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He has not spared<MH2550> <t><p class="indent1">All<MH3605> the settlements<MH4999> of Jacob<MH3290>. <t><p class="indent1">In His wrath<MH5678> He has overthrown<MH2040> <t><p class="indent1">The strongholds<MH4013> of the daughter<MH1323> of Judah<MH3063>, <t><p class="indent1">He has hurled<MH5060> <i>them</i> down<MH5060> to the ground<MH776>; <t><p class="indent1">He has profaned<MH2490c> the kingdom<MH4467> and its leaders<MH8269>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>In fierce<MH2750> anger<MH639> He has cut<MH1438> off<MH1438> <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>All<MH3605> the strength<MH7161> of Israel<MH3478>; <t><p class="indent1">He has pulled<MH7725> back<MH268> His right<MH3225> hand<MH3225> <t><p class="indent1">From the enemy<MH340>. <t><p class="indent1">And He has burned<MH1197a> in Jacob<MH3290> like a flaming<MH3852> fire<MH784> <t><p class="indent1">Consuming<MH398> on all<MH5439> sides<MH5439>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He has bent<MH1869> His bow<MH7198> like an enemy<MH340>; <t><p class="indent1">His right<MH3225> hand<MH3225> is positioned<MH5324> like an adversary<MH6862c>, <t><p class="indent1">And He has killed<MH2026> everything<MH3605> that was pleasant<MH4261> to the eye<MH5869>. <t><p class="indent1">In the tent<MH168> of the daughter<MH1323> of Zion<MH6726> <t><p class="indent1">He has poured<MH8210> out<MH8210> His wrath<MH2534> like fire<MH784>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The Lord<MH136> has become<MH1961> like an enemy<MH340>. <t><p class="indent1">He has engulfed<MH1104> Israel<MH3478>; <t><p class="indent1">He has engulfed<MH1104> all<MH3605> its palaces<MH759>, <t><p class="indent1">He has destroyed<MH7843> its strongholds<MH4013> <t><p class="indent1">And caused<MH7235a> great<MH7235a> mourning<MH8386> and grieving<MH592> in the daughter<MH1323> of Judah<MH3063>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And He has treated<MH2554> His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>tabernacle<MH7900> violently<MH2554>, like a <i>despised</i> garden<MH1588>; <t><p class="indent1">He has destroyed<MH7843> His appointed<MH4150> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>meeting<MH4150> place<MH4150>. <t><p class="indent1">The LORD<MH3068> has caused <t><p class="indent1">The appointed<MH4150> feast<MH4150> and Sabbath<MH7676> in Zion<MH6726> to be forgotten<MH7911>, <t><p class="indent1">And He has despised<MH5006> king<MH4428> and priest<MH3548> <t><p class="indent1">In the indignation<MH2195> of His anger<MH639>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The Lord<MH136> has rejected<MH2186a> His altar<MH4196>, <t><p class="indent1">He has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>repudiated<MH5010> His sanctuary<MH4720>; <t><p class="indent1">He has handed<MH5462, 3027> over<MH5462> <t><p class="indent1">The walls<MH2346> of her palaces<MH759> to the enemy<MH340>. <t><p class="indent1">They have made<MH5414> a noise<MH6963> in the house<MH1004> of the LORD<MH3068> <t><p class="indent1">As on the day<MH3117> of an appointed<MH4150> feast<MH4150>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The LORD<MH3068> determined<MH2803> to destroy<MH7843> <t><p class="indent1">The wall<MH2346> of the daughter<MH1323> of Zion<MH6726>. <t><p class="indent1">He has stretched<MH5186> out<MH5186> a line<MH6957b>, <t><p class="indent1">He has not restrained<MH7725> His hand<MH3027> from <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>destroying<MH1104>, <t><p class="indent1">And He has caused rampart<MH2426> and wall<MH2346> to mourn<MH56>; <t><p class="indent1">They have languished<MH535> together<MH3164a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Her gates<MH8179> have sunk<MH2883> into the ground<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">He has destroyed<MH6> and broken<MH7665> her bars<MH1280>. <t><p class="indent1">Her king<MH4428> and her leaders<MH8269> are among the nations<MH1471>; <t><p class="indent1">The Law<MH8451> is<MH369> gone<MH369>. <t><p class="indent1">Her prophets<MH5030>, too<MH1571>, find<MH4672> <t><p class="indent1">No<MH3808> vision<MH2377> from the LORD<MH3068>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The elders<MH2205> of the daughter<MH1323> of Zion<MH6726> <t><p class="indent1">Sit<MH3427> on the ground<MH776> <i>and</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>are<MH1826a> silent<MH1826a>. <t><p class="indent1">They have thrown<MH5927> dust<MH6083> on their heads<MH7218>; <t><p class="indent1">They have put<MH2296> on<MH2296> sackcloth<MH8242>. <t><p class="indent1">The virgins<MH1330> of Jerusalem<MH3389> <t><p class="indent1">Have bowed<MH3381> their heads<MH7218> to the ground<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>My eyes<MH5869> fail<MH3615> because of tears<MH1832>, <t><p class="indent1">My <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>spirit<MH4578> is greatly<MH2560a> troubled<MH2560a>; <t><p class="indent1">My <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>heart<MH3516> is poured<MH8210> out<MH8210> on the earth<MH776> <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH5921> of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>destruction<MH7667> of the daughter<MH1323> of my people<MH5971a>, <t><p class="indent1">When little<MH5768> ones<MH5768> and infants<MH3243> languish<MH5848c> <t><p class="indent1">In the streets<MH7339> of the city<MH7151>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>They say<MH559> to their mothers<MH517>, <p class="indent1stline">“Where<MH346> is grain<MH1715> and wine<MH3196>?” <t><p class="indent1">As they faint<MH5848c> like a wounded<MH2491a> person<MH2491a> <t><p class="indent1">In the streets<MH7339> of the city<MH5892b>, <t><p class="indent1">As their lives<MH5315> are poured<MH8210> out<MH8210> <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>In their mothers’<MH517> arms<MH2436>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>How<MH4100> shall I admonish<MH5749b> you? <t><p class="indent1">What<MH4100> shall I compare<MH1819> to you, <t><p class="indent1">Daughter<MH1323> of Jerusalem<MH3389>? <t><p class="indent1">What<MH4100> shall I liken<MH7737a> to you as I comfort<MH5162> you, <t><p class="indent1">Virgin<MH1330> daughter<MH1323> of Zion<MH6726>? <t><p class="indent1">For your collapse<MH7667> is as vast<MH1419> as the sea<MH3220>; <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> can heal<MH7495> you? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Your prophets<MH5030> have seen<MH2372> for you <t><p class="indent1">Worthless<MH7723> and deceptive<MH8602a> <i>visions;</i> <t><p class="indent1">And they have not exposed<MH1540> your wrongdoing<MH5771> <t><p class="indent1">So as to restore<MH7725> you from captivity<MH7622>, <t><p class="indent1">But they have seen<MH2372> for you worthless<MH7723> and misleading<MH4065> pronouncements<MH4065>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>All<MH3605> who pass<MH5674a> along<MH5674a> the way<MH1870> <t><p class="indent1">Clap<MH5606> their hands<MH3709> <i>in ridicule</i> at you; <t><p class="indent1">They <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>hiss<MH8319> and shake<MH5128> their heads<MH7218> <t><p class="indent1">At the daughter<MH1323> of Jerusalem<MH3389>: <p class="indent1stline">“Is this<MH2088> the city<MH5892b> of which<MH7945> they said<MH559>, <t><p class="indent1">‘Perfect<MH3632> in beauty<MH3308>, <t><p class="indent1">A joy<MH4885> to all<MH3605> the earth<MH776>’?” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>All<MH3605> your enemies<MH340> <t><p class="indent1">Have opened<MH6475> their mouths<MH6310> wide<MH6475> against<MH5921> you; <t><p class="indent1">They <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>hiss<MH8319> and gnash<MH2786> <i>their</i> teeth<MH8127>. <t><p class="indent1">They say<MH559>, “We have engulfed<MH1104> <i>her!</i> <t><p class="indent1">This<MH2088> certainly<MH389> is the day<MH3117> which<MH7945> we awaited<MH6960a>; <t><p class="indent1">We have reached<MH4672> <i>it,</i> we have seen<MH7200> <i>it!</i>” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The LORD<MH3068> has done<MH6213a> what<MH834> He determined<MH2161>; <t><p class="indent1">He has accomplished<MH1214> His word<MH565b> <t><p class="indent1">Which<MH834> He commanded<MH6680> from days<MH3117> of old<MH6924a>. <t><p class="indent1">He has torn<MH2040> down<MH2040> without<MH3808> sparing<MH2550>, <t><p class="indent1">And He has helped the enemy<MH340> to rejoice<MH8055> over<MH5921> you; <t><p class="indent1">He has exalted<MH7311> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>might<MH7161> of your adversaries<MH6862c>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Their heart<MH3820> cried<MH6817> out<MH6817> to the Lord<MH136>: <p class="indent1stline">“You wall<MH2346> of the daughter<MH1323> of Zion<MH6726>, <t><p class="indent1">Let <i>your</i> tears<MH1832> stream<MH3381> down<MH3381> like a river<MH5158a> day<MH3119> and night<MH3915>; <t><p class="indent1">Give<MH5414> yourself no<MH408> relief<MH6314>, <t><p class="indent1">Let <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>your eyes<MH5869> have<MH1826a> no<MH408> rest<MH1826a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“Arise<MH6965>, whimper<MH7442> in the night<MH3915> <t><p class="indent1">At the beginning<MH7218> of the night watches<MH821>; <t><p class="indent1">Pour<MH8210> out<MH8210> your heart<MH3820> like water<MH4325> <t><p class="indent1">Before<MH5227> the presence<MH6440> of the Lord<MH136>; <t><p class="indent1">Raise<MH5375> your hands<MH3709> to Him <t><p class="indent1">For the life<MH5315> of your little<MH5768> ones<MH5768> <t><p class="indent1">Who languish<MH5848c> because of hunger<MH7458> <t><p class="indent1">At the head<MH7218> of every<MH3605> street<MH2351>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“See<MH7200>, LORD<MH3068>, and look<MH5027>! <t><p class="indent1">With whom<MH4310> have You dealt<MH5953a> this<MH3541> way<MH3541>? <t><p class="indent1">Should women<MH802> really<MH518> eat<MH398> their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>children<MH6529>, <t><p class="indent1">The little<MH5768> ones<MH5768> who<MH2949> were<MH2949> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>born<MH2949> healthy<MH2949>? <t><p class="indent1">Should priest<MH3548> and prophet<MH5030> really<MH518> be killed<MH2026> <t><p class="indent1">In the sanctuary<MH4720> of the Lord<MH136>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“On the ground<MH776> in the streets<MH2351> <t><p class="indent1">Lie<MH7901> young<MH5288> and old<MH2205>; <t><p class="indent1">My virgins<MH1330> and my young<MH970> men<MH970> <t><p class="indent1">Have fallen<MH5307> by the sword<MH2719>. <t><p class="indent1">You have put<MH2026> <i>them</i> to<MH2026> death<MH2026> on the day<MH3117> of Your anger<MH639>, <t><p class="indent1">You have slaughtered<MH2873>, without<MH3808> sparing<MH2550>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“You called<MH7121> as on the day<MH3117> of an appointed<MH4150> feast<MH4150> <t><p class="indent1">My terrors<MH4032> on every<MH5439> side<MH5439>; <t><p class="indent1">And there was no<MH3808> one who<MH6412a> survived<MH6412a> or escaped<MH8300> <t><p class="indent1">On the day<MH3117> of the LORD’S<MH3068> anger<MH639>. <t><p class="indent1"><i>As for</i> those whom<MH834> I brought<MH2946> forth<MH2946> healthy<MH2946> and whom I raised<MH7235a>, <t><p class="indent1">My enemy<MH340> annihilated<MH3615> them.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>scorned...Zion in His anger</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>engulfed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>Every horn</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Or <i>booth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Or <i>feast</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> I.e., scornfully rejected<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>engulfing</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Another reading is <i>wail</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>inward parts are in ferment</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>liver</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>breaking</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>on...breast</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>whistle</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>whistle</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>horn</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>the daughter of your eye</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>fruit</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Or <i>tenderly cared for</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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