Lamentations 2

God’s Anger over Israel

1HowH351 the LordH136 has 12coveredH5743 the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726 WithH5743 aH5743 cloudH5743 in His angerH639! He has 3hurledH7993 The 4gloryH8597 of IsraelH3478 from heavenH8064 to earthH776, And has not rememberedH2142 His 5footstoolH1916H7272 In the dayH3117 of His angerH639.2The LordH136 has 67destroyedH1104; He has not sparedH2550 AllH3605 the settlementsH4999 of JacobH3290. In His wrathH5678 He has 8overthrownH2040 The strongholdsH4013 of the daughterH1323 of JudahH3063, He has 9hurledH5060 them downH5060 to the groundH776; He has 10profanedH2490 the kingdomH4467 and its leadersH8269.3In fierceH2750 angerH639 He has cutH1438 offH1438 11AllH3605 the 12strengthH7161 of IsraelH3478; He has 13pulledH7725 backH268 His rightH3225 handH3225 From the enemyH340. And He has 14burnedH1197 in JacobH3290 like a flamingH3852 fireH784 ConsumingH398 on allH5439 sidesH5439.4He has bentH1869 His 15bowH7198 like an enemyH340; His rightH3225 handH3225 is positionedH5324 like an adversaryH6862, And He has killedH2026 everythingH3605 that was 16pleasantH4261 to the eyeH5869. In the tentH168 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726 He has 17pouredH8210 outH8210 His wrathH2534 like fireH784.5The LordH136 has becomeH1961 like an 18enemyH340. He has 19engulfedH1104 IsraelH3478; He has engulfedH1104 allH3605 its 20palacesH759, He has destroyedH7843 its strongholdsH4013 And 21causedH7235 greatH7235 mourningH8386 and grievingH592 in the daughterH1323 of JudahH3063.6And He has treatedH2554 His 22tabernacleH7900 violentlyH2554, like a despised gardenH1588; He has 23destroyedH7843 His appointedH4150 24meetingH4150 placeH4150. The LordH3068 has 25caused The appointedH4150 feastH4150 and SabbathH7676 in ZionH6726 to be forgottenH7911, And He has 26despisedH5006 kingH4428 and priestH3548 In the indignationH2195 of His angerH639.7The LordH136 has 27rejectedH2186 His altarH4196, He has 28repudiatedH5010 His sanctuaryH4720; He 29has handedH5462H3027 overH5462 The wallsH2346 of her palacesH759 to the enemyH340. They have madeH5414 a 30noiseH6963 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 As on the dayH3117 of an appointedH4150 feastH4150.8The LordH3068 determinedH2803 to destroyH7843 The wallH2346 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726. He has 31stretchedH5186 outH5186 a lineH6957, He has not restrainedH7725 His handH3027 from 32destroyingH1104, And He has 33caused rampartH2426 and wallH2346 to mournH56; They have languishedH535 togetherH3164.9Her 34gatesH8179 have sunkH2883 into the groundH776, He has destroyedH6 and brokenH7665 her barsH1280. Her kingH4428 and her leadersH8269 are among the nationsH1471; The 35LawH8451 isH369 goneH369. Her prophetsH5030, tooH1571, findH4672 36NoH3808 visionH2377 from the LordH3068.10The eldersH2205 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726 37SitH3427 on the groundH776 and 3839areH1826 silentH1826. They have thrownH5927 40dustH6083 on their headsH7218; They have putH2296 onH2296 41sackclothH8242. The 42virginsH1330 of JerusalemH3389 Have bowedH3381 their headsH7218 to the groundH776.11My 43eyesH5869 failH3615 because of tearsH1832, My 4445spiritH4578 is greatlyH2560 troubledH2560; My 4647heartH3516 is pouredH8210 outH8210 on the earthH776 48BecauseH5921 of the 49destructionH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971, When 50littleH5768 onesH5768 and infantsH3243 languishH5848 In the streetsH7339 of the cityH7151.12They sayH559 to their mothersH517, “51WhereH346 is grainH1715 and wineH3196?” As they faintH5848 like a woundedH2491 personH2491 In the streetsH7339 of the cityH5892, As their 52livesH5315 are pouredH8210 outH8210 53In their mothers’H517 armsH2436.13HowH4100 shall I admonishH5749 you? WhatH4100 54shall I compareH1819 to you, DaughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389? WhatH4100 shall I likenH7737 to you as I comfortH5162 you, 55VirginH1330 daughterH1323 of ZionH6726? For your collapseH7667 is as vastH1419 as the seaH3220; WhoH4310 can 56healH7495 you?14Your 57prophetsH5030 have seenH2372 for you WorthlessH7723 and deceptiveH8602 visions; And they have not 58exposedH1540 your wrongdoingH5771 So as to restoreH7725 you from captivityH7622, But they have 59seenH2372 for you worthlessH7723 and misleadingH4065 pronouncementsH4065.15AllH3605 who passH5674 alongH5674 the wayH1870 60ClapH5606 their handsH3709 in ridicule at you; They 6162hissH8319 and shakeH5128 their headsH7218 At the daughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389: “Is thisH2088 the cityH5892 of whichH7945 they saidH559, ‘63PerfectH3632 in beautyH3308, 64A joyH4885 to allH3605 the earthH776’?”16AllH3605 65your enemiesH340 Have openedH6475 their mouthsH6310 wideH6475 againstH5921 you; They 66hissH8319 and 67gnashH2786 their teethH8127. They sayH559, “We have 68engulfedH1104 her! ThisH2088 certainlyH389 is the 69dayH3117 whichH7945 we awaitedH6960; We have reachedH4672 it, we have seenH7200 it!”17The LordH3068 has 70doneH6213 whatH834 He determinedH2161; He has accomplishedH1214 His wordH565 WhichH834 He commandedH6680 from daysH3117 of oldH6924. He has tornH2040 downH2040 71withoutH3808 sparingH2550, And He has helped the enemyH340 to 72rejoiceH8055 overH5921 you; He has 73exaltedH7311 the 74mightH7161 of your adversariesH6862.18Their 75heartH3820 criedH6817 outH6817 to the LordH136: “You 76wallH2346 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726, Let your 77tearsH1832 streamH3381 downH3381 like a riverH5158 dayH3119 and nightH3915; GiveH5414 yourself noH408 reliefH6314, Let 78your eyesH5869 haveH1826 noH408 restH1826.19AriseH6965, whimperH7442 in the 79nightH3915 At the beginningH7218 of the night watchesH821; 80PourH8210 outH8210 your heartH3820 like waterH4325 BeforeH5227 the presenceH6440 of the LordH136; RaiseH5375 your handsH3709 to Him For the 81lifeH5315 of your littleH5768 onesH5768 Who 82languishH5848 because of hungerH7458 At the headH7218 of everyH3605 streetH2351.20SeeH7200, LordH3068, and lookH5027! With 83whomH4310 have You dealtH5953 thisH3541 wayH3541? Should womenH802 reallyH518 84eatH398 their 85childrenH6529, The littleH5768 onesH5768 whoH2949 wereH2949 86bornH2949 healthyH2949? Should 87priestH3548 and prophetH5030 reallyH518 be killedH2026 In the sanctuaryH4720 of the LordH136?21On the groundH776 in the streetsH2351 LieH7901 88youngH5288 and oldH2205; My 89virginsH1330 and my youngH970 menH970 Have fallenH5307 by the swordH2719. You have putH2026 them toH2026 deathH2026 on the dayH3117 of Your angerH639, You have slaughteredH2873, 90withoutH3808 sparingH2550.22You calledH7121 as on the dayH3117 of an appointedH4150 feastH4150 My 91terrorsH4032 on everyH5439 sideH5439; And there was 92noH3808 one whoH6412 survivedH6412 or escapedH8300 On the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 angerH639. As for those 93whomH834 I broughtH2946 forthH2946 healthyH2946 and whom I raisedH7235, My enemyH340 annihilatedH3615 them.”