Lamentations 4 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Lamentations 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 25_Lamentations_04, 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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4:1	ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲣⲟⲙⲣⲙ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲫⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ	ALEPH. How will the gold be tarnished, and the fine silver changed! the sacred stones have been poured forth at the top of all the streets.
4:2	ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ	BETH. The precious sons of Zion, who were equalled in value with gold, how are they counted as earthen vessels, the works of the hands of the potter!
4:3	ϩⲉⲛⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲅⲕⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ	GIMEL. Nay, serpents have drawn out the breasts, they give suck to their young, the daughters of my people are incurably cruel, as an ostrich in a desert.
4:4	ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲛϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲟϣϥ ⲛⲁⲩ	DALETH. The tongue of the sucking child cleaves to the roof of its mouth for thirst: the little children ask for bread, and there is none to break it to them.
4:5	ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲣⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩϩⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲕⲟⲕⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϭⲟⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲛ	HE. They that feed on dainties are desolate in the streets: they that used to be nursed in scarlet have clothed themselves with dung.
4:6	ⲁⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ	VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been increased beyond the iniquities of Sodoma, the city that was overthrown very suddenly, and none laboured against her with their hands.
4:7	ⲁⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲍⲓⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲣϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲡⲓⲣⲟⲛ	ZAIN. Her Nazarites were made purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were purified as with fire, their polishing was superior to sapphire stone.
4:8	ⲡⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲣⲟⲙⲣⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲩϣⲁⲁⲣ ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ	HETH. Their countenance is become blacker than smoke; they are not known in the streets: their skin has cleaved to their bones; they are withered, they are become as a stick.
4:9	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲟⲟϭⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲟⲟϭⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲫⲉⲃⲱⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲧϩ ϩⲁⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϩⲣⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ	TETH. The slain with the sword were better than they that were slain with hunger: they have departed, pierced through from want of the fruits of the field.
4:10	ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲣⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ	JOD. The hands of tender-hearted women have sodden their own children: they became meat for them in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
4:11	ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲥⲛⲧⲉ	CHAPH. The Lord has accomplished his wrath; he has poured out fierce anger, and has kindled a fire in Sion, and it has devoured her foundations.
4:12	ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲑⲓⲏⲙ	LAMED. The kings of the earth, even all that dwell in the world, believed not that an enemy and oppressor would enter through the gates of Jerusalem.
4:13	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏⲧⲉ	MEM. For the sins of her prophets, and iniquities of her priests, who shed righteous blood in the midst of her,
4:14	ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲗⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲙϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩϫⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ	NUN. her watchmen staggered in the streets, they were defiled with blood in their weakness, they touched their raiment with it.
4:15	ⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲥⲁϩⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ	SAMECH. Depart ye from the unclean ones: call ye them: depart, depart, touch them not: for they are on fire, yea, they stagger: say ye among the nations, They shall no more sojourn there.
4:16	ⲫⲟ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲫⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ	AIN. The presence of the Lord was their portion; but he will not again look upon them: they regarded not the person of the priests, they pitied not the prophets.
4:17	ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲱϫⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲛⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ	PHE. While we yet lived our eyes failed, while we looked in vain for our help. TSADE. We looked to a nation that could not save.
4:18	ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲛⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ	We have hunted for our little ones, that they should not walk in our streets. KOPH. Our time has drawn nigh, our days are fulfilled, our time is come.
4:19	ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲉ	Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky, they flew on the mountains, in the wilderness they laid wait for us.
4:20	ⲡⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϫⲉϩⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	RECHS. The breath of our nostrils, our anointed Lord, was taken in their destructive snares, of whom we said, In his shadow we shall live among the Gentiles.
4:21	ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϯϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	CHSEN. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Idumea, that dwellest in the land: yet the cup of the Lord shall pass through to thee: thou shalt be drunken, and pour forth.
4:22	ⲁⲥⲱϫⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ	THAU. O daughter of Sion, thine iniquity has come to an end; he shall no more carry thee captive: he has visited thine iniquities, O daughter of Edom; he has discovered thy sins.

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title: Lamentations 4
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 25_Lamentations_04
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attribution: Lamentations 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 25_Lamentations_04, 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/04.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.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_04 (22 lines)

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Lamentations 4. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 25_Lamentations_04. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/lamentations/04.sahidic.scriptorium/. Lamentations 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 25_Lamentations_04, 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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