Berean Standard Bible

Lamentations 2

1Howאֵיכָה֩'ei.KhahH349the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136אֶת־'et-H853has coveredיָעִ֨יבya.'IvH5743the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726with the cloud of His angerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639!He has castהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993the gloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064to earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776.He has abandonedוְלֹא־ זָכַ֥רve.lo'- za.KharH3808 H2142His footstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH1916 H7272in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of His angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

2Withoutוְלֹ֣אlo'H3808pityחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550אֵ֚ת'etH853the Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136has swallowed upבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104allכָּל־kol-H3605the dwellingsH5116of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.In His wrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678He has demolishedהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040the fortified citiesמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of the Daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.He broughtהִגִּ֣יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776and defiledחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490her kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and its princesוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269.

3In fierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639He has cut offגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438everyכֹּ֚לkolH3605hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andwithdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יב אָח֛וֹרhe.Shiv 'a.ChorH7725 H268His right handיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225at the approachמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341.He has burnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784that consumesאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398everything around itסָבִֽיב׃ סsa.VivH5439.

4He has bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869His bowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בke.'o.YevH341;His right handיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225is positionedנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324.Like a foeכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862He has killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who were pleasingמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869;He has poured outשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784on the tentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136isהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.YevH341;He has swallowed upבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.He has swallowed upבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104allכָּל־kol-H3605her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759and destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843her strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013.He has multipliedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revH7235mourningתַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta.'a.ni.YahH8386and lamentationוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.ni.YahH592for the Daughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

6He has laid wasteוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554His tabernacleשֻׂכּ֔וֹsu.KoH7900like a garden boothכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588;He has destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843His place of meetingמוֹעֲד֑וֹmo.'a.DoH4150.The LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068has made Zion forgetשִׁכַּ֨ח בְּצִיּוֹן֙shi.Kach be.tzi.yOnH7911 H6726her appointed feastsמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150and Sabbathsוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676.In His fierce angerבְּזַֽעַם־ אַפּ֖וֹbe.za.'am- 'a.PoH2195 H639He has despisedוַיִּנְאַ֥ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006bothkingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and priestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548.

7The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136has rejectedזָנַ֨חza.NachH2186His altarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196;He has abandonedנִאֵ֣רni.'ErH5010His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720;He has deliveredהִסְגִּיר֙his.GirH5462the wallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346of her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341.They have raisedנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414a shoutק֛וֹלKolH6963in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068as on the dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of an appointed feastמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150.

8The LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068determinedחָשַׁ֨בcha.ShavH2803to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726.He stretched outנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186a measuring lineקָ֔וKavH6957and did notלֹא־lo'-H3808withdrawהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027from destroyingמִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'H1104.He made the rampartsחֵ֥לchelH2426and wallsוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346lamentוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־vai.ya.'a.vel-H56;togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162they waste awayאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535.

9Her gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.haH8179have sunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883into the groundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776;He has destroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6and shatteredוְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.BarH7665their barsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280.Her kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428and her princesוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269are exiled among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471,the lawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451is no moreאֵ֣ין'einH369,and evenגַּם־gam-H1571her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030findמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377from the LORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

10The eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the Daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726sitיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427on the groundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776in silenceיִדְּמוּ֙yi.de.MuH1826.They have thrownהֶֽעֱל֤וּhe.'e.LuH5927dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083onעַל־'al-H5921their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218and put onחָגְר֖וּcha.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםsa.KimH8242.The young womenבְּתוּלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389have bowedהוֹרִ֤ידוּho.Ri.duH3381their headsרֹאשָׁ֔ןro.ShanH7218to the groundלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776.

11My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615from weepingבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832;I am churningחֳמַרְמְר֣וּcho.mar.me.RuH2560withinמֵעַ֔יme.'AiH4578.My heartכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516is poured outנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210in griefלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776overעַל־'al-H5921the destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,because childrenעוֹלֵל֙o.LelH5768and infantsוְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.NekH3243faintבֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'a.TefH5848in the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityקִרְיָֽה׃ סkir.YahH7151.

12They cry outיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559to their mothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517: “Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is the grainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?”as they faintבְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤םbe.hit.'a.te.FamH5848like the woundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491in the streetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,as their livesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315fade awayבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210inאֶל־'el-H413the armsחֵ֖יקcheikH2436of their mothersאִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517.

13Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100can I say for youאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749? Towhatמָ֣הmahH4100can I compare youאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819,O Daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389? Towhatמָ֤הmahH4100can I liken youאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737,that I may console youוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162,O Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588your woundשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667is as deepגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419as the seaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220.Whoמִ֥יmiH4310can ever healיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495you?

14The visionsחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372of your prophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030were emptyשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and deceptiveוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602;they did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808exposeגִלּ֥וּ עַל־gi.Lu 'al-H1540 H5921your guiltעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771to ward offלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725your captivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622.The burdensמַשְׂא֥וֹתmas.'otH4853they envisionedוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for youwere emptyשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723and misleadingוּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ סu.ma.du.ChimH4065.

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605who pass byעֹ֣בְרֵי דֶ֔רֶךְoe.rei De.rekhH5674 H1870clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606their handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709at youעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921in scorn.They hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and shakeוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218atעַל־'al-H5921the Daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: “Is thisהֲזֹ֣אתha.ZotH2063the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892that was calledשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559the perfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632of beautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,the joyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?”

16Allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341openפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310against youעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921.They hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and gnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786their teethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127,sayingאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “We have swallowed her upבִּלָּ֑עְנוּ אַ֣ךְbi.La.'e.nu 'akhH1104 H389.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is the dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117for which we have waitedשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960.We have livedמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672to see itרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200!”

17The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He plannedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161;He has accomplishedבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214His decreeאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He ordainedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680in daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924;He has overthrown youהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pityחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550.He has let the enemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341gloatוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055over youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921and exaltedהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311the hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of your foesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18The heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820of the peoplecry outצָעַ֥קtza.'AkH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136.O wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,let your tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832run downהוֹרִ֨ידִיho.Ri.diH3381like a riverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915.Giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414yourselfnoאַֽל־'al-H408reliefפוּגַת֙fu.GatH6314,and your eyesבַּת־ עֵינֵֽךְ׃ סbat- 'ei.NekhH5869 H1323noאַל־'al-H408restתִּדֹּ֖םti.DomH1826.

19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965,cry outרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442in the nightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915from the firstלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218watch of the nightאַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.RotH821.Pour outשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210your heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820like waterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325inנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136.Lift upשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375your handsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709to Himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413forעַל־'al-H5921the livesנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315of your childrenעֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְo.la.La.yikhH5768who are faintingהָעֲטוּפִ֥יםha.'a.tu.FimH5848from hungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458on the cornerבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

20Lookרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and considerוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027:Whomלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310have You ever treatedעוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953like thisכֹּ֑הKohH3541?Shouldאִם־'im-H518womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398their offspringפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529,the infantsעֹלֲלֵ֣י'o.la.LeiH5768they have nurturedטִפֻּחִ֔יםti.pu.ChimH2949?Should priestsכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and prophetsוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030be killedיֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.RegH2026in the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the Lordאִם־ אֲדֹנָ֖י'im- 'a.do.NaiH136 H518?

21Both youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and oldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205lie togetherשָׁכְב֨וּsha.khe.VuH7901in the dustלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776of the streetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351.My young menוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970and maidensבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.You have slainהָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ha.Rag.taH2026themin the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of Your angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639;You have slaughteredטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873themwithoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808compassionחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.

22You summonedתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121my terrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032on every sideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,as for the dayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117of an appointed feastמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150.In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639noוְלֹ֥א הָיָ֛הve.Lo' ha.YahH3808 H1961one escapedפָּלִ֣יטpa.LitH6412or survivedוְשָׂרִ֑ידve.sa.RidH8300;my enemyאֹיְבִ֥י'o.ye.ViH341has destroyedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I nurturedטִפַּ֥חְתִּיti.Pach.tiH2946and rearedוְרִבִּ֖יתִיve.ri.Bi.tiH7235.

Commentaries on Lamentations 2