בַּת־עַמִּ֤י חִגְרִי־שָׂק֙ וְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣י בָאֵ֔פֶר אֵ֤בֶל יָחִיד֙ עֲשִׂ֣י לָ֔ךְ מִסְפַּ֖ד תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים כִּ֣י פִתְאֹ֔ם יָבֹ֥א הַשֹּׁדֵ֖ד עָלֵֽינוּ׃
O anak na babae ng aking bayan, magbigkis ka ng telang-sako at gumulong ka sa abo; magluksa ka na parang nagluluksa para sa kaisa-isang anak, isang napakapait na pananaghoy; sapagkat biglang darating sa atin ang maninira.
Rashi
a mourning [as] for an only child A mourning for an only son; one who has only one son and he dies.
Rashi
a bitter lamentation Heb. מספד תמרורים. Since it is the construct state, it is vowelized מספד with a ‘pattah,’ and it is not vowelized מספד with a ‘tzere.’