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Lamentations 2
1Howאֵיכָה֩'ei.KhahH349haththeLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136coveredthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726withacloudinhisangerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639!HehathcastH7993downH7993fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064untotheearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776thebeautyH8597ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Andhathnotrememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142hisfootstoolinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.
2TheLordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hathswallowedבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104upallthehabitationsofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andhathnotpitied:Hehaththrowndownהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040inhiswrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678thestrongholdsH4013ofthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063;HehathbroughtthemdownH2040tothegroundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776;hehathprofanedH2490thekingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467andtheprincesH8269thereof.
3Hehathcutגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438offinfierceangerאַ֗ף'AfH639allthehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Hehathdrawnbackהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725hisrightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225frombeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341:Andhehathburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197upJacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290likeaflamingH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784,whichdevourethroundH5439about.
4Hehathbentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198likeanenemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341,hehathstoodנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324withhisrightיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225asan adversary,AndhathslainH2026allthatwerepleasanttotheeyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869:Inthetentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726hehathpouredשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210outhiswrathH2534likefireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.
5TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136isbecomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961asanenemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.YevH341,hehathswallowedבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104upIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Hehathswallowedבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104upallherpalaces,hehathdestroyedH7843hisstrongholdsH4013;AndhehathmultipliedH7235inthedaughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mourningandlamentation.
6Andhehathviolentlyוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554taken awayhistabernacle,asifitwereofagardenכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588;hehathdestroyedH7843hisplaceH4150ofassembly:Jehovahhath caused solemnassemblyandsabbathוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676tobeforgottenשִׁכַּ֨חshi.KachH7911inZionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726,Andhathdespisedintheindignationבְּזַֽעַם־be.za.'am-H2195ofhisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428andthepriestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548.
7TheLordhathcastoffhisaltarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196,hehath abhorredhissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720;HehathgivenH5414upintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027oftheenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341thewallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346ofherpalaces:TheyhavemadeH5414anoiseinthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovah,asinthedayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117ofasolemnassembly.
8Jehovahhathpurposedtodestroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;Hehathstretchedנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186outtheline,hehathnotwithdrawnhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fromdestroyingH7843;Andhehathmadetherampartחֵ֥לchelH2426andwallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346tolament;theylanguishאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.
9HergatesH8179aresunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883intothegroundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776;hehathdestroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6andbrokenH7665herbarsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280:Herkingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428andherprincesH8269areamongthenationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471wherethelawH8451isnot; Yea,herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030findH4672novisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377fromJehovah.
10Theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726sitיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427uponthegroundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776,theykeep silence;Theyhavecastupdustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083upontheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218;theyhavegirdedחָגְר֖וּcha.ge.RuH2296themselveswithsackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםsa.KimH8242:Thevirginsבְּתוּלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389hangdowntheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔ןro.ShanH7218tothegroundלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776.
11Mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869dofailכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615withtearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832,myheartistroubled;Myliverכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516ispouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210upontheearthH776,becauseofthedestructionH7667ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,Becausetheyoungchildrenעוֹלֵל֙o.LelH5768andthesucklings swooninthestreetsofthecity.
12Theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559totheirmothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346isgrainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715andwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?Whentheyswoonasthewoundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491inthestreetsofthecityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,WhentheirsoulH5315ispouredבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210outintotheirmothers’אִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517bosomחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.
13WhatshallItestify unto thee?whatshallIlikenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819tothee,Odaughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?WhatshallIcomparetothee,thatImaycomfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee,Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?Forthy breachisgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419liketheseaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220:whocanhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?
15Allthatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674byclapH5606theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709atthee;TheyhissH8319andwagtheirheadרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218atthedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559,Isthisthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892thatmencalledTheperfectionofbeautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,Thejoyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885ofthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?
16Allthineenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341haveopenedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310wideagainstthee;TheyhissH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theteethH8127;theysayH559,Wehaveswallowedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104herup;Certainlythisisthedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117thatwelookedH7200for;wehavefoundH4672,wehaveseenH7200it.
17Jehovahhathdonethatwhichhepurposed;hehath fulfilledhiswordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565thathecommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680inthedaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117ofold;Hehaththrowndownהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040,andhathnotpitied:Andhehathcausedtheenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055overthee;hehathexaltedH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161ofthine adversaries.
18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedH6817untotheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136:Owallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofthedaughterH1323ofZionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,lettearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832rundownlikeariverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;Giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414thyselfnorespite;letnottheappleofthineeyeעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869cease.
19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965,cryרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442outinthenightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915,atthebeginningofthewatchesH821;Pourשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210outthyheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820likewaterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325beforethefaceH6440oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136:Liftשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375upthyhandsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709towardhimforthelifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315ofthy youngchildrenH5768,thatfaintforhungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458attheheadH7218ofeverystreetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.
20Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,OJehovah,andbeholdtowhomthou hast donethusכֹּ֑הKohH3541!ShallthewomenH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398theirfruitH6529,thechildrenH5768thataredandledinthehands?Shallthepriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548andtheprophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030beslainH2026inthesanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720oftheLord?
21Theyouthנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288andtheoldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205manH5288lieH7901onthegroundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776inthestreetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351;MyvirginsH1330andmyyoungH5288menH5288arefallenH5307bytheswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719: Thou hastslainH2026theminthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofthineangerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639; thou hastslaughteredטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873,andnotpitied.
Commentaries on Lamentations 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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