H0349B–אֵיכָה–e.khah

`How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

`When thou sayest in thine heart, These nations `are' more numerous than I, how am I able to dispossess them? --

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

take heed to thee, lest thou be snared after them, after their being destroyed out of thy presence, and lest thou enquire about their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods, and I do so -- even I?

אֵיכָ֨ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

`And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? --

אֵיכָה֙ 'ei.Khah “how?”

How doth one pursue a thousand, And two cause a myriad to flee! If not -- that their rock hath sold them, And Jehovah hath shut them up?

אֵיכָ֞ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

And the sons of Benjamin hear that the sons of Israel have gone up to Mizpeh. And the sons of Israel say, `Speak ye, how hath this evil been?'

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

And the servant of the man of God riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man saith unto him, `Alas! my lord, how do we do?'

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

And they have said, `How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'

אֵיכָ֥ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?

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

How hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it `with' judgment, Righteousness lodgeth in it -- now murderers.

אֵיכָה֙ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How do ye say, We `are' wise, And the law of Jehovah `is' with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.

אֵיכָ֤ה 'ei.Khah “how?”

Bemoan for him, all ye round about him, And all knowing his name, say ye: How hath it been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty.

אֵיכָ֤ה 'ei.Khah “how!”

How hath she sat alone, The city abounding with people! She hath been as a widow, The mighty among nations! Princes among provinces, She hath become tributary!

אֵיכָ֣ה׀ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How doth the Lord cloud in His anger the daughter of Zion, He hath cast from heaven `to' earth the beauty of Israel, And hath not remembered His footstool in the day of His anger.

אֵיכָה֩ 'ei.Khah “how!”

How is the gold become dim, Changed the best -- the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places.

אֵיכָה֙ 'ei.Khah “how!”

The precious sons of Zion, Who are comparable with fine gold, How have they been reckoned earthen bottles, Work of the hands of a potter.

אֵיכָ֤ה 'ei.Khah “how!”