Kinah, Day 45
אֱלִי צִיּוֹן וְעָרֶיהָ, כְּמוֹ אִשָּׁה בְּצִירֶיהָ, וְכִבְתוּלָה חֲגוּרַת שַׂק, עַל בַּעַל נְעוּרֶיהָ
Mourn for Zion and her cities, like a woman giving birth, like a maiden wrapped in sack-cloth for the husband of her youth
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Day 45:1 · Sefaria Community Translation
עֲלֵי אַרְמוֹן אֲשֶׁר נֻטַּשׁ, בְּאַשְׁמַת צֹאן עֲדָרֶיהָ,
Mourn for the palace that was abandoned like a sheep’s negligence of its flock,
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Day 45:2 · Sefaria Community Translation
וְעַל בִּיאַת מְחָרְפֵי אֵל, בְּתוֹךְ מִקְדַּשׁ חֲדָרֶיהָ.
and for the entry of God’s blasphemers into her holy sanctuary.
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Day 45:3 · Sefaria Community Translation
עֲלֵי גָלוּת מְשָׁרְתֵי אֵל, נְעִימֵי שִׁיר זְמָרֶיהָ,
Mourn for God’s exiled servants who beautifully sang her songs,
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Day 45:4 · Sefaria Community Translation
וְעַל דָּמָם אֲשֶׁר שֻׁפַּךְ כְּמוֹ מֵימֵי יְאוֹרֶיהָ.
and for their blood that was spilled like the waters of her rivers.
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Day 45:5 · Sefaria Community Translation
עֲלֵי הֶגְיוֹן מְחוֹלֶיהָ, אֲשֶׁר דָּמַם בְּעָרֶיהָ,
Mourn for the chatter of her dancers whose silence fills her cities,
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Day 45:6 · Sefaria Community Translation
וְעַל וַעַד אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַם וּבִטּוּל סַנְהֶדְרֶיהָ.
and for the assembly that was destroyed and the abolition of her Sanhedrin.
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Day 45:7 · Sefaria Community Translation
עֲלֵי זִבְחֵי תְמִידֶיהָ וּפִדְיוֹנֵי בְּכוֹרֶיהָ,
Mourn for the daily sacrifices and the redemption of her firstborn,
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Day 45:8 · Sefaria Community Translation
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