Lam. 1:2 in context
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Lamentations 1:2

She [Jerusalem, likened to a widow] weeps bitterly in the night
her tears running down her cheeks.
There is no one to comfort her;
all her lovers [the surrounding countries that previously looked up to Jerusalem] are gone.
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.
[The second Hebrew letter is: ב – bet. The character depicts a house with only one door. It symbolizes a home and total trust. The word for "weeps" begins with this letter and conjures up the image of a house of mourning where people sit shiva, which means sitting on the floor and mourning without allowing themselves to be comforted.
The word shiva means seven in Hebrew. The bereaved family stays at home for a week after the funeral, which takes place on the same day as the death. The family sits on low chairs in the home to outwardly show their inner feelings of grief. The expression "feeling low" takes on a concrete physical expression. During this week, friends and acquaintances visit the family and often bring food with them. The visitor sits quietly next to the mourner and says nothing until the mourner is ready to talk. The biblical background to this custom can be found in Job 2:12–13, where Job's friends sat silently for a week until Job initiated the conversation, see Job 3:1.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

בָּכוֹ   תִבְכֶּה   בַּלַּיְלָה   וְדִמְעָתָהּ   עַל   לֶחֱיָהּ   אֵין   לָהּ   מְנַחֵם   מִכָּל   אֹהֲבֶיהָ   כָּל   רֵעֶיהָ   בָּגְדוּ   בָהּ   הָיוּ   לָהּ   לְאֹיְבִים  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

κλαίουσα ἔκλαυσεν ἐν νυκτί καὶ τὰ δάκρυα αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τῶν σιαγόνων αὐτῆς καὶ οὐχ ὑπάρχει ὁ παρακαλῶν αὐτὴν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἀγαπώντων αὐτήν πάντες οἱ φιλοῦντες αὐτὴν ἠθέτησαν ἐν αὐτῇ ἐγένοντο αὐτῇ εἰς ἐχθρούς

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H1058
 בָּכ֨וֹ (bakhvó)
 to weep
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqaa
H1058
 תִבְכֶּ֜ה (tiveke)
 to weep
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♀ sing. qal third person feminine singular

Vqi3fs
H9003
H3915
 בַּ (ba)
לַּ֗יְלָה (lajelah)
 in
night
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H9002
H1832
H9024
 וְ (ve)
דִמְעָתָ (dimeata)
הּ֙ (h)
 and
tears
her
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

C
Ncfsc
Sp3fs
H5921a
 עַ֣ל (al)
 upon
Prep. Preposition

 R
H3895
H9024
 לֶֽחֱיָ֔ (lecheja)
הּ (h)
 jaw
her
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3fs
H0369
H9014
 אֵֽין (ein-)
־
nothing
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9005
H9034
 לָ֥ (la)
הּ (h)
 to
her
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

R
Sp3fs
H5162
 מְנַחֵ֖ם (menachem)
 to comfort
Verb Verb
piel participle active ♂ sing. piel participle active masculine singular

Vprmsa
H9006
H3605
H9014
 מִ (mi)
כָּל (kal-)
־
from
all
link
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H0157
H9034
 אֹהֲבֶ֑י (óhave)
הָ (ha)
 to love
her
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Vqrmpc
Sp3fs
H3605
H9014
 כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H7453
H9024
 רֵעֶ֙י (ree)
הָ֙ (ha)
 neighbor
her
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Ncmpc
Sp3fs
H0898
 בָּ֣גְדוּ (bagedo)
 to act treacherously
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H9003
H9034
 בָ֔ (va)
הּ (h)
 in
her
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

R
Sp3fs
H1961
 הָ֥יוּ (hajo)
 to be
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H9005
H9034
 לָ֖ (la)
הּ (h)
 to
her
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

R
Sp3fs
H9005
H0341
H9016
H9018
 לְ (le)
אֹיְבִֽים (ójevim)
׃
ס (s)
 to
enemy
verseEnd
section
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

R
Vqrmpa

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