ? | he-will·? | from·?
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10
The hands of women full of compassion have sodden their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
| I | IDI | NShIM | RChMNIUTh | BShLU | ILDIAN | AIU
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| | he-will·? | we·? | ? | in·? | he-will·to·? | be
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| | LBRUTh | LMU | BShBR | BTh- | OMI
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| | to·in·? | to·from·and | in·? | in·she-will | ?
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11
IAUA has accomplished His fury, He has poured out His fierce anger; and He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured the foundations thereof.
| IE | KLA | IAUA | ETh- | ChMThU | ShFK | ChRUN | EFU
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| | as·to·the | IAUA | the | ? | ? | ? | I-will·?
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| | UITsTh- | ESh | BTsIUN | UThEKL | ISDThIA
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| | and·he-will·? | I-will·? | in·? | and·? | he-will·?
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12
The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
| IB | LE | AEMINU | MLKI- | ERTs | UKL | (KL)
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| | not | the·I-will·kinds | from·to·that | earth | and·all | all
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| | IShBI | ThBL | KI | IBE | TsR
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| | he-will·? | ? | that | he-will·come | ?
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| | UEUIB | BShORI | IRUShLM
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| | and·I-will·and·he-will·in | in·? | he-will·?
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13
It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the middle of her.
| IG | MChTEUTh | NBIEIA | OUNTh
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| | from·? | we·in·he-will·I-will·he-will·the | ?
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| | KANIA | AShFKIM | BQRBA | DM | TsDIQIM
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| | as·the·we·he-will·the | the·? | in·? | ? | ?
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14
They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, so that men cannot touch their garments.
| ID | NOU | OURIM | BChUTsUTh | NGELU | BDM | BLE
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| | we·? | ? | in·? | we·? | in·? | in·not
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| | IUKLU | IGOU | BLBShIAM
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| | he-will·and·as·to·and | he-will·? | in·to·in·?
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15
'Depart you! unclean!' men cried to them, 'Depart, depart, touch not'; yes, they fled away and wandered; men said among the nations: 'They shall no more sojourn here.'
| TU | SURU | TME | QREU | LMU | SURU | SURU | EL- | ThGOU | KI | NTsU
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| | ? | ? | ? | to·from·and | ? | ? | this | ? | that | we·?
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| | GM- | NOU | EMRU | BGUIM | LE | IUSFU | LGUR
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| | ? | we·? | I-will·from·? | in·? | not | he-will·and·? | to·?
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16
The anger of IAUA has divided them; He will no more regard them; they respected not the persons of the priests, they were not gracious to the elders.
| TZ | FNI | IAUA | ChLQM | LE | IUSIF
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| | face | IAUA | ? | not | he-will·and·?
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| | LABITM | FNI | KANIM | LE | NShEU
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| | to·the·in·he-will·? | face | as·the·we·sea | not | we·?
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| | ZQNIM | (UZQNIM) | LE | ChNNU
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| | ? | and·? | not | ?
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17
As for us, our eyes do yet fail for our vain help; in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
| IZ | OUDINA | (OUDINU) | ThKLINA | OININU | EL- | OZRThNU | ABL
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| | ? | ? | ? | ? | this | ? | the·in·to
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| | BTsFIThNU | TsFINU | EL- | GUI | LE | IUShO
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| | in·? | ? | this | ? | not | he-will·and·?
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18
They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our broad places; our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
| ICh | TsDU | TsODINU | MLKTh | BRChBThINU | QRB
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| | ? | ? | from·to·as·she-will | in·? | ?
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| | QTsNU | MLEU | IMINU | KI- | BE | QTsNU
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| | ? | fill | he-will·kinds | that | come | ?
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19
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
| IT | QLIM | AIU | RDFINU | MNShRI | ShMIM | OL- | AARIM | DLQNU
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| | ? | be | ? | from·we·? | heaven | on | the·the·? | ?
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| | BMDBR | ERBU | LNU
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| | in·from·? | I-will·increase | to·we·and
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20
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of IAUA, was taken in their pits; of whom we said: 'Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.'
| K | RUCh | EFINU | MShICh | IAUA | NLKD
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| | breath | I-will·? | from·bush | IAUA | we·to·as·?
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| | BShChIThUThM | EShR | EMRNU | BTsLU | NChIA | BGUIM
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| | in·? | which | I-will·from·? | in·? | we·life | in·?
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21
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz: the cup shall pass over to you also; you shall be drunken, and shall make yourself naked.
| KE | ShIShI | UShMChI | BTh- | EDUM | IUShBThI
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| | ? | and·? | in·she-will | I-will·? | he-will·and·?
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| | (IUShBTh) | BERTs | OUTs | GM- | OLIK | ThOBR-
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| | he-will·and·rest | in·earth | ? | ? | ? | ?
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| | KUS | ThShKRI | UThThORI
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| | as·and·? | ? | and·?
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22
The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion, He will no more carry you away into captivity; He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, He will uncover your sins.
| KB | ThM- | OUNK | BTh- | TsIUN | LE | IUSIF
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| | ? | ? | in·she-will | ? | not | he-will·and·?
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| | LAGLUThK | FQD | OUNK | BTh- | EDUM | GLA | OL-
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| | to·the·? | ? | ? | in·she-will | I-will·? | ? | on
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