New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 2

God’s Anger over Israel

1HowH351the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hascoveredH5743the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726With a cloudH5743in His angerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639! He hascastהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064to earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776Thegloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,And has not rememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142Hisfootstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH1916 H7272In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of His angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hasswallowedבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104up; He has not sparedחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550Allכָּל־kol-H3605the habitationsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.In His wrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678He hasthrownH2040downH2040The strongholdsמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; He hasbroughtH5060themdownH5060to the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776; He hasprofanedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and its princesוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269.

3In fierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639He has cutגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438offH1438Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thestrengthקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; He hasdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268His rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225From beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the enemyH340. And He hasburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784Consumingאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398roundH5439aboutH5439.

4He has bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869Hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyH340;He has setנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324His rightיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225like an adversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862And slainוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that werepleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869;In the tentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726He haspouredשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210out His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136has becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961like anenemyH340. He hasswallowedבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104up Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;He has swallowedבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104up allכָּל־kol-H3605itspalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,He has destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843its strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013Andmultipliedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revH7235in the daughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063MourningH592and moaningH592.

6And He has violentlyH2554treatedH2554Histabernacleשֻׂכּ֔וֹsu.KoH7900like a gardenכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588booth; He hasdestroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843His appointedH4150meetingH4150placeמוֹעֲד֑וֹmo.'a.DoH4150.The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068hascaused to be forgottenשִׁכַּ֨חshi.KachH7911The appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150feastH4150and sabbathוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676in Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726, And He hasdespisedוַיִּנְאַ֥ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and priestוְכֹהֵֽן׃ סve.kho.HenH3548In the indignationבְּזַֽעַם־be.za.'am-H2195of His angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639.

7The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136hasrejectedזָנַ֨חza.NachH2186His altarמִזְבְּחוֹ֙miz.be.ChoH4196,He has abandonedנִאֵ֣רni.'ErH5010His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720; Hehas deliveredהִסְגִּיר֙his.GirH5462into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyH340The wallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346of her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.They have madeנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414anoiseק֛וֹלKolH6963in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068As in the dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of an appointedמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150feastH4150.

8The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068determinedחָשַׁ֨בcha.ShavH2803to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843The wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726. He hasstretchedנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186out a lineקָ֔וKavH6957,He has not restrainedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fromdestroyingמִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'H1104, And He hascaused rampartחֵ֥לchelH2426and wallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346to lamentוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־vai.ya.'a.vel-H56;They have languishedאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס'um.La.luH535togetherH3164.

9Hergatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יהָshe.'a.Rei.haH8179have sunkטָבְע֤וּta.ve.'UH2883into the groundבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776,He has destroyedאִבַּ֥ד'i.BadH6and brokenוְשִׁבַּ֖רve.shi.BarH7665her barsבְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280.Her kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428and her princesוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269are among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471; Thelawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451is noH369moreH369.Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,her 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.retzH776, theyare silentיִדְּמוּ֙yi.de.MuH1826.They have thrownהֶֽעֱל֤וּhe.'e.LuH5927dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083on their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218;They have girdedחָגְר֖וּcha.ge.RuH2296themselves withsackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםsa.KimH8242. Thevirginsבְּתוּלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389Have bowedהוֹרִ֤ידוּho.Ri.duH3381their headsרֹאשָׁ֔ןro.ShanH7218to the groundלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776.

11Myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failכָּל֨וּka.LuH3615because of tearsבַדְּמָע֤וֹתva.de.ma.'otH1832, Myspiritמֵעַ֔יme.'AiH4578is greatlyH2560troubledH2560; Myheartכְּבֵדִ֔יke.ve.DiH3516is pouredנִשְׁפַּ֤ךְnish.PakhH8210out on the earthלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thedestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971, WhenlittleH5768onesH5768and infantsוְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.NekH3243faintבֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'a.TefH5848In the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityקִרְיָֽה׃ סkir.YahH7151.

12They sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559to their mothersלְאִמֹּתָם֙le.'i.mo.TamH517, “Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is grainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196?”As they faintבְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤םbe.hit.'a.te.FamH5848like a woundedכֶּֽחָלָל֙ke.cha.LalH2491manH2491In the streetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, As theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315is pouredבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210outOn their mothers’אִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517bosomחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13Howמָֽה־mah-H4100shall I admonishאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749you?To whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I compareאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819you,O daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?To whatמָ֤הmahH4100shall I likenאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737you as I comfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162you, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726? For yourruinשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667is as vastגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419as the seaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220;Whoמִ֥יmiH4310canhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495you?

14Yourprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030have seenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372for youFalseשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and foolishוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602visions; And they have notexposedגִלּ֥וּgi.LuH1540your iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771So as to restoreלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725you from captivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622, But they haveseenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for you falseשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723and misleadingH4065oraclesH4065.

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605who passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674alongH5674the wayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870Clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606their handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709in derision at you; Theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319and shakeוַיָּנִ֣עוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5128their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218At the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, “Is thisH2088the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892of whichH7945they saidשֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙shei.yo.me.RuH559, ‘The perfectionכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632of beautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,A joyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776’?”

16Allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340Have openedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310wide againstעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you;They hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theirteethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127.They sayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “We haveswallowedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104her up!Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117for whichH7945we waitedשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960;We have reachedמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672it,we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200it.”

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hasdoneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He purposedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161;He has accomplishedבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214His wordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680from daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924.He has thrownH2040downהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sparingחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550,And He has caused the enemyH340torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055overעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921you; He hasexaltedהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311themightקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of your adversariesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedצָעַ֥קtza.'AkH6817out to the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, “Owallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterH1323of Zionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726, Let yourtearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832runH3381downH3381like a riverכַנַּ֤חַלkha.Na.chalH5158dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;Giveתִּתְּנִ֤יti.te.NiH5414yourself noאַֽל־'al-H408reliefפוּגַת֙fu.GatH6314, Letyour eyesעֵינֵֽךְ׃ ס'ei.NekhH5869haveH1826noאַל־'al-H408restH1826.

19Ariseק֣וּמִי׀Ku.miH6965,cryרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442aloudH7442in thenightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915At the beginningלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218of the night watchesאַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.RotH821;Pourשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210out your heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820like waterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325Beforeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136;Liftשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375up your handsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709to Him For thelifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315of your littleH5768onesH5768Who arefaintהָעֲטוּפִ֥יםha.'a.tu.FimH5848because of hungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458At the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.”

20Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027! Withwhomלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310have You dealtעוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953thusכֹּ֑הKohH3541?Should womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398theiroffspringפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529,The littleH5768onesH5768whoH2949werebornH2949healthyH2949? Shouldpriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and prophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030be slainיֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.RegH2026In the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136?

21On the groundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776in the streetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351Lieשָׁכְב֨וּsha.khe.VuH7901youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and oldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205; Myvirginsבְּתוּלֹתַ֥יbe.tu.lo.TaiH1330and my youngוּבַחוּרַ֖יu.va.chu.RaiH970menH970Have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.You have slainהָרַ֙גְתָּ֙ha.Rag.taH2026themin the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of Your angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639,You have slaughteredטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873,not sparingחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.

22You calledתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121as in the dayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117of an appointedמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150feastH4150Myterrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032on everyH5439sideH5439; And there wasnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808one whoH6412escapedH6412or survivedוְשָׂרִ֑ידve.sa.RidH8300In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639. Thosewhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iboreטִפַּ֥חְתִּיti.Pach.tiH2946and rearedוְרִבִּ֖יתִיve.ri.Bi.tiH7235,My enemyH340annihilatedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615them.

God’s Anger over Israel

Commentaries on Lamentations 2