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He has brought her kingdom and its princes down to the ground in dishonor. <a href="/nlt/lamentations/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Without 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. <a href="/esv/lamentations/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> The Lord has swallowed up without mercy all the habitations of Jacob; in his wrath he has broken down the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; he has brought down to the ground in dishonor the kingdom and its rulers. <a href="/bsb/lamentations/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. <a href="/kjv/lamentations/2.htm">King James Bible</a> The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/2.htm">New King James Version</a> The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitied All the dwelling places of Jacob. He has thrown down in His wrath The strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its princes. <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The Lord has destroyed; He has not spared All the settlements of Jacob. In His wrath He has overthrown The strongholds of the daughter of Judah, He has hurled them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its leaders. <a href="/nasb/lamentations/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> The Lord has swallowed up; He has not spared All the habitations of Jacob. In His wrath He has thrown down The strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its princes. <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The Lord has swallowed up; He has not spared All the habitations of Jacob. In His wrath He has thrown down The strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its princes. <a href="/lsb/lamentations/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The Lord has swallowed up; He has not spared All the habitations of Jacob. In His wrath He has pulled down The strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its princes. <a href="/amp/lamentations/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The Lord has swallowed up; He has not spared All the country places of Jacob. In His wrath He has thrown down The strongholds of the Daughter of Judah (Jerusalem). He has brought them down to the ground [in disgrace]; He has debased the kingdom and its princes. <a href="/csb/lamentations/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Without compassion the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In his wrath he has demolished the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He brought them to the ground and defiled the kingdom and its leaders. <a href="/hcsb/lamentations/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Without compassion the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He brought them to the ground and defiled the kingdom and its leaders. <a href="/asv/lamentations/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: He hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He hath brought them down to the ground; he hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof. <a href="/cev/lamentations/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD had no mercy! He destroyed the homes of Jacob's descendants. In his anger he tore down every walled city in Judah; he toppled the nation together with its leaders, leaving them in shame. <a href="/erv/lamentations/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied; he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Lord swallowed up all of Jacob's pastures without any pity. He tore down the fortified cities of Judah in his fury. He brought the kingdom [of Judah] and its leaders down to the ground in dishonor. <a href="/gnt/lamentations/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Lord destroyed without mercy every village in Judah And tore down the forts that defended the land. He brought disgrace on the kingdom and its rulers. <a href="/isv/lamentations/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> The Lord swallowed up without pity all of Jacob's habitations. In his wrath he tore down the strongholds of fair Judah. He cast to the ground in dishonor both her kingdom and its rulers. <a href="/msb/lamentations/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. <a href="/net/lamentations/2.htm">NET Bible</a> The Lord destroyed mercilessly all the homes of Jacob's descendants. In his anger he tore down the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He knocked to the ground and humiliated the kingdom and its rulers. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD has swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and has not pitied. He has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah. He has brought them down to the ground; he has humiliated the kingdom and its rulers. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and its princes. <a href="/web/lamentations/2.htm">World English Bible</a> The Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob without pity. He has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah. He has brought them down to the ground. He has profaned the kingdom and its princes. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The Lord has swallowed up, "" He has not pitied any of the pleasant places of Jacob, "" He has broken down in His wrath "" The fortresses of the daughter of Judah, "" He has caused to come to the earth, "" He defiled the kingdom and its princes. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Swallowed up hath the Lord, He hath not pitied any of the pleasant places of Jacob, He hath broken down in His wrath The fortresses of the daughter of Judah, He hath caused to come to the earth, He polluted the kingdom and its princes. <a href="/slt/lamentations/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah swallowed up, not pitying, all the seats of Jacob: he pulled down in his wrath the fortresses of the daughter of Judah; he caused to touch to the earth: he defiled the kingdom and her chiefs.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Beth. The Lord hath cast down headlong, and hath not spared, all that was beautiful in Jacob: he hath destroyed in his wrath the strong holds of the virgin of Juda, and brought them down to the ground: he hath made the kingdom unclean, and the princes thereof. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> BETH. The Lord has cast down, and he has not been lenient, with all the beauties of Jacob. In his fury, he has destroyed the fortifications of the virgin of Judah, and he has thrown them down to the ground. He has polluted the kingdom and its leaders. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/2.htm">New American Bible</a> The Lord has devoured without pity all of Jacob’s dwellings; In his fury he has razed daughter Judah’s defenses, Has brought to the ground in dishonor a kingdom and its princes. <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The Lord has destroyed without mercy all the dwellings of Jacob; in his wrath he has broken down the strongholds of daughter Judah; he has brought down to the ground in dishonor the kingdom and its rulers.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The LORD has drowned without pity all the habitations of Jacob, he has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; he has brought down to the ground her slain men, her kings, and her princes. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Beth LORD JEHOVAH has drowned and has not pitied the whole sheepfold of Yaqob. He has cast down in his anger the fortress city of the house of Yehuda. He cast on the ground her slain, her Kings and her Princes<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The Lord hath swallowed up unsparingly All the habitations of Jacob; He hath thrown down in His wrath The strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He hath brought them down to the ground; He hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof. <a href="/sep/lamentations/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> BETH. In the day of his wrath the Lord has overwhelmed her as in the sea, and not spared: he has brought down in his fury all the beautiful things of Jacob; he has brought down to the ground the strong-holds of the daughter of Juda; he has profaned her kings and her princes. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/2-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=351" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/lamentations/2.htm">God's Anger over Jerusalem</a> 1How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger. 2<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Without</a> <a href="/hebrew/2550.htm" title="2550: ḥā·mal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spare. A primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare.">pity</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/1104.htm" title="1104: bil·la‘ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To swallow down, swallow up, engulf. A primitive root; to make away with; generally, to destroy.">has swallowed up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5116.htm" title="5116: nə·’ō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Or navah; from navah; at home; hence lovely; also a home, of God, men, flocks, or wild animals.">the dwellings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: bə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">In His wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: hā·ras (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">He has demolished</a> <a href="/hebrew/4013.htm" title="4013: miḇ·ṣə·rê (N-mpc) -- Fortification. Also feminine mibtsarah; from batsar; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender.">the fortified cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇaṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">of the Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: hig·gî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">He brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: ḥil·lêl (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">and defiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lā·ḵāh (N-fs) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">her kingdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: wə·śā·re·hā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">and its princes.</a> 3In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Isaiah 42:25</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Ezekiel 7:8-9</a> Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow. <a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a> He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. <a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a> He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a> Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21</a> Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’ <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Jeremiah 6:6-8</a> For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst. / As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me. / Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.” <a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a> Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. <a href="/jeremiah/4-26.htm">Jeremiah 4:26</a> I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert. All its cities were torn down before the LORD, before His fierce anger. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a> 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.” <a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a> “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The LORD has swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and has not pitied: he has thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he has brought them down to the ground: he has polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.swallowed<a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Lamentations 1:17,21</a> Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them… <a href="/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43</a> Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.<a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3</a> And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.he hath thrown<a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5,17</a> The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation… <a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">Jeremiah 5:10</a> Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.<a href="/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11,12</a> And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: … brought them down to Heb.<a href="/isaiah/25-12.htm">Isaiah 25:12</a> And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.<a href="/isaiah/26-5.htm">Isaiah 26:5</a> For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.polluted<a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39,40</a> Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground… <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Isaiah 23:9</a> The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.<a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm">Isaiah 43:28</a> Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-27.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-20.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-15.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-5.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-16.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-16.htm">Profaned</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-20.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-44.htm">Swallowed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Unsparingly</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Profaned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Swallowed</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Unsparingly</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 2</div>1. <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the misery of Jerusalem</a> 20. <a href="/lamentations/2-20.htm">He complains thereof to God</a> </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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This phrase highlights the severity of God's judgment on the people of Israel, often referred to as Jacob, emphasizing the completeness of the destruction. The term "without pity" underscores the intensity of divine wrath, suggesting that the judgment was both deserved and thorough. The "dwellings of Jacob" refer to the homes and places of habitation throughout the land of Israel, indicating a widespread devastation. This reflects the covenantal relationship where disobedience led to severe consequences, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>. The imagery of being "swallowed up" suggests an overwhelming force, akin to natural disasters or military conquest, which historically aligns with the Babylonian invasion and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. The "fortified cities" symbolize strength and security, which were rendered powerless against God's judgment. The "Daughter of Judah" is a poetic term for the people of Judah, emphasizing their vulnerability and the personal nature of their relationship with God. The destruction of these cities, including Jerusalem, fulfilled prophecies such as those in <a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2</a> and <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a>, where the consequences of persistent sin and idolatry were foretold. The wrath of God here is not arbitrary but a response to the covenant violations by Judah, serving as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God.He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. This phrase indicates the complete humiliation and desecration of Judah's political and social structures. "Brought to the ground" suggests total destruction, leaving nothing standing, which is historically accurate as the Babylonians razed Jerusalem. The defilement of the kingdom and its princes points to the loss of honor and the spiritual corruption that had taken hold of the leadership, as seen in the accounts of kings like Jehoiakim and Zedekiah in <a href="/2_kings/24.htm">2 Kings 24-25</a>. This defilement also has a spiritual dimension, as the kingdom that was meant to reflect God's glory became a symbol of shame. The fall of the princes signifies the end of the Davidic line's earthly rule, yet it also points forward to the hope of a future restoration through the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a> The sovereign God who exercises judgment and mercy. In this context, He is depicted as executing judgment on His people. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> Represents the nation of Israel, the descendants of Jacob, who are experiencing God's judgment due to their disobedience. 3. <a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_judah.htm">Daughter of Judah</a> A poetic term for the people of Judah, emphasizing their vulnerability and the devastation they face. 4. <a href="/topical/s/strongholds.htm">Strongholds</a> Refers to the fortified places or defenses of Judah, symbolizing their security and pride, which God has dismantled. 5. <a href="/topical/p/princes.htm">Princes</a> The leaders or rulers of Judah, who have been brought down in shame as part of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> God's actions, though severe, are a response to persistent disobedience and idolatry. His judgment is just and serves as a call to repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The devastation of Judah serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It encourages believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a> The fall of the princes highlights the responsibility of leaders to guide their people in righteousness. It challenges current leaders to lead with integrity and faithfulness to God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_despair.htm">Hope Amidst Despair</a> While the passage is somber, it is part of a larger account that includes hope and restoration. Believers are reminded that God's discipline is ultimately for their good and His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 2</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_destroy_his_people.htm">Lamentations 2:2 – How can a supposedly merciful God “swallow up” His own people without pity? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'bulwark'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "bulwark" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_babylon_covet_judah's_wealth.htm">Isaiah 39:2: How could Judah, a small kingdom, have accumulated such wealth and armaments to intrigue Babylon's interest?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_micah_7_2's_disappearance.htm">Micah 7:2 speaks of the faithful vanishing--where is the historical or archaeological evidence for such a disappearance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) The habitations of Jacob . . .--The term is used primarily for the dwellings of shepherds, and it accordingly stands here for the open unwalled villages as contrasted with the fortified towns that are here mentioned.He hath polluted the kingdom.--See <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm" title="You have made void the covenant of your servant: you have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.">Psalm 89:39</a>. The term involves the thought that it had been a consecrated thing. It had become unclean, first through the sins, and then through the defeat and degradation, of its rulers.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Habitations; rather, pastures; The word properly means the settlements of shepherds in green, grassy spots, but here designates the country parts in general, distinguished from the "strongholds" of Judah. Hath polluted. So <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39</a>, "Thou hast profaned [same word as here] his crown [by casting it] to the ground." The wearer of a crown was regarded in the East as nearer to divinity than ordinary mortals; in some countries, indeed, e.g. in Egypt, almost as an incarnation of the deity. To discrown him was to "pollute" or "profane" him. <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/2-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Without וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no pity חָמַ֗ל (ḥā·mal) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2550.htm">Strong's 2550: </a> To commiserate, to spare the Lord אֲדֹנָ֜י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord has swallowed up בִּלַּ֨ע (bil·la‘) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1104.htm">Strong's 1104: </a> To swallow down, swallow up, engulf all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the dwellings נְא֣וֹת (nə·’ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4999.htm">Strong's 4999: </a> Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place of Jacob. יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc In His wrath בְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹ (bə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> Overflow, arrogance, fury He has demolished הָרַ֧ס (hā·ras) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy the fortified cities מִבְצְרֵ֥י (miḇ·ṣə·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4013.htm">Strong's 4013: </a> A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender of the Daughter בַת־ (ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Judah. יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites He brought הִגִּ֣יעַ (hig·gî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike to the ground לָאָ֑רֶץ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and defiled חִלֵּ֥ל (ḥil·lêl) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play her kingdom מַמְלָכָ֖ה (mam·lā·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign and its princes. וְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃ (wə·śā·re·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 2:2 The Lord has swallowed up all (Lam. 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