New American Standard Bible 2020
Lamentations 2:18-22
18Their 1heartH3820 criedH6817 outH6817 to the LordH136: “You 2wallH2346 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726, Let your 3tearsH1832 streamH3381 downH3381 like a riverH5158 dayH3119 and nightH3915; GiveH5414 yourself noH408 reliefH6314, Let 4your eyesH5869 haveH1826 noH408 restH1826.19AriseH6965, whimperH7442 in the 5nightH3915 At the beginningH7218 of the night watchesH821; 6PourH8210 outH8210 your heartH3820 like waterH4325 BeforeH5227 the presenceH6440 of the LordH136; RaiseH5375 your handsH3709 to Him For the 7lifeH5315 of your littleH5768 onesH5768 Who 8languishH5848 because of hungerH7458 At the headH7218 of everyH3605 streetH2351.20SeeH7200, LordH3068, and lookH5027! With 9whomH4310 have You dealtH5953 thisH3541 wayH3541? Should womenH802 reallyH518 10eatH398 their 11childrenH6529, The littleH5768 onesH5768 whoH2949 wereH2949 12bornH2949 healthyH2949? Should 13priestH3548 and prophetH5030 reallyH518 be killedH2026 In the sanctuaryH4720 of the LordH136?21On the groundH776 in the streetsH2351 LieH7901 14youngH5288 and oldH2205; My 15virginsH1330 and my youngH970 menH970 Have fallenH5307 by the swordH2719. You have putH2026 them toH2026 deathH2026 on the dayH3117 of Your angerH639, You have slaughteredH2873, 16withoutH3808 sparingH2550.22You calledH7121 as on the dayH3117 of an appointedH4150 feastH4150 My 17terrorsH4032 on everyH5439 sideH5439; And there was 18noH3808 one whoH6412 survivedH6412 or escapedH8300 On the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 angerH639. As for those 19whomH834 I broughtH2946 forthH2946 healthyH2946 and whom I raisedH7235, My enemyH340 annihilatedH3615 them.”
Notes
- 1. Lamentations 2:18 Ps 119:145; Hos 7:14 ↩
- 2. Lamentations 2:18 Lam 2:8; Hab 2:11 ↩
- 3. Lamentations 2:18 Ps 119:136; Jer 9:1; Lam 1:2, 16; 3:48, 49 ↩
- 4. Lamentations 2:18 Lit the daughter of your eye ↩
- 5. Lamentations 2:19 Ps 42:3; Is 26:9 ↩
- 6. Lamentations 2:19 1 Sam 1:15; Ps 42:4; 62:8 ↩
- 7. Lamentations 2:19 Lam 2:11 ↩
- 8. Lamentations 2:19 Is 51:20 ↩
- 9. Lamentations 2:20 Ex 32:11; Deut 9:26 ↩
- 10. Lamentations 2:20 Jer 19:9; Lam 4:10 ↩
- 11. Lamentations 2:20 Lit fruit ↩
- 12. Lamentations 2:20 Or tenderly cared for ↩
- 13. Lamentations 2:20 Ps 78:64; Jer 14:15; 23:11, 12 ↩
- 14. Lamentations 2:21 2 Chr 36:17; Jer 6:11 ↩
- 15. Lamentations 2:21 Ps 78:62, 63 ↩
- 16. Lamentations 2:21 Jer 13:14; Zech 11:6 ↩
- 17. Lamentations 2:22 Ps 31:13; Is 24:17; Jer 6:25 ↩
- 18. Lamentations 2:22 Jer 11:11 ↩
- 19. Lamentations 2:22 Jer 16:2-4; 44:7 ↩
Commentaries on Lamentations 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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