Lamentations

Chapter 1

0kai egeneto meta to aicmalwtisqhnai ton israhl kai ierousalhm erhmwqhnai ekaqisen ieremias klaiwn kai eqrhnhsen ton qrhnon touton epi ierousalhm kai eipen^1pws ekaqisen monh h polis h peplhqummenh lawn egenhqh ws chra peplhqummenh en eqnesin arcousa en cwrais egenhqh eis foron^2klaiousa eklausen en nukti kai ta dakrua auths epi twn siagonwn auths kai ouc uparcei o parakalwn authn apo pantwn twn agapwntwn authn pantes oi filountes authn hqethsan en auth egenonto auth eis ecqrous^3metwkisqh h ioudaia apo tapeinwsews auths kai apo plhqous douleias auths ekaqisen en eqnesin ouc euren anapausin pantes oi katadiwkontes authn katelabon authn ana meson twn qlibontwn^4odoi siwn penqousin para to mh einai ercomenous en eorth pasai ai pulai auths hfanismenai oi iereis auths anastenazousin ai parqenoi auths agomenai kai auth pikrainomenh en eauth^5egenonto oi qlibontes authn eis kefalhn kai oi ecqroi auths euqhnousan oti kurios etapeinwsen authn epi to plhqos twn asebeiwn auths ta nhpia auths eporeuqhsan en aicmalwsia kata proswpon qlibontos^6kai exhlqen ek qugatros siwn pasa h euprepeia auths egenonto oi arcontes auths ws krioi ouc euriskontes nomhn kai eporeuonto en ouk iscui kata proswpon diwkontos^7emnhsqh ierousalhm hmerwn tapeinwsews auths kai apwsmwn auths panta ta epiqumhmata auths osa hn ex hmerwn arcaiwn en tw pesein ton laon auths eis ceiras qlibontos kai ouk hn o bohqwn auth idontes oi ecqroi auths egelasan epi metoikesia auths^8amartian hmarten ierousalhm dia touto eis salon egeneto pantes oi doxazontes authn etapeinwsan authn eidon gar thn aschmosunhn auths kai ge auth stenazousa kai apestrafh opisw^9akaqarsia auths pros podwn auths ouk emnhsqh escata auths kai katebibasen uperogka ouk estin o parakalwn authn ide kurie thn tapeinwsin mou oti emegalunqh ecqros^10ceira autou exepetasen qlibwn epi panta ta epiqumhmata auths eiden gar eqnh eiselqonta eis to agiasma auths a eneteilw mh eiselqein auta eis ekklhsian sou^11pas o laos auths katastenazontes zhtountes arton edwkan ta epiqumhmata auths en brwsei tou epistreyai yuchn ide kurie kai epibleyon oti egenhqhn htimwmenh^12ou pros umas pantes oi paraporeuomenoi odon epistreyate kai idete ei estin algos kata to algos mou o egenhqh fqegxamenos en emoi etapeinwsen me kurios en hmera orghs qumou autou^13ex uyous autou apesteilen pur en tois osteois mou kathgagen auto diepetasen diktuon tois posin mou apestreyen me eis ta opisw edwken me hfanismenhn olhn thn hmeran odunwmenhn^14egrhgorhqh epi ta asebhmata mou en cersin mou suneplakhsan anebhsan epi ton trachlon mou hsqenhsen h iscus mou oti edwken kurios en cersin mou odunas ou dunhsomai sthnai^15exhren pantas tous iscurous mou o kurios ek mesou mou ekalesen ep˘ eme kairon tou suntriyai eklektous mou lhnon epathsen kurios parqenw qugatri iouda epi toutois egw klaiw^16o ofqalmos mou kathgagen udwr oti emakrunqh ap˘ emou o parakalwn me o epistrefwn yuchn mou egenonto oi uioi mou hfanismenoi oti ekrataiwqh o ecqros^17diepetasen siwn ceiras auths ouk estin o parakalwn authn eneteilato kurios tw iakwb kuklw autou oi qlibontes auton egenhqh ierousalhm eis apokaqhmenhn ana meson autwn^18dikaios estin kurios oti to stoma autou parepikrana akousate dh pantes oi laoi kai idete to algos mou parqenoi mou kai neaniskoi mou eporeuqhsan en aicmalwsia^19ekalesa tous erastas mou autoi de parelogisanto me oi iereis mou kai oi presbuteroi mou en th polei exelipon oti ezhthsan brwsin autois ina epistreywsin yucas autwn kai ouc euron^20ide kurie oti qlibomai h koilia mou etaracqh kai h kardia mou estrafh en emoi oti parapikrainousa parepikrana exwqen hteknwsen me macaira wsper qanatos en oikw^21akousate dh oti stenazw egw ouk estin o parakalwn me pantes oi ecqroi mou hkousan ta kaka mou kai ecarhsan oti su epoihsas ephgages hmeran ekalesas kairon kai egenonto omoioi emoi^22eiselqoi pasa h kakia autwn kata proswpon sou kai epifullison autois on tropon epoihsan epifullida peri pantwn twn amarthmatwn mou oti polloi oi stenagmoi mou kai h kardia mou lupeitai

Chapter 2

1pws egnofwsen en orgh autou kurios thn qugatera siwn katerriyen ex ouranou eis ghn doxasma israhl kai ouk emnhsqh upopodiou podwn autou en hmera orghs autou^2katepontisen kurios ou feisamenos panta ta wraia iakwb kaqeilen en qumw autou ta ocurwmata ths qugatros iouda ekollhsen eis thn ghn ebebhlwsen basilea auths kai arcontas auths^3suneklasen en orgh qumou autou pan keras israhl apestreyen opisw dexian autou apo proswpou ecqrou kai anhyen en iakwb ws pur floga kai katefagen panta ta kuklw^4eneteinen toxon autou ws ecqros esterewsen dexian autou ws upenantios kai apekteinen panta ta epiqumhmata ofqalmwn mou en skhnh qugatros siwn execeen ws pur ton qumon autou^5egenhqh kurios ws ecqros katepontisen israhl katepontisen pasas tas bareis auths diefqeiren ta ocurwmata autou kai eplhqunen th qugatri iouda tapeinoumenhn kai tetapeinwmenhn^6kai diepetasen ws ampelon to skhnwma autou diefqeiren eorthn autou epelaqeto kurios o epoihsen en siwn eorths kai sabbatou kai parwxunen embrimhmati orghs autou basilea kai ierea kai arconta^7apwsato kurios qusiasthrion autou apetinaxen agiasma autou sunetriyen en ceiri ecqrou teicos barewn auths fwnhn edwkan en oikw kuriou ws en hmera eorths^8kai epestreyen kurios tou diafqeirai teicos qugatros siwn exeteinen metron ouk apestreyen ceira autou apo katapathmatos kai epenqhsen to proteicisma kai teicos omoqumadon hsqenhsen^9enepaghsan eis ghn pulai auths apwlesen kai sunetriyen moclous auths basilea auths kai arcontas auths en tois eqnesin ouk estin nomos kai ge profhtai auths ouk eidon orasin para kuriou^10ekaqisan eis thn ghn esiwphsan presbuteroi qugatros siwn anebibasan coun epi thn kefalhn autwn periezwsanto sakkous kathgagon eis ghn archgous parqenous en ierousalhm^11exelipon en dakrusin oi ofqalmoi mou etaracqh h kardia mou execuqh eis ghn h doxa mou epi to suntrimma ths qugatros tou laou mou en tw eklipein nhpion kai qhlazonta en plateiais polews^12tais mhtrasin autwn eipan pou sitos kai oinos en tw ekluesqai autous ws traumatias en plateiais polews en tw ekceisqai yucas autwn eis kolpon mhterwn autwn^13ti marturhsw soi h ti omoiwsw soi qugater ierousalhm tis swsei se kai parakalesei se parqenos qugater siwn oti emegalunqh pothrion suntribhs sou tis iasetai se^14profhtai sou eidosan soi mataia kai afrosunhn kai ouk apekaluyan epi thn adikian sou tou epistreyai aicmalwsian sou kai eidosan soi lhmmata mataia kai exwsmata^15ekrothsan epi se ceiras pantes oi paraporeuomenoi odon esurisan kai ekinhsan thn kefalhn autwn epi thn qugatera ierousalhm h auth h polis hn erousin stefanos doxhs eufrosunh pashs ths ghs^16dihnoixan epi se stoma autwn pantes oi ecqroi sou esurisan kai ebruxan odontas eipan katepiomen authn plhn auth h hmera hn prosedokwmen euromen authn eidomen^17epoihsen kurios a enequmhqh sunetelesen rhmata autou a eneteilato ex hmerwn arcaiwn kaqeilen kai ouk efeisato kai hufranen epi se ecqron uywsen keras qlibontos se^18ebohsen kardia autwn pros kurion teich siwn katagagete ws ceimarrous dakrua hmeras kai nuktos mh dws eknhyin seauth mh siwphsaito qugater o ofqalmos sou^19anasta agalliasai en nukti eis arcas fulakhs sou ekceon ws udwr kardian sou apenanti proswpou kuriou aron pros auton ceiras sou peri yuchs nhpiwn sou twn ekluomenwn limw ep˘ archs paswn exodwn^20ide kurie kai epibleyon tini epefullisas outws ei fagontai gunaikes karpon koilias autwn epifullida epoihsen mageiros foneuqhsontai nhpia qhlazonta mastous apokteneis en agiasmati kuriou ierea kai profhthn^21ekoimhqhsan eis thn exodon paidarion kai presbuths parqenoi mou kai neaniskoi mou eporeuqhsan en aicmalwsia en romfaia kai en limw apekteinas en hmera orghs sou emageireusas ouk efeisw^22ekalesen hmeran eorths paroikias mou kukloqen kai ouk egenonto en hmera orghs kuriou anaswzomenos kai kataleleimmenos ws epekrathsa kai eplhquna ecqrous mou pantas

Chapter 3

1egw anhr o blepwn ptwceian en rabdw qumou autou ep˘ eme^2parelaben me kai aphgagen eis skotos kai ou fws^3plhn en emoi epestreyen ceira autou olhn thn hmeran^4epalaiwsen sarkas mou kai derma mou ostea mou sunetriyen^5anwkodomhsen kat˘ emou kai ekuklwsen kefalhn mou kai emocqhsen^6en skoteinois ekaqisen me ws nekrous aiwnos^7anwkodomhsen kat˘ emou kai ouk exeleusomai ebarunen calkon mou^8kai ge kekraxomai kai bohsw apefraxen proseuchn mou^9anwkodomhsen odous mou enefraxen tribous mou etaraxen^10arkos enedreuousa autos moi lewn en krufaiois^11katediwxen afesthkota kai katepausen me eqeto me hfanismenhn^12eneteinen toxon autou kai esthlwsen me ws skopon eis belos^13eishgagen tois nefrois mou ious faretras autou^14egenhqhn gelws panti law mou yalmos autwn olhn thn hmeran^15ecortasen me pikrias emequsen me colhs^16kai exebalen yhfw odontas mou eywmisen me spodon^17kai apwsato ex eirhnhs yuchn mou epelaqomhn agaqa^18kai eipa apwleto neikos mou kai h elpis mou apo kuriou^19emnhsqhn apo ptwceias mou kai ek diwgmou mou pikrias kai colhs mou^20mnhsqhsetai kai katadoleschsei ep˘ eme h yuch mou^21tauthn taxw eis thn kardian mou dia touto upomenw^25agaqos kurios tois upomenousin auton yuch h zhthsei auton agaqon^26kai upomenei kai hsucasei eis to swthrion kuriou^27agaqon andri otan arh zugon en neothti autou^28kaqhsetai kata monas kai siwphsetai oti hren ef˘ eautw^30dwsei tw paionti auton siagona cortasqhsetai oneidismwn^31oti ouk eis ton aiwna apwsetai kurios^32oti o tapeinwsas oiktirhsei kata to plhqos tou eleous autou^33oti ouk apekriqh apo kardias autou kai etapeinwsen uious andros^34tou tapeinwsai upo tous podas autou pantas desmious ghs^35tou ekklinai krisin andros katenanti proswpou uyistou^36katadikasai anqrwpon en tw krinesqai auton kurios ouk eipen^37tis outws eipen kai egenhqh kurios ouk eneteilato^38ek stomatos uyistou ouk exeleusetai ta kaka kai to agaqon^39ti goggusei anqrwpos zwn anhr peri ths amartias autou^40exhreunhqh h odos hmwn kai htasqh kai epistreywmen ews kuriou^41analabwmen kardias hmwn epi ceirwn pros uyhlon en ouranw^42hmarthsamen hsebhsamen kai ouc ilasqhs^43epeskepasas en qumw kai apediwxas hmas apekteinas ouk efeisw^44epeskepasas nefelhn seautw eineken proseuchs^45kammusai me kai apwsqhnai eqhkas hmas en mesw twn lawn^46dihnoixan ef˘ hmas to stoma autwn pantes oi ecqroi hmwn^47fobos kai qumos egenhqh hmin eparsis kai suntribh^48afeseis udatwn kataxei o ofqalmos mou epi to suntrimma ths qugatros tou laou mou^49o ofqalmos mou katepoqh kai ou sighsomai tou mh einai eknhyin^50ews ou diakuyh kai idh kurios ex ouranou^51o ofqalmos mou epifulliei epi thn yuchn mou para pasas qugateras polews^52qhreuontes eqhreusan me ws strouqion oi ecqroi mou dwrean^53eqanatwsan en lakkw zwhn mou kai epeqhkan liqon ep˘ emoi^54uperecuqh udwr epi kefalhn mou eipa apwsmai^55epekalesamhn to onoma sou kurie ek lakkou katwtatou^56fwnhn mou hkousas mh kruyhs ta wta sou eis thn dehsin mou^57eis thn bohqeian mou hggisas en h se hmera epekalesamhn eipas moi mh fobou^58edikasas kurie tas dikas ths yuchs mou elutrwsw thn zwhn mou^59eides kurie tas taracas mou ekrinas thn krisin mou^60eides pasan thn ekdikhsin autwn eis pantas dialogismous autwn en emoi^61hkousas ton oneidismon autwn pantas tous dialogismous autwn kat˘ emou^62ceilh epanistanomenwn moi kai meletas autwn kat˘ emou olhn thn hmeran^63kaqedran autwn kai anastasin autwn epibleyon epi tous ofqalmous autwn^64apodwseis autois antapodoma kurie kata ta erga twn ceirwn autwn^65apodwseis autois uperaspismon kardias mocqon sou autois^66katadiwxeis en orgh kai exanalwseis autous upokatw tou ouranou kurie

Chapter 4

1pws amaurwqhsetai crusion alloiwqhsetai to argurion to agaqon execuqhsan liqoi agioi ep˘ archs paswn exodwn^2uioi siwn oi timioi oi ephrmenoi en crusiw pws elogisqhsan eis aggeia ostrakina erga ceirwn keramews^3kai ge drakontes exedusan mastous eqhlasan skumnoi autwn qugateres laou mou eis aniaton ws strouqion en erhmw^4ekollhqh h glwssa qhlazontos pros ton farugga autou en diyei nhpia hthsan arton o diaklwn ouk estin autois^5oi esqontes tas trufas hfanisqhsan en tais exodois oi tiqhnoumenoi epi kokkwn periebalonto koprias^6kai emegalunqh anomia qugatros laou mou uper anomias sodomwn ths katestrammenhs wsper spoudh kai ouk eponesan en auth ceiras^7ekaqariwqhsan naziraioi auths uper ciona elamyan uper gala epurrwqhsan uper liqous sapfeirou to apospasma autwn^8eskotasen uper asbolhn to eidos autwn ouk epegnwsqhsan en tais exodois epagh derma autwn epi ta ostea autwn exhranqhsan egenhqhsan wsper xulon^9kaloi hsan oi traumatiai romfaias h oi traumatiai limou eporeuqhsan ekkekenthmenoi apo genhmatwn agrwn^10ceires gunaikwn oiktirmonwn hyhsan ta paidia autwn egenhqhsan eis brwsin autais en tw suntrimmati ths qugatros laou mou^11sunetelesen kurios qumon autou execeen qumon orghs autou kai anhyen pur en siwn kai katefagen ta qemelia auths^12ouk episteusan basileis ghs pantes oi katoikountes thn oikoumenhn oti eiseleusetai ecqros kai ekqlibwn dia twn pulwn ierousalhm^13ex amartiwn profhtwn auths adikiwn ierewn auths twn ekceontwn aima dikaion en mesw auths^14esaleuqhsan egrhgoroi auths en tais exodois emolunqhsan en aimati en tw mh dunasqai autous hyanto endumatwn autwn^15aposthte akaqartwn kalesate autous aposthte aposthte mh aptesqe oti anhfqhsan kai ge esaleuqhsan eipate en tois eqnesin ou mh prosqwsin tou paroikein^16proswpon kuriou meris autwn ou prosqhsei epibleyai autois proswpon ierewn ouk elabon presbutas ouk hlehsan^17eti ontwn hmwn exelipon oi ofqalmoi hmwn eis thn bohqeian hmwn mataia aposkopeuontwn hmwn apeskopeusamen eis eqnos ou swzon^18eqhreusamen mikrous hmwn tou mh poreuesqai en tais plateiais hmwn hggiken o kairos hmwn eplhrwqhsan ai hmerai hmwn parestin o kairos hmwn^19koufoi egenonto oi diwkontes hmas uper aetous ouranou epi twn orewn exhfqhsan en erhmw enhdreusan hmas^20pneuma proswpou hmwn cristos kuriou sunelhmfqh en tais diafqorais autwn ou eipamen en th skia autou zhsomeqa en tois eqnesin^21caire kai eufrainou qugater idoumaias h katoikousa epi ghs kai ge epi se dieleusetai to pothrion kuriou kai mequsqhsh kai apoceeis^22exelipen h anomia sou qugater siwn ou prosqhsei eti apoikisai se epeskeyato anomias sou qugater edwm apekaluyen epi ta asebhmata sou

Chapter 5

1mnhsqhti kurie o ti egenhqh hmin epibleyon kai ide ton oneidismon hmwn^2klhronomia hmwn metestrafh allotriois oi oikoi hmwn xenois^3orfanoi egenhqhmen ouc uparcei pathr mhteres hmwn ws ai chrai^4ex hmerwn hmwn xula hmwn en allagmati hlqen^5epi ton trachlon hmwn ediwcqhmen ekopiasamen ouk anepauqhmen^6aiguptos edwken ceira assour eis plhsmonhn autwn^7oi pateres hmwn hmarton ouc uparcousin hmeis ta anomhmata autwn upescomen^8douloi ekurieusan hmwn lutroumenos ouk estin ek ths ceiros autwn^9en tais yucais hmwn eisoisomen arton hmwn apo proswpou romfaias ths erhmou^10to derma hmwn ws klibanos epeleiwqh sunespasqhsan apo proswpou kataigidwn limou^11gunaikas en siwn etapeinwsan parqenous en polesin iouda^12arcontes en cersin autwn ekremasqhsan presbuteroi ouk edoxasqhsan^13eklektoi klauqmon anelabon kai neaniskoi en xulw hsqenhsan^14kai presbutai apo pulhs katepausan eklektoi ek yalmwn autwn katepausan^15katelusen cara kardias hmwn estrafh eis penqos o coros hmwn^16epesen o stefanos ths kefalhs hmwn ouai dh hmin oti hmartomen^17peri toutou egenhqh odunhra h kardia hmwn peri toutou eskotasan oi ofqalmoi hmwn^18ep˘ oros siwn oti hfanisqh alwpekes dihlqon en auth^19su de kurie eis ton aiwna katoikhseis o qronos sou eis genean kai genean^20ina ti eis neikos epilhsh hmwn kataleiyeis hmas eis makrothta hmerwn^21epistreyon hmas kurie pros se kai epistrafhsomeqa kai anakainison hmeras hmwn kaqws emprosqen^22oti apwqoumenos apwsw hmas wrgisqhs ef˘ hmas ews sfodra

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