<t /><p class="lamhebrew"><b>&#1488;b> (<i>Alefi>)<n id="1" />p><n id="2" /><p class="poetry">Alas!<n id="3" /> The city once full of people<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">now sits all alone!<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">The prominent<n id="6" /> lady among the nationsp> <p class="poetry">has become a widow!<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">The princess<n id="8" /> who once ruled the provinces<n id="9" />p> <p class="poetry">has become<n id="10" /> a forced laborer!<n id="11" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1490; (<i>Gimeli>)p> <p class="poetry">Judah<n id="1" /> has departed into exilep> <p class="poetry">under<n id="2" /> affliction and harsh oppression.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">She<n id="4" /> lives among the nations;p> <p class="poetry">she has found no resting place.p> <p class="poetry">All who pursued her overtook herp> <p class="poetry">in<n id="5" /> narrow straits.<n id="6" />p>