Lamentations 2:1

Lamentations 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
• New International Version (NIV)How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has hurled down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
• English Standard Version (ESV)How the Lord in his anger has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud! He has cast down from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
• New King James Version (NKJV)How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion With a cloud in His anger! He cast down from heaven to the earth The beauty of Israel, And did not remember His footstool In the day of His anger.

Context of Lamentations 2:1

The Lord in his anger has cast a dark shadow over beautiful Jerusalem. The fairest of Israel’s cities lies in the dust, thrown down from the heights of heaven. In his day of great anger, the Lord has shown no mercy even to his Temple. 2Without mercy the Lord has destroyed every home in Israel. In his anger he has broken down the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem. He has brought them to the ground, dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers. 3All the strength of Israel vanishes beneath his fierce anger. The Lord has withdrawn his protection as the enemy attacks. He consumes the whole land of Israel like a raging fire.

Lamentations 2:1 word by word

אֵיכָה֩ יָעִ֨יב בְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀ אֲדֹנָי֙ אֶת־בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן הִשְׁלִ֤יךְ מִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔רֶץ תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹא־זָכַ֥ר הֲדֹם־רַגְלָ֖יו בְּי֥וֹם אַפּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How hath the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• coveredעוּב‛ûb · to becloudH5743
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• in his angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• cast downשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• unto the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• the beautyתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• not his footstoolרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• not his footstoolהֲדֹםhădôm · footstoolH1916
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Lamentations 2:1

• Lamentations 1:1Jerusalem, once so full of people, is now deserted. She who was once great among the nations now sits alone like a widow. Once the queen of all the earth, she is now a slave.
• Lamentations 4:1How the gold has lost its luster! Even the finest gold has become dull. The sacred gemstones lie scattered in the streets!
• Lamentations 3:43“You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down, and slaughtered us without mercy.
• Ezekiel 30:18When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes, and its daughters will be led away as captives.
• Ezekiel 32:7When I blot you out, I will veil the heavens and darken the stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give you its light.
• Joel 2:2It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before or will ever be seen again.
• Isaiah 14:14I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High.’
• Ezekiel 28:14I ordained and anointed you as the mighty angelic guardian. You had access to the holy mountain of God and walked among the stones of fire.
• Matthew 11:23“And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.
• Luke 10:15And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.”
• Revelation 12:7Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.
• 1 Samuel 4:21She named the child Ichabod (which means “Where is the glory?”), for she said, “Israel’s glory is gone.” She named him this because the Ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and husband were dead.
• 2 Samuel 1:19Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills! Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!
• Isaiah 64:11The holy and beautiful Temple where our ancestors praised you has been burned down, and all the things of beauty are destroyed.
• Ezekiel 7:20They were proud of their beautiful jewelry and used it to make detestable idols and vile images. Therefore, I will make all their wealth disgusting to them.
• Ezekiel 24:21and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judah will be slaughtered by the sword.

Commentaries on Lamentations 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud - The women in the eastern countries wear veils, and often very costly ones. Here, Zion is represented as being veiled by the hand of God's judgment. And what is the veil? A dark cloud, by which she is entirely obscured. Instead of אדני Adonai, lord, twenty-four of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., and some of the most ancient of my own, read יהוה Yehovah, Lord, as in Lamentations 2:2. The beauty of Israel…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1How … - Or, “How” doth “אדני 'ădonāy cover.” He hath east down etc. By God‘s footstool seems to be meant the ark. See Psalm 99:5 note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Lamentation for the misery of Jerusalem. Verses 1-9 A sad representation is here made of the state of God's church, of Jacob and Israel; but the notice seems mostly to refer to the hand of the Lord in their calamities. Yet God is not an enemy to his people, when he is angry with them and corrects them. And gates and bars stand in no stead when God withdraws his protection. It is just with God to cast down those by judgments, who debase themselves by sin…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1heaven: Jerusalem’s buildings were beautiful and impressive. Some were covered with precious metals and decorated with jewels. The city was known as the sacred city of the Lord. his footstool: Compare 1 Chronicles 28:2; Psalms 99:5; 132:7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-22La 2:1-22. Aleph. 1. How--The title of the collection repeated here, and in La 4:1. covered ... with a cloud--that is, with the darkness of ignominy. cast down from heaven unto ... earth--(Mt 11:23); dashed down from the highest prosperity to the lowest misery. beauty of Israel--the beautiful temple (Psa 29:2; 74:7; 96:9, Margin; Is 60:7; 64:11). his footstool--the ark (compare 1Ch 28:2, with Psa 99:5; 132:7). They once had gloried more in the ark than in…Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 2:1

• Anger
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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