Lamentations 2

God’s Anger over Israel

1HowH351 the LordH136 has 1coveredH5743 the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726 With a cloudH5743 in His angerH639! He has 2castH7993 from heavenH8064 to earthH776 The 3gloryH8597 of IsraelH3478, And has not rememberedH2142 His 4footstoolH1916H7272 In the dayH3117 of His angerH639.2The LordH136 has 5swallowedH1104 up; He has not sparedH2550 AllH3605 the habitationsH4999 of JacobH3290. In His wrathH5678 He has 6thrownH2040 downH2040 The strongholdsH4013 of the daughterH1323 of JudahH3063; He has 7broughtH5060 them downH5060 to the groundH776; He has 8profanedH2490 the kingdomH4467 and its princesH8269.3In fierceH2750 angerH639 He has cutH1438 offH1438 9AllH3605 the 10strengthH7161 of IsraelH3478; He has 11drawnH7725 backH268 His rightH3225 handH3225 From beforeH6440 the enemyH340. And He has 12burnedH1197 in JacobH3290 like a flamingH3852 fireH784 ConsumingH398 roundH5439 aboutH5439.4He has bentH1869 His 13bowH7198 like an enemyH340; He has setH5324 His rightH3225 handH3225 like an adversaryH6862 And slainH2026 allH3605 that were 14pleasantH4261 to the eyeH5869; In the tentH168 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726 He has 15pouredH8210 out His wrathH2534 like fireH784.5The LordH136 has becomeH1961 like an 16enemyH340. He has 17swallowedH1104 up IsraelH3478; He has swallowedH1104 up allH3605 its 18palacesH759, He has destroyedH7843 its strongholdsH4013 And 19multipliedH7235 in the daughterH1323 of JudahH3063 MourningH592 and moaningH592.6And He has violentlyH2554 treatedH2554 His 20tabernacleH7900 like a gardenH1588 booth; He has 21destroyedH7843 His appointedH4150 22meetingH4150 placeH4150. The LordH3068 has 23caused to be forgottenH7911 The appointedH4150 feastH4150 and sabbathH7676 in ZionH6726, And He has 24despisedH5006 kingH4428 and priestH3548 In the indignationH2195 of His angerH639.7The LordH136 has 25rejectedH2186 His altarH4196, He has abandonedH5010 His sanctuaryH4720; He 26has deliveredH5462 into the handH3027 of the enemyH340 The wallsH2346 of her palacesH759. They have madeH5414 a 27noiseH6963 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 As in the dayH3117 of an appointedH4150 feastH4150.8The LordH3068 28determinedH2803 to destroyH7843 The wallH2346 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726. He has 29stretchedH5186 out a lineH6957, He has not restrainedH7725 His handH3027 from 30destroyingH1104, And He has 31caused rampartH2426 and wallH2346 to lamentH56; They have languishedH535 togetherH3164.9Her 32gatesH8179 have sunkH2883 into the groundH776, He has destroyedH6 and brokenH7665 her barsH1280. Her kingH4428 and her princesH8269 are among the nationsH1471; The 33lawH8451 is noH369 moreH369. AlsoH1571, her prophetsH5030 findH4672 34NoH3808 visionH2377 from the LordH3068.10The eldersH2205 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726 35SitH3427 on the groundH776, they 36are silentH1826. They have thrownH5927 37dustH6083 on their headsH7218; They have girdedH2296 themselves with 38sackclothH8242. The 39virginsH1330 of JerusalemH3389 Have bowedH3381 their headsH7218 to the groundH776.11My 40eyesH5869 failH3615 because of tearsH1832, My 4142spiritH4578 is greatlyH2560 troubledH2560; My 4344heartH3516 is pouredH8210 out on the earthH776 45BecauseH5921 of the 46destructionH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971, When 47littleH5768 onesH5768 and infantsH3243 faintH5848 In the streetsH7339 of the cityH7151.12They sayH559 to their mothersH517, “48WhereH346 is grainH1715 and wineH3196?” As they faintH5848 like a woundedH2491 manH2491 In the streetsH7339 of the cityH5892, As their 49lifeH5315 is pouredH8210 out On their mothers’H517 bosomH2436.13HowH4100 shall I admonishH5749 you? To whatH4100 50shall I compareH1819 you, O daughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389? To whatH4100 shall I likenH7737 you as I comfortH5162 you, O 51virginH1330 daughterH1323 of ZionH6726? For your 52ruinH7667 is as vastH1419 as the seaH3220; WhoH4310 can 53healH7495 you?14Your 54prophetsH5030 have seenH2372 for you FalseH7723 and foolishH8602 visions; And they have not 55exposedH1540 your iniquityH5771 So as to restoreH7725 you from captivityH7622, But they have 56seenH2372 for you falseH7723 and misleadingH4065 57oraclesH4065.15AllH3605 who passH5674 alongH5674 the wayH1870 58ClapH5606 their handsH3709 in derision at you; They 59hissH8319 and shakeH5128 their headsH7218 At the daughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389, “Is thisH2088 the cityH5892 of whichH7945 they saidH559, ‘60The perfectionH3632 of beautyH3308, 61A joyH4885 to allH3605 the earthH776’?”16AllH3605 62your enemiesH340 Have openedH6475 their mouthsH6310 wide againstH5921 you; They hissH8319 and 63gnashH2786 their teethH8127. They sayH559, “We have 64swallowedH1104 her up! SurelyH389 thisH2088 is the 65dayH3117 for whichH7945 we waitedH6960; We have reachedH4672 it, we have seenH7200 it.”17The LordH3068 has 66doneH6213 whatH834 He purposedH2161; He has accomplishedH1214 His wordH565 WhichH834 He commandedH6680 from daysH3117 of oldH6924. He has thrownH2040 downH2040 67withoutH3808 sparingH2550, And He has caused the enemyH340 to 68rejoiceH8055 overH5921 you; He has 69exaltedH7311 the 70mightH7161 of your adversariesH6862.18Their 71heartH3820 criedH6817 out to the LordH136, “O 72wallH2346 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726, Let your 73tearsH1832 runH3381 downH3381 like a riverH5158 dayH3119 and nightH3915; GiveH5414 yourself noH408 reliefH6314, Let 74your eyesH5869 haveH1826 noH408 restH1826.19AriseH6965, cryH7442 aloudH7442 in the 75nightH3915 At the beginningH7218 of the night watchesH821; 76PourH8210 out your heartH3820 like waterH4325 BeforeH5227 the presenceH6440 of the LordH136; LiftH5375 up your handsH3709 to Him For the 77lifeH5315 of your littleH5768 onesH5768 Who are 78faintH5848 because of hungerH7458 At the headH7218 of everyH3605 streetH2351.”20SeeH7200, O LordH3068, and lookH5027! With 79whomH4310 have You dealtH5953 thusH3541? Should womenH802 80eatH398 their 81offspringH6529, The littleH5768 onesH5768 whoH2949 were 82bornH2949 healthyH2949? Should 83priestH3548 and prophetH5030 be slainH2026 In the sanctuaryH4720 of the LordH136?21On the groundH776 in the streetsH2351 LieH7901 84youngH5288 and oldH2205; My 85virginsH1330 and my youngH970 menH970 Have fallenH5307 by the swordH2719. You have slainH2026 them in the dayH3117 of Your angerH639, You have slaughteredH2873, 86not sparingH2550.22You calledH7121 as in the dayH3117 of an appointedH4150 feastH4150 My 87terrorsH4032 on everyH5439 sideH5439; And there was 88noH3808 one whoH6412 escapedH6412 or survivedH8300 In the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 angerH639. Those 89whomH834 I 90boreH2946 and rearedH7235, My enemyH340 annihilatedH3615 them.