Lamentations 1:10

Lamentations 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
• New International Version (NIV)The enemy laid hands on all her treasures; she saw pagan nations enter her sanctuary— those you had forbidden to enter your assembly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The enemy has stretched out his hands over all her precious things; for she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, those whom you forbade to enter your congregation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The adversary has spread his hand Over all her pleasant things; For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, Those whom You commanded Not to enter Your assembly.

Context of Lamentations 1:10

8Jerusalem has sinned greatly, so she has been tossed away like a filthy rag. All who once honored her now despise her, for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated. All she can do is groan and hide her face. 9She defiled herself with immorality and gave no thought to her future. Now she lies in the gutter with no one to lift her out. “Lord, see my misery,” she cries. “The enemy has triumphed.” The enemy has plundered her completely, taking every precious thing she owns. She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple, the place the Lord had forbidden them to enter. 11Her people groan as they search for bread. They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive. “O Lord, look,” she mourns, “and see how I am despised. 12“Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine, which the Lord brought on me when he erupted in fierce anger.

Lamentations 1:10 word by word

יָדוֹ֙ פָּ֣רַשׂ צָ֔ר עַ֖ל כָּל־מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָ כִּֽי־רָאֲתָ֤ה גוֹיִם֙ בָּ֣אוּ מִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֔יתָה לֹא־יָבֹ֥אוּ בַקָּהָ֖ל לָֽךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The adversaryצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• hath spread outפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• upon all her pleasant thingsמַחְמָדmachmâd · desireH4261
• for she hath seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into her sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• whom thou didst commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• into thy congregationקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951

Cross-references for Lamentations 1:10

• Lamentations 1:7In the midst of her sadness and wandering, Jerusalem remembers her ancient splendor. But now she has fallen to her enemy, and there is no one to help her. Her enemy struck her down and laughed as she fell.
• Isaiah 5:13So my people will go into exile far away because they do not know me. Those who are great and honored will starve, and the common people will die of thirst.
• Jeremiah 15:13At no cost to them, I will hand over your wealth and treasures as plunder to your enemies, for sin runs rampant in your land.
• Jeremiah 20:5And I will let your enemies plunder Jerusalem. All the famed treasures of the city—the precious jewels and gold and silver of your kings—will be carried off to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 52:17The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the Lord’s Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon.
• Psalms 74:4There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards.
• Psalms 79:1O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
• Isaiah 63:18How briefly your holy people possessed your holy place, and now our enemies have destroyed it.
• Isaiah 64:10Your holy cities are destroyed. Zion is a wilderness; yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.
• Jeremiah 51:51“We are ashamed,” the people say. “We are insulted and disgraced because the Lord’s Temple has been defiled by foreigners.”
• Jeremiah 52:13He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.
• Ezekiel 7:22I will turn my eyes from them as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land.
• Ezekiel 9:7“Defile the Temple!” the Lord commanded. “Fill its courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went and began killing throughout the city.
• Deuteronomy 23:3“No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.
• Nehemiah 13:1On that same day, as the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the passage was found that said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be permitted to enter the assembly of God.
• Ezekiel 44:7You have brought uncircumcised foreigners into my sanctuary—people who have no heart for God. In this way, you defiled my Temple even as you offered me my food, the fat and blood of sacrifices. In addition to all your other detestable sins, you have broken my covenant.

Commentaries on Lamentations 1:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Her pleasant things - Chiefly, the sacred vessels of the temple 2 Chronicles 36:10. Sanctuary … congregation - Even a Jew might not enter the innermost sanctuary, which was for the priests only; but now the tramp of pagan soldiery has been heard within its sacred precincts.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10For historical accounts of these events, see 2 Kings 25:8–17; 2 Chronicles 36:13–21; Jeremiah 52:4–30.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. for--surely she hath seen, &c. heathen ... command ... not enter ... congregation--for instance, the Ammonites and Moabites (De 23:3; Ne 13:1, 2). If the heathen, as such, were not allowed to enter the sanctuary for worship, much less were they allowed to enter in order to rob and destroy. Caph.Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 1:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Heathen
• Temple

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Commentaries on Lamentations 1

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings