New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 2

God’s Anger over Israel

1HowH351the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hascoveredH5743the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726WithH5743aH5743cloudH5743in His angerבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀be.'a.PoH639! He hashurledהִשְׁלִ֤יךְhish.LikhH7993Thegloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064to earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,And has not rememberedזָכַ֥רza.KharH2142Hisfootstoolהֲדֹם־ רַגְלָ֖יוha.dom- rag.LavH1916 H7272In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of His angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136hasdestroyedבִּלַּ֨עbi.La'H1104;He has not sparedחָמַ֗לcha.MalH2550Allכָּל־kol-H3605the settlementsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.In His wrathבְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹbe.'ev.ra.ToH5678He hasoverthrownהָרַ֧סha.RasH2040The strongholdsמִבְצְרֵ֥יmiv.tze.ReiH4013of the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, He hashurledH5060themdownH5060to the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776; He hasprofanedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467and its leadersוְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ סve.sa.Rei.haH8269.

3In fierceבָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֗ף'AfH639He has cutגָּדַ֣עga.Da'H1438offH1438Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thestrengthקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; He haspulledהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725backאָח֛וֹר'a.ChorH268His rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225From the enemyH340. And He hasburnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'ArH1197in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.KoH3290like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784Consumingאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398on allH5439sidesH5439.

4He has bentדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869Hisbowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹkash.ToH7198like an enemyH340;His rightיְמִינוֹ֙ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225is positionedנִצָּ֤בni.TzavH5324like an adversaryכְּצָ֔רke.TzarH6862,And He has killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026everythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605that waspleasantמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma.cha.ma.dei-H4261to the eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869.In the tentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙be.'O.helH168of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726He haspouredשָׁפַ֥ךְsha.FakhH8210outH8210His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ma.ToH2534like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁka.'EshH784.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136has becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961like anenemyH340. He hasengulfedבִּלַּ֣עbi.La'H1104Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;He has engulfedבִּלַּע֙bi.La'H1104allכָּל־kol-H3605itspalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,He has destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843its strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.RavH4013AndcausedH7235greatH7235mourningתַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta.'a.ni.YahH8386and grievingוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.ni.YahH592in the daughterבְּבַת־be.vat-H1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

6And He has treatedH2554Histabernacleשֻׂכּ֔וֹsu.KoH7900violentlyוַיַּחְמֹ֤סvai.yach.MosH2554, like a despisedgardenכַּגַּן֙ka.GanH1588; He hasdestroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843His appointedH4150meetingH4150placeמוֹעֲד֑וֹmo.'a.DoH4150.The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068has causedThe appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150feastH4150and Sabbathוְשַׁבָּ֔תve.sha.BatH7676in Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726to be forgottenשִׁכַּ֨חshi.KachH7911, 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 hasrepudiatedנִאֵ֣רni.'ErH5010His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹmik.da.ShoH4720; Hehas handedבְּיַד־be.yad-H5462 H3027overH5462The wallsחוֹמֹ֖תcho.MotH2346of her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759to the enemyH340.They have madeנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414anoiseק֛וֹלKolH6963in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068As on 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.tahH5186outH5186a lineקָ֔וKavH6957,He has not restrainedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fromdestroyingמִבַּלֵּ֑עַmi.ba.Le.a'H1104, And He hascaused rampartחֵ֥לchelH2426and wallוְחוֹמָ֖הve.cho.MahH2346to mournוַיַּֽאֲבֶל־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 leadersוְשָׂרֶ֤יהָve.sa.Rei.haH8269are among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471; TheLawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451isH369goneH369.Her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֕יהָne.vi.'Ei.haH5030,tooגַּם־gam-H1571,findמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672Noלֹא־lo'-H3808visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377from the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.

10The eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726Sitיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427on the groundלָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzH776andareH1826silentיִדְּמוּ֙yi.de.MuH1826.They have thrownהֶֽעֱל֤וּhe.'e.LuH5927dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083on their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218;They have putH2296onH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםsa.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.PakhH8210outH8210on the earthלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thedestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971, WhenlittleH5768onesH5768and infantsוְיוֹנֵ֔קve.yo.NekH3243languishבֵּֽעָטֵ֤ףbe.'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.LalH2491personH2491In the streetsבִּרְחֹב֣וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of the cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, As theirlivesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315are pouredבְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְbe.hish.ta.PekhH8210outH8210In their mothers’אִמֹּתָֽם׃ ס'i.mo.TamH517armsחֵ֖יקcheikH2436.

13Howמָֽה־mah-H4100shall I admonishאֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.DekhH5749you?Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I compareאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819to you,Daughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?Whatמָ֤הmahH4100shall I likenאַשְׁוֶה־'ash.veh-H7737to you as I comfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162you,Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?For your collapseשִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.RekhH7667is as vastגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419as the seaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220;Whoמִ֥יmiH4310canhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495you?

14Yourprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030have seenחָ֤זוּCha.zuH2372for youWorthlessשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723and deceptiveוְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.FelH8602visions; And they have notexposedגִלּ֥וּgi.LuH1540your wrongdoingעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771So as to restoreלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725you from captivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622, But they haveseenוַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zuH2372for you worthlessשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723and misleadingH4065pronouncementsH4065.

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605who passעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674alongH5674the wayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870Clapסָֽפְק֨וּsa.fe.KuH5606their handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709in ridicule 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, ‘Perfectכְּלִ֣ילַתke.Li.latH3632in beautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,A joyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776’?”

16Allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340Have openedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310wideH6475againstעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you; Theyhissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.KuH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theirteethשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127.They sayאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “We haveengulfedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104her!Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389is thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117whichH7945we awaitedשֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huH6960;We have reachedמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672it,we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ סra.'I.nuH7200it!”

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hasdoneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He determinedזָמָ֗םza.MamH2161;He has accomplishedבִּצַּ֤עbi.Tza'H1214His wordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680from daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924.He has tornהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040downH2040withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sparingחָמָ֑לcha.MalH2550,And He has helped the enemyH340torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055overעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921you; He hasexaltedהֵרִ֖יםhe.RimH7311themightקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of your adversariesצָרָֽיִךְ׃ סtza.Ra.yikhH6862.

18Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820criedH6817outH6817to the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136: “Youwallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of the daughterH1323of Zionצִ֠יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726, Let yourtearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832streamH3381downהוֹרִ֨ידִיho.Ri.diH3381like 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,whimperרֹ֣נִּיRo.niH7442in thenightבַלַּ֗יְלָהva.la.yilH3915At the beginningלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218of the night watchesאַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.RotH821;Pourשִׁפְכִ֤יshif.KhiH8210outH8210your heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820like waterכַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimH4325Beforeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136;Raiseשְׂאִ֧יse.'IH5375your handsכַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhH3709to Him For thelifeנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315of your littleH5768onesH5768Wholanguishהָעֲטוּפִ֥יםha.'a.tu.FimH5848because of hungerבְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'AvH7458At the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצֽוֹת׃ סchu.TzotH2351.

20Seeרְאֵ֤הre.'EhH7200, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahH5027! Withwhomלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310have You dealtעוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.taH5953thisH3541wayH3541?Should womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802reallyאִם־'im-H518eatתֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398theirchildrenפִּרְיָם֙pir.YamH6529,The littleH5768onesH5768whoH2949wereH2949bornH2949healthyH2949? Shouldpriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and prophetוְנָבִֽיא׃ סve.na.Vi'H5030reallyאִם־'im-H518be killedיֵהָרֵ֛גye.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 putH2026themtoH2026deathH2026on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of Your angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639,You have slaughteredטָבַ֖חְתָּta.Vach.taH2873,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808sparingחָמָֽלְתָּ׃ סcha.Mal.taH2550.

22You calledתִּקְרָא֩tik.Ra'H7121as on the dayכְי֨וֹםkhe.YomH3117of an appointedמוֹעֵ֤דmo.'EdH4150feastH4150Myterrorsמְגוּרַי֙me.gu.RaiH4032on everyH5439sideH5439; And there wasnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808one whoH6412survivedH6412or escapedוְשָׂרִ֑ידve.sa.RidH8300On the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639. As for thosewhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I broughtH2946forthH2946healthyH2946and whom I raisedוְרִבִּ֖יתִיve.ri.Bi.tiH7235,My enemyH340annihilatedכִלָּֽם׃ פkhi.LamH3615them.”

God’s Anger over Israel

Commentaries on Lamentations 2