3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Lamentations 1:3:1 ⧉גָּֽלְתָ֨הgaltehashe has gone into exile Lamentations 1:3:2 ⧉יְהוּדָ֤הyehudaJudah Lamentations 1:3:3 ⧉מֵעֹ֙נִי֙meonifrom affliction Lamentations 1:3:4 ⧉וּמֵרֹ֣בumerovand from abundance of Lamentations 1:3:5 ⧉עֲבֹדָ֔הavodalabor or servitude Lamentations 1:3:6 ⧉הִ֚יאhishe Lamentations 1:3:7 ⧉יָשְׁבָ֣הyashvehashe dwelt Lamentations 1:3:8 ⧉בַגּוֹיִ֔םvagoyimamong the nations Lamentations 1:3:9 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Lamentations 1:3:10 ⧉מָצְאָ֖הmatseashe found Lamentations 1:3:11 ⧉מָנ֑וֹחַmanoakhresting place Lamentations 1:3:12 ⧉כָּל־רֹדְפֶ֥יהָkalrodfehaall her pursuers Lamentations 1:3:13 ⧉הִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhisiguhaovertook her Lamentations 1:3:14 ⧉בֵּ֥יןbenbetween Lamentations 1:3:15 ⧉הַמְּצָרִֽים׃סhametsarimthe distresses or the narrow places |
3. Formal Translation Judah has been carried away into exile because of affliction and because of heavy servitude; she lives among the nations but finds no rest; all who chase her have caught her in the narrow places. |
3. Dynamic Translation Judah has been driven into exile because of suffering and crushing bondage. She now lives among foreign peoples and cannot settle down; all her pursuers have caught up with her in her most desperate circumstances. |