א (Alef). 1:1 Alas! The city once full of people. now sits all alone! The prominent lady among the nations. has become a widow! The princess who once ruled ...

under affliction and harsh oppression. She lives among the nations;. she has found no resting place. All who pursued her overtook her. in ...

The acrostic pattern does not appear in chapter 5, but its influence is felt in that it has 22 verses, the same as the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet.

[1:1] tn The adverb אֵיכָה ('ekhah) is used as an exclamation of lament or desperation: “How!” (BDB 32 s.v.) or “Alas!” (HALOT 40 s.v. 1.e). It is often the first ...

has become a widow! The princess who once ruled the provinces. has become a forced laborer! Ratapan 3:17.

39:4 When King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers saw them, they tried to escape. They departed from the city during the night. They took a path through the ...

א (Alef). 1:1 Alas! The city once full of people. now sits all alone! The prominent lady among the nations. has become a widow! The princess who once ruled ...

[4:13] tn Heb “For look, the one who.” This verse is considered to be the first hymnic passage in the book. The others appear at 5:8-9 and 9:5-6. Scholars ...

The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. the LORD appeared to ...

Maka akan jadi, sebagaimana kamu telah menjadi suatu kutuk di antara segala bangsa kafir, hai bangsa Yehuda, dan hai bangsa Israel, demikianpun Aku akan ...