H0349B–אֵיכָה–e.khah

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

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

If you shall say in your heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

take heed to yourself that you not be ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before you; and that you not inquire after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

אֵיכָ֨ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

If you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?

אֵיכָה֙ 'ei.Khah “how?”

How should one chase a thousand, Two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, Yahweh had delivered them up?

אֵיכָ֞ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The children of Israel said, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

When the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. His servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

Tell me, you whom my soul loves, Where you graze your flock, Where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled Beside the flocks of your companions? Lover

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

How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness lodged in her, But now murderers.

אֵיכָה֙ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How do you say, We are wise, and the law of Yahweh is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has worked falsely.

אֵיכָ֤ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

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

אֵיכָ֤ה 'ei.Khah “how!”

How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces is become tributary!

אֵיכָ֣ה׀ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, And hasn't remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.

אֵיכָה֩ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How is the gold become dim! [ergänzt: how] is the most pure 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!”