H0349B–אֵיכָה–e.khah

How can I alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I, how can I dispossess them?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

אֵיכָ֨ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

And if thou shalt say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

אֵיכָה֙ 'ei.Khah “how?”

How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?

אֵיכָ֞ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

And when the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

אֵיכָ֣ה 'ei.Khah “where?”אֵיכָ֖ה 'ei.Khah “where?”

How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

אֵיכָה֙ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain he hath made it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

אֵיכָ֤ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

All ye that are about him bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

אֵיכָ֤ה 'ei.Khah “how!”

How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary.

אֵיכָ֣ה׀ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!

אֵיכָה֩ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.

אֵיכָה֙ 'ei.Khah “how!”

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

אֵיכָ֤ה 'ei.Khah “how!”