Lamentations 1:8
ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ଅତିଶଯ ପାପ କରିଅଛି, ଏଣୁ ସେ ନଗର ଧ୍ବଂସପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହାଇେଅଛି। ଯେଉଁମାନେ ତାକୁ ପୂର୍ବେ ସମ୍ମାନ କରୁଥିଲେ, ଏବେ ସମାନେେ ତାକୁ ଘୃଣା କରୁଛନ୍ତି। କାରଣ ସମାନେେ ତାକୁ ଗାଳି ଦିଅନ୍ତି। ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ଦୀର୍ଘ ନିଃଶ୍ବାସ ଛାଡ଼ୁଅଛି ଓ ପଛକୁ ମୁଖ ଫରୋଉଛି।
| Jerusalem | חֵ֤טְא | ḥēṭĕʾ | HAY-teh |
| hath grievously | חָֽטְאָה֙ | ḥāṭĕʾāh | ha-teh-AH |
| sinned; | יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yĕrûšālaim | yeh-ROO-sha-la-EEM |
| therefore | עַל | ʿal | al |
| כֵּ֖ן | kēn | kane | |
| is she | לְנִידָ֣ה | lĕnîdâ | leh-nee-DA |
| removed: | הָיָ֑תָה | hāyātâ | ha-YA-ta |
| all | כָּֽל | kāl | kahl |
| that honoured | מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ | mĕkabbĕdêhā | meh-ha-beh-DAY-ha |
| despise her | הִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙ | hizzîlûhā | hee-zee-LOO-HA |
| her, because | כִּי | kî | kee |
| they have seen | רָא֣וּ | rāʾû | ra-OO |
| nakedness: her | עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ | ʿerwātāh | er-va-TA |
| yea, | גַּם | gam | ɡahm |
| she | הִ֥יא | hîʾ | hee |
| sigheth, | נֶאֶנְחָ֖ה | neʾenḥâ | neh-en-HA |
| and turneth | וַתָּ֥שָׁב | wattāšob | va-TA-shove |
| backward. | אָחֽוֹר׃ | ʾāḥôr | ah-HORE |