ଯିରିମିୟଙ୍କ ବିଳାପ 2:12
ସମାନେେ ନିଜ ନିଜ ମାତାକୁ ଶସ୍ଯ ଓ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସ କାହିଁ? ଏହି କଥା ପଚାରୁଛନ୍ତି, ଯେତବେେଳେ ସମାନେେ ମୂର୍ଚ୍ଛା ୟାଆନ୍ତି। ନଗର ଛକରେ ଘାଇଲା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ଏବଂ ନିଜ ନିଜ ମାଆ କୋଳ ରେ ପ୍ରାଣ ତ୍ଯାଗ କରନ୍ତି।
| They say | לְאִמֹּתָם֙ | lĕʾimmōtām | leh-ee-moh-TAHM |
| to their mothers, | יֹֽאמְר֔וּ | yōʾmĕrû | yoh-meh-ROO |
| Where | אַיֵּ֖ה | ʾayyē | ah-YAY |
| is corn | דָּגָ֣ן | dāgān | da-ɡAHN |
| wine? and | וָיָ֑יִן | wāyāyin | va-YA-yeen |
| when they swooned | בְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤ם | bĕhitĕʿaṭṭĕpām | beh-hee-teh-ah-teh-FAHM |
| as the wounded | כֶּֽחָלָל֙ | keḥālāl | keh-ha-LAHL |
| streets the in | בִּרְחֹב֣וֹת | birḥōbôt | beer-hoh-VOTE |
| of the city, | עִ֔יר | ʿîr | eer |
| when their soul | בְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ | bĕhištappēk | beh-heesh-ta-PAKE |
| out poured was | נַפְשָׁ֔ם | napšām | nahf-SHAHM |
| into | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| their mothers' | חֵ֖יק | ḥêq | hake |
| bosom. | אִמֹּתָֽם׃ | ʾimmōtām | ee-moh-TAHM |