17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Lamentations 1:17:1 ⧉פֵּֽרְשָׂ֨הperesashe spread out Lamentations 1:17:2 ⧉צִיּ֜וֹןtsiyonZion Lamentations 1:17:3 ⧉בְּיָדֶ֗יהָbeyadehawith her hands Lamentations 1:17:4 ⧉אֵ֤יןenthere is no Lamentations 1:17:5 ⧉מְנַחֵם֙menakhemone comforting Lamentations 1:17:6 ⧉לָ֔הּlafor her Lamentations 1:17:7 ⧉צִוָּ֧הtsivahe commanded Lamentations 1:17:8 ⧉יְהוָ֛הyahwehLORD Lamentations 1:17:9 ⧉לְיַעֲקֹ֖בleyaakovto Jacob Lamentations 1:17:10 ⧉סְבִיבָ֣יוsevivaivhis surrounding ones Lamentations 1:17:11 ⧉צָרָ֑יוtsaravhis adversaries Lamentations 1:17:12 ⧉הָיְתָ֧הhayetashe became Lamentations 1:17:13 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלַ֛͏ִםyerushalimJerusalem Lamentations 1:17:14 ⧉לְנִדָּ֖הleniddafor impurity Lamentations 1:17:15 ⧉בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃סbenehemamong them |
17. Formal Translation Zion has spread out her hands, yet no comforter comes to her. The LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} has commanded concerning Jacob that his adversaries surround him; Jerusalem has become as an unclean woman among them. |
17. Dynamic Translation Zion stretches out her hands for help, but nobody comforts her. The LORD {Yahweh, Justice Enforcer} has ordered that Jacob’s enemies surround him, and Jerusalem is treated like a woman declared unclean among them. |