Lamentations 2 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Lamentations 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 25_Lamentations_02, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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2:1	ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲫⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ	ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ	ǹaṡ ǹryti a p̀ċois ouōṡf ǹt̀ṡeere ǹsiōn xen teforgy afnouje èvol xen t̀fe ehrai èjen p̀kahi ǹp̀ōou ǹpisrayl ouoh m̀peferf̀mevi ǹfipopoḋion ǹnefoueryte xen p̀èhoou ǹteforgy	ALEPH. How has the Lord darkened in his wrath the daughter of Sion! he has cast down the glory of Israel from heaven to earth, and has not remembered his footstool.
2:2	ⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲡϥϯⲥⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁϥϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲁϥϣⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ	ⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁϥϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲁϥϣⲁ ϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ	afōms ǹje p̀ċois ǹt̀ṡeere ǹsiōn empeftiaso netnesōou tyrou ǹiakōb afṡrṡōrou xen pefgōnt netċosi ǹte t̀ṡeere ǹiouda afṡa ṡou nem p̀kahi afvōte ǹpesouro nem nesarxōn	BETH. In the day of his wrath the Lord has overwhelmed her as in the sea, and not spared: he has brought down in his fury all the beautiful things of Jacob; he has brought down to the ground the strong-holds of the daughter of Juda; he has profaned her kings and her princes.
2:3	ⲁϥϩⲱⲣⲃ ⲛⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϩⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲁϥϩⲱⲣⲃ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	afhōrv ǹǹtap tyrou ǹpisrayl xen t̀orgy ǹpefgōnt afkto ǹtefouìnam èfahou ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀gaji ouoh afθreouṡah moh ǹf̀ryti ǹousate xen iakōb afouōm ǹnetkōti èrof tyrou	GIMEL. He has broken in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he has turned back his right hand from the face of the enemy, and has kindled a flame in Jacob as a fire, and it has devoured all things round about.
2:4	ⲁϥϫⲟⲗⲕ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ	ⲁϥϫⲟⲗⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲫⲓϯ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ	afgolk ǹteffiti ǹf̀ryti nougaji aftagro ǹtefouìnam ǹf̀ryti ǹpettiouvyn ouoh afmou ǹnamenrati tyrou afpōht ǹteforgy ǹf̀ryti ǹouk̀rōm xen tis̀kiny ǹt̀ṡeere ǹsiōn	DALETH. He has bent his bow as an opposing enemy: he has strengthened his right hand as an adversary, and has destroyed all the desirable things of my eyes in the tabernacle of the daughter of Sion: he has poured forth his anger as fire.
2:5	ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲥ	ⲁⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲥ	ap̀ċois ṡōpi ǹf̀ryti nougaji afōms ǹpisrayl afōms ǹnefmyṡ aftako ǹnefma etorg ouoh aftaṡo ǹt̀ṡeere ǹiouda tetθvviyv ouoh tetavθvvios	HE. The Lord is become as an enemy: he has overwhelmed Israel as in the sea, he has overwhelmed her palaces: he has destroyed her strong-holds, and has multiplied the afflicted and humbled ones to the daughter of Juda.
2:6	ⲁϥⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲣⲉⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ϩⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ	ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲁ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ	affōrṡ èvol ǹpefma ǹṡōpi ǹf̀ryti ǹouvō ǹeloole aftako ǹpefṡa a p̀ċois θresiōn erpōvṡ ǹp̀ṡa nem p̀·sabbaton afti ǹouċs xen p̀gōnt ǹteforgy ǹououro nem ououyb nem ouarxōn	VAU. And he has scattered his tabernacle as a vine, he has marred his feast: the Lord has forgotten the feast and the sabbath which he appointed in Sion, and in the fury of his wrath has vexed the king, and priest, and prince.
2:7	ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ ϩⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁ	ⲁⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ	ap̀ċois kō ǹsōf ǹpefθisiastyrion afnouje èvol ǹpefpeθouab afouōċp xen t̀jig ǹp̀gaji ǹp̀·sovti ǹnesmyṡ avti ǹpouhroou xen p̀yi ǹp̀ċois ǹf̀ryti xen ouèhoou ǹṡa	ZAIN. The Lord has rejected his altar, he has cast off his sanctuary, he has broken by the hand of the enemy the wall of her palaces; they have uttered their voice in the house of the Lord as on a feast day.
2:8	ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲱⲙ ⲁⲥⲣϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲧϫⲟ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧ ϭⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ	ⲁⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ϫⲟ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲃⲧ ϫⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ	ap̀ċois mokmek ouoh afktof ètake p̀·sovt ǹt̀ṡeere ǹsiōn affōrṡ èvol nouṡi ehrai ègōs m̀pefkto ǹtefjig èvol m̀pes·hōmi aserhyvi ǹje t̀go èṡtemp̀vol ǹp̀·sovt ouoh a p̀·sovt gōb nemas	HETH. And he has turned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he has stretched out the measuring line, he has not turned back his hand from afflicting her: therefore the bulwark mourned, and the wall was weakened with it.
2:9	ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲏ ϣⲱϣ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲏ ϣⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	anespily ṡōṡ nem p̀kahi avtako ǹnesmoxlos ouoh afouōṡf ǹpesouro nem nesarxōn xen ǹheθnos em̀mon nomos ṡop nas ouoh neskep̀rofytys m̀peounav èhorasis hiten p̀ċois	TETH. Her gates are sunk into the ground: he has destroyed and broken to pieces her bars, and her king and her prince among the Gentiles: there is no law, nay, her prophets have seen no vision from the Lord.
2:10	ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲁ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲉϣⲉⲓⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲓⲏⲙ	ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲩⲕⲁ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲉϣⲉⲓⲧⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲏⲙ	avhemsi èp̀kahi avka rōou ǹje ǹp̀resbiteros ǹt̀ṡeere ǹsiōn avṡeṡeitn èjen touàfe avmoorou ǹhanċooune avrōht èpesyt èp̀kahi ǹsōtp ǹparθenos ǹt̀·hiym	JOD. The elders of the daughter of Sion have sat upon the ground, they have kept silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloths: they have brought down to the ground the chief virgins in Jerusalem.
2:11	ⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲱϫⲛ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱⲱϣϥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲱϫⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲙϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲕⲓⲃⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	ⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲱϫⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲱϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲱϫⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲓⲕⲓⲃⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	anaval ōgn xen hanrmeiooue a pahyt ṡθorter a paōou gōr èvol hijen p̀kahi èjen p̀ouōōṡf ǹt̀ṡeere ǹpalaos xen p̀θrevōgn ǹje m̀ṡyre kouji nem netċikive xen ǹp̀latia ǹt̀polis	CHAPH. Mine eyes have failed with tears, my heart is troubled, my glory is cast down to the ground, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; while the infant and suckling swoon in the streets of the city.
2:12	ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲓⲏⲣⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲥⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟϭⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ	ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲓⲏⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲥⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟϭⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϫⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ	avgos ǹnoumav je efθōn souo hiyrp xen p̀θrevṡōsm ǹhyt ǹf̀ryti ǹnetṡooċe xen ǹp̀latia ǹt̀polis xen p̀θrevgte gōou ekouounou ǹte noumav	LAMED. They said to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? while they fainted like wounded men in the streets of the city, while their souls were poured out into their mother's bosom.
2:13	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲏ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲓⲏⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲁϥⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲏⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ	ou pettinaermeθre m̀mof ie einatntōne ènim t̀ṡeere ǹt̀·hiym nim petnanahme ie nim petnasep·sōpe tiparθenos t̀ṡeere ǹsiōn je afàṡai ǹje p̀apot m̀peouōṡf nim petnatalċo	MEM. What shall I testify to thee, or what shall I compare to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? who shall save and comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for the cup of thy destruction is enlarged: who shall heal thee?
2:14	ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲗⲏⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲧⲥⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲛⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲗⲏⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲧⲥⲧⲏⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	noup̀rofytys avnav èhanpetṡouit nem oumetat·hyt ouoh avhōvs èjen pouċingons èθrevkto ǹteaixmalōsia avnav ouoh avtine ǹhanlymma evṡouit ouoh evtstyv èvol	NUN. Thy prophets have seen for thee vanities and folly: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn back thy captivity; but they have seen for thee vain burdens, and worthless visions.
2:15	ⲁⲩϣϭⲁϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ϣⲙϣⲏϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲓⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲁⲩϣϭⲁϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ϣⲙϣⲏϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	avṡċaċig ehrai ègō ǹje ouon niven etmoṡi hi f̀mōit avfai ṡmṡyċe ouoh avkim ǹtouàfe èjen t̀ṡeere ǹt̀·hiym evgō m̀mos je θai te t̀polis ǹθos pe p̀k̀lom ǹp̀ōou ǹp̀ounof ǹp̀kahi tyrf	SAMECH. All that go by the way have clapped their hands at thee; they have hissed and shaken their head at the daughter of Jerusalem. Is this the city, they say, the crown of joy of all the earth?
2:16	ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ϣⲙϣⲏϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲣⲟϫⲣⲉϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲙⲕⲥ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲙⲉϩ ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ϣⲙϣⲏϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲣⲟϫⲣⲉϫ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲕⲥ ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲙⲉϩ ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ	avouōn ǹrōou ehrai ègō ǹje nougaji tyrou avfai ṡmṡyċe ouoh avhrogreg ǹnouovhe avgos je anomk·s p̀lyn fai pe p̀èhoou etngouṡt èvol hytf anjimi èros ouoh anmeh eiaten m̀mos	AIN. All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed and gnashed their teeth, and said, We have swallowed her up: moreover this is the day which we looked for; we have found it, we have seen it.
2:17	ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥϯⲥⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟ	ⲁⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲉϥⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ	ap̀ċois ìri ǹnetafmevi èrōou afgōk èvol ǹnefsaji etafhōn m̀mōou jinnefèhoou ǹṡorp afṡorṡr ouoh m̀peftiaso afθrepougaji evfrane ehrai ègō ouoh afċisi ǹp̀tap ǹpetθlibe m̀mo	PHE. The Lord has done that which he purposed; he has accomplished his word, even the things which he commanded from the ancient days: he has thrown down, and has not spared: and he has caused the enemy to rejoice over thee, he has exalted the horn of him that afflicted thee.
2:18	ⲁⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲉ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ	ⲁⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲉ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ	apouhyt ōṡ ehrai èp̀ċois ǹtesovt ǹsiōn ṡouo èpesyt ǹhanrmeiy ǹte f̀ryti ǹoumou ǹsōrem ǹpèhoou nem tevṡy m̀perti ōvṡ ne t̀ṡeere mpenθrepouval sċraht	TSADE. Their heart cried to the Lord, Ye walls of Sion, pour down tears like torrents day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eyes cease.
2:19	ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲥⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ	ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓ ⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϥⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲥⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟϣⲓ	tōoune ǹteteθelyl xen tevṡy ènarṡy ǹteouerṡi pōht èvol ǹpouhyt ǹf̀ryti ǹoumou ǹte p̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois fai ehrai èrof ǹnoujig eθve t̀psiṡy ǹnouṡyri kouji nai etavṡōsm xen ouhko hijen t̀arṡy ǹǹmōit tyrou ǹmoṡi	KOPH. Arise, rejoice in the night at the beginning of thy watch: pour out thy heart as water before the face of the Lord; lift up thy hands to him for the life of thine infants, who faint for hunger at the top of all the streets.
2:20	ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯ ϩⲧⲏⲕ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲑⲙⲕⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲙⲁⲅⲉⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯ ϩⲧⲏⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲙⲕⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲅⲉⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲓ ⲉ̀ⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	gouṡt p̀ċois ouoh ǹtekti htyk je nim petafθmkof ene θai te f̀ryti ète ǹhiomi naouōm ǹp̀karpos ǹxytou p̀mageiros afiri ǹouθmko èneevnaxōteb ǹhanṡyri kouji evċi èkive ie eknamou ǹouyb nem oup̀rofytys xen peθouab ǹp̀ċois	RHECHS. Behold, O Lord, and see for whom thou has gathered thus. Shall the women eat the fruit of their womb? the cook has made a gathering: shall the infants sucking at the breasts be slain? wilt thou slay the priest and prophet in the sanctuary of the Lord?
2:21	ⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲁϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲕϩⲟⲧⲃⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲕϭⲉϫϭⲱϫⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕϯⲥⲟ	ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲕϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲕϭⲉϫϭⲱϫⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϯⲁⲥⲟ	avenkot hi f̀mōit ǹmoṡi ǹje ǹouṡyri kouji nem ǹxello naparθenos nem nahrṡire avvōk xen ouaixmalōsia akxoθvou xen ousyfi xen p̀èhoou ǹpekgōnt akċegċōgou m̀pektiaso	CHSEN. The child and old man have lain down in the street: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity: thou hast slain them with the sword and with famine; in the day of thy wrath thou hast mangled them, thou has not spared.
2:22	ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱϫⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	akmouti èouèhoou ǹṡa ǹp̀kōti ǹpama ǹċoile ouoh m̀pe laav ougai eafsōgp xen p̀èhoou ǹp̀gōnt ǹp̀ċois ǹf̀ryti etakamahte ouoh aktaṡo ǹnagaji tyrou	THAU. He has called my sojourners round about to a solemn day, and there was not in the day of the wrath of the Lord any one that escaped or was left; whereas I have strengthened and multiplied all mine enemies.

Provenance

title: Lamentations 2
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 25_Lamentations_02
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Lamentations 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 25_Lamentations_02, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Lamentations/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Lamentations 2 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 25_Lamentations_02)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Lamentations 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 25_Lamentations_02, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=3 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 stroke_unified=9 th_resolved=16 tokens=454
file: Bible/Old Testament/Lamentations/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Lamentations 2 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Lamentations 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 25_Lamentations_02, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Lamentations/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 22 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 25_Lamentations_02 (22 lines)

Cite as:

Lamentations 2. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 25_Lamentations_02. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/lamentations/02.sahidic.scriptorium/. Lamentations 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 25_Lamentations_02, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.