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He kindled a fire in Zion that consumed her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/lamentations/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But now the anger of the LORD is satisfied. His fierce anger has been poured out. He started a fire in Jerusalem that burned the city to its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD gave full vent to his wrath; he poured out his hot anger, and he kindled a fire in Zion that consumed its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has exhausted His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD has fulfilled His fury, He has poured out His fierce anger. He kindled a fire in Zion, And it has devoured its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has expended His wrath, He has poured out His fierce anger; And He has kindled a fire in Zion, And it has consumed its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD has accomplished His wrath, He has poured out His fierce anger; And He has kindled a fire in Zion Which has consumed its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD has accomplished His wrath, He has poured out His fierce anger; And He has kindled a fire in Zion Which has consumed its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh has spent His wrath; He has poured out His burning anger; And He has kindled a fire in Zion Which has devoured its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has fulfilled His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger And has kindled a fire in Zion That has consumed her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has exhausted his wrath, poured out his burning anger; he has ignited a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has exhausted His wrath, poured out His burning anger; He has ignited a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger; And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD was so fiercely angry that he burned the city of Zion to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD hath accomplished his fury, he hath poured out his fierce anger; and he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD's fury has accomplished his purpose. He unleashed his burning anger. He started a fire in Zion that even burned its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD turned loose the full force of his fury; he lit a fire in Zion that burned it to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has exhausted his wrath, pouring out his fierce anger. He kindled a fire in Zion, consuming its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has exhausted His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD fully vented his wrath; he poured out his fierce anger. He started a fire in Zion; it consumed her foundations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has accomplished his wrath, he has poured out his fierce anger; he has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh has accomplished his wrath. He has poured out his fierce anger. He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH has completed His fury, "" He has poured out the fierceness of His anger, "" And He kindles a fire in Zion, "" And it devours her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Completed hath Jehovah His fury, He hath poured out the fierceness of His anger, And he kindleth a fire in Zion, And it devoureth her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah finished his wrath; he poured out the burning of his anger, and he kindled a fire in Zion, and it will devour her foundations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Caph. The Lord hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger: and he hath kindled a fire in Sion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />CAPH. The Lord has completed his fury; he has poured out the wrath of his indignation. And he has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has exhausted his anger, poured out his blazing wrath; He has kindled a fire in Zion that has consumed her foundations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD gave full vent to his wrath; he poured out his hot anger, and kindled a fire in Zion that consumed its foundations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has accomplished his fury; he has poured out his fierce anger and has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured the foundations thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Kaph LORD JEHOVAH has fulfilled his anger and he poured out the heat of his wrath, and he set fire in Zion, and flame devoured her foundations<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD hath accomplished His fury, He hath poured out His fierce anger; And He hath kindled a fire in Zion, Which hath devoured the foundations thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />CHAPH. The Lord has accomplished his wrath; he has poured out fierce anger, and has kindled a fire in Sion, and it has devoured her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/4-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=1173" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/4.htm">The Distress of Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kil·lāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">has exhausted</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">His wrath;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šā·p̄aḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">He has poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740: ḥă·rō·wn (N-msc) -- (burning of) anger. Or charon; from charah; a burning of anger.">His fierce</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">anger;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3341.htm" title="3341: way·yaṣ·ṣeṯ- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To kindle, burn. A primitive root; to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate.">He has kindled</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: bə·ṣî·yō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">in Zion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wat·tō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and it has consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3247.htm" title="3247: yə·sō·w·ḏō·ṯe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Foundation, base. From yacad; a foundation.">her foundations.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31</a></span><br />So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Isaiah 42:25</a></span><br />So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Jeremiah 21:12</a></span><br />O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a></span><br />For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19</a></span><br />By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></span><br />Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47-48</a></span><br />Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched. / Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Jeremiah 17:27</a></span><br />But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-5.htm">Amos 2:5</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10-12</a></span><br />The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. / I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-16.htm">Luke 3:16-17</a></span><br />John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-9</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD has accomplished his fury; he has poured out his fierce anger, and has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured the foundations thereof.</p><p class="hdg">Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Lamentations 4:22</a></b></br> The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Lamentations 2:8,17</a></b></br> The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21-25</a></b></br> They have moved me to jealousy with <i>that which is</i> not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with <i>those which are</i> not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation… </p><p class="hdg">kindled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a></b></br> For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Jeremiah 21:14</a></b></br> But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-20.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-33.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Kindleth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Vent</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-12.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/hosea/11-9.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-22.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-48.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/james/3-5.htm">Kindleth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Vent</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-22.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Zion bewails her pitiful estate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">She confesses her sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Edom is threatened and Zion comforted.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "exhausted" suggests that God's wrath has reached its full measure, reflecting the severity of the people's sins. In the context of the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, this wrath was a response to persistent idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness. Theologically, it underscores the holiness and justice of God, who cannot tolerate sin indefinitely. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a>, where God's wrath is described as a cup that must be drunk to the dregs.<p><b>He has poured out His fierce anger;</b><br>The imagery of pouring out suggests a deliberate and complete action, akin to emptying a vessel. This phrase emphasizes the intensity and totality of God's anger against the sins of Judah. The fierce anger of God is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, often associated with divine retribution (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a>). It serves as a warning of the consequences of disobedience and a call to repentance. The pouring out of anger can also be seen as a precursor to the ultimate outpouring of grace through Jesus Christ, who bore God's wrath on behalf of humanity.<p><b>He has kindled a fire in Zion,</b><br>Zion, representing Jerusalem, is depicted as being set ablaze by God's judgment. Fire is a common biblical symbol for purification and destruction (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>). Historically, this refers to the literal burning of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. Theologically, it signifies the purifying judgment of God, intended to cleanse and restore. This imagery is also prophetic, pointing to future judgments and the ultimate purification through Christ, who is described as a refiner's fire.<p><b>and it has consumed her foundations.</b><br>The consumption of foundations indicates a total and devastating destruction, not just of the physical city but of its societal and spiritual structures. Foundations symbolize stability and security, and their destruction signifies the complete upheaval of the nation. This reflects the consequences of abandoning the covenant with God. In a broader biblical context, it serves as a reminder of the need for a firm foundation in God, as emphasized in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a>). The destruction of Jerusalem's foundations foreshadows the establishment of a new, unshakeable foundation in Jesus Christ, the cornerstone of the Church.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is depicted as executing judgment upon His people due to their disobedience and sin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the city of God, which holds significant spiritual and historical importance for the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fury_and_anger_of_the_lord.htm">The Fury and Anger of the LORD</a></b><br>Represents God's righteous indignation against sin and rebellion, leading to the destruction described in this passage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fire.htm">The Fire</a></b><br>Symbolizes the judgment and destruction that God brings upon Jerusalem, consuming its very foundations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_foundations_of_zion.htm">The Foundations of Zion</a></b><br>Represents the core and stability of Jerusalem, indicating the depth of destruction that has occurred.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_righteous_anger.htm">Understanding God's Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is not arbitrary but is a response to persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a reminder of His holiness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The destruction of Zion's foundations illustrates the severe consequences of turning away from God. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>This passage underscores the need for genuine repentance to avert God's judgment. It encourages believers to seek God's mercy and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Recognizing that God is in control even in times of judgment can bring comfort and a call to trust in His ultimate plan and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_destruction.htm">Hope Amidst Destruction</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of destruction, it also points to the hope of restoration that comes through repentance and turning back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_christians_experience_depression.htm">Can Christians experience depression?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_reality_therapy's_core_principles.htm">What defines Reality Therapy's core principles and approach?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">And hath kindled a fire . . .</span>--The phrase is partly literal (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm" title="And they burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.">2Chronicles 36:19</a>), partly figurative, for the complete destruction of Jerusalem by the wrath of Jehovah.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hath accomplished</span> means here, not "hath finished," but "hath poured out in full measure," as in the song of Moses Jehovah declares that he will "spend his arrows upon them" - the Hebrew verb is the same as here (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23</a>). To show the completeness of Zion's ruin it is compared to a fire which hath <span class="cmt_word">devoured the</span> (very) <span class="cmt_word">foundations thereof.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/4-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has exhausted</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּלָּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(kil·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His wrath;</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has poured out</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁפַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·p̄aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His fierce</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲר֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2740.htm">Strong's 2740: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burning of anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anger;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has kindled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּצֶּת־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaṣ·ṣeṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3341.htm">Strong's 3341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To burn, set on fire, to desolate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Zion,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצִיּ֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it has consumed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֖אכַל</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her foundations.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·sō·w·ḏō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3247.htm">Strong's 3247: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foundation, base</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 4:11 Yahweh has accomplished his wrath he has (Lam. 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