Lamentations 2:1

Lamentations 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
• New International Version (NIV)How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has hurled down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
• English Standard Version (ESV)How the Lord in his anger has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud! He has cast down from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
• New King James Version (NKJV)How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion With a cloud in His anger! He cast down from heaven to the earth The beauty of Israel, And did not remember His footstool In the day of His anger.

Context of Lamentations 2:1

How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger. 2Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. 3In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it.

Lamentations 2:1 word by word

אֵיכָה֩ יָעִ֨יב בְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀ אֲדֹנָי֙ אֶת־בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן הִשְׁלִ֤יךְ מִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔רֶץ תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹא־זָכַ֥ר הֲדֹם־רַגְלָ֖יו בְּי֥וֹם אַפּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Howאֵיכָה'êyk 'êykâh 'êykâkâh · how?H349
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• has coveredעוּב‛ûb · to becloudH5743
• the Daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• with the cloud of His angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• He has castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• the gloryתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• to earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• He has abandonedלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• He has abandonedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• His footstoolהֲדֹםhădôm · footstoolH1916
• His footstoolרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Lamentations 2:1

• Lamentations 1:1How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.
• Lamentations 4:1How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.
• Lamentations 3:43You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
• Ezekiel 30:18The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
• Ezekiel 32:7When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
• Joel 2:2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
• Isaiah 14:14I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”
• Ezekiel 28:14You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
• Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
• Luke 10:15And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
• Revelation 12:7Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
• 1 Samuel 4:21And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
• 2 Samuel 1:19“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
• Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
• Ezekiel 7:20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
• Ezekiel 24:21Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

Commentaries on Lamentations 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud - The women in the eastern countries wear veils, and often very costly ones. Here, Zion is represented as being veiled by the hand of God's judgment. And what is the veil? A dark cloud, by which she is entirely obscured. Instead of אדני Adonai, lord, twenty-four of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., and some of the most ancient of my own, read יהוה Yehovah, Lord, as in Lamentations 2:2. The beauty of Israel…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1How … - Or, “How” doth “אדני 'ădonāy cover.” He hath east down etc. By God‘s footstool seems to be meant the ark. See Psalm 99:5 note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Lamentation for the misery of Jerusalem. Verses 1-9 A sad representation is here made of the state of God's church, of Jacob and Israel; but the notice seems mostly to refer to the hand of the Lord in their calamities. Yet God is not an enemy to his people, when he is angry with them and corrects them. And gates and bars stand in no stead when God withdraws his protection. It is just with God to cast down those by judgments, who debase themselves by sin…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1heaven: Jerusalem’s buildings were beautiful and impressive. Some were covered with precious metals and decorated with jewels. The city was known as the sacred city of the Lord. his footstool: Compare 1 Chronicles 28:2; Psalms 99:5; 132:7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-22La 2:1-22. Aleph. 1. How--The title of the collection repeated here, and in La 4:1. covered ... with a cloud--that is, with the darkness of ignominy. cast down from heaven unto ... earth--(Mt 11:23); dashed down from the highest prosperity to the lowest misery. beauty of Israel--the beautiful temple (Psa 29:2; 74:7; 96:9, Margin; Is 60:7; 64:11). his footstool--the ark (compare 1Ch 28:2, with Psa 99:5; 132:7). They once had gloried more in the ark than in…Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 2:1

• Anger
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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