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He has given the walls of her palaces into the hands of the enemy; they have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed festival. <a href="/nlt/lamentations/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> The Lord has rejected his own altar; he despises his own sanctuary. He has given Jerusalem’s palaces to her enemies. They shout in the LORD’s Temple as though it were a day of celebration. <a href="/esv/lamentations/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> The Lord has scorned his altar, disowned his sanctuary; he has delivered into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they raised a clamor in the house of the LORD as on the day of festival. <a href="/bsb/lamentations/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/kjv/lamentations/2.htm">King James Bible</a> The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/2.htm">New King James Version</a> The Lord has spurned His altar, He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has given up the walls of her palaces Into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of the LORD As on the day of a set feast. <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The Lord has rejected His altar, He has repudiated His sanctuary; He has handed over The walls of her palaces to the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of the LORD As on the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/nasb/lamentations/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> The Lord has rejected His altar, He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces. They have made a noise in the house of the LORD As in the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The Lord has rejected His altar, He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces. They have made a noise in the house of the LORD As in the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/lsb/lamentations/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces. They have made a noise in the house of Yahweh As in the day of an appointed time. <a href="/amp/lamentations/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary. He has given into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces; They have made a noise in the house of the LORD As on a day of an appointed feast. <a href="/csb/lamentations/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The Lord has rejected his altar, repudiated his sanctuary; he has handed the walls of her palaces over to the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed festival. <a href="/hcsb/lamentations/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The Lord has rejected His altar, repudiated His sanctuary; He has handed the walls of her palaces over to the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed festival. <a href="/asv/lamentations/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary; He hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces: They have made a noise in the house of Jehovah, as in the day of a solemn assembly. <a href="/cev/lamentations/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Lord abandoned his altar and his temple; he let Zion's enemies capture her fortresses. Noisy shouts were heard from the temple, as if it were a time of celebration. <a href="/erv/lamentations/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces: they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn assembly. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Lord rejected his altar and disowned his holy place. He handed the walls of Zion's palaces over to its enemies. The enemies made noise in the LORD's temple as though it were a festival day. <a href="/gnt/lamentations/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Lord rejected his altar and deserted his holy Temple; He allowed the enemy to tear down its walls. They shouted in victory where once we had worshiped in joy. <a href="/isv/lamentations/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> The Lord rejected his altar, disavowing his sanctuary. He gave up her palace walls to the control of the enemy. They shouted in the LORD's Temple, as though they were attending a day of celebration. <a href="/msb/lamentations/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/net/lamentations/2.htm">NET Bible</a> The Lord rejected his altar and abhorred his temple. He handed over to the enemy her palace walls; the enemy shouted in the LORD's temple as if it were a feast day. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD has rejected his altar, he has disowned his sanctuary, and has given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces. They have made a shout in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn assembly. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. <a href="/web/lamentations/2.htm">World English Bible</a> The Lord has cast off his altar. He has abhorred his sanctuary. He has given the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in Yahweh’s house, as in the day of a solemn assembly. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The Lord has cast off His altar, "" He has rejected His sanctuary, "" He has shut up into the hand of the enemy "" The walls of her palaces, "" A noise they have made in the house of YHWH "" Like a day of appointment. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The Lord hath cast off His altar, He hath rejected His sanctuary, He hath shut up into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces, A noise they have made in the house of Jehovah Like a day of appointment. <a href="/slt/lamentations/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah rejected his altar, he abhorred his holy place, he shut up in the hand of the enemy the walls of her castles; they gave a voice in the house of Jehovah, as the day of the appointment.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Zain. The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath cursed his sanctuary: he hath delivered the walls of the towers thereof into the hand of the enemy: they have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> ZAIN. The Lord has pushed away his own altar. He has cursed his own sanctuary. He has delivered the walls of its towers into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as if on the day of a solemnity. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/2.htm">New American Bible</a> The Lord has rejected his altar, spurned his sanctuary; He has handed over to the enemy the walls of its strongholds. They shout in the house of the LORD as on a feast day. <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The Lord has scorned his altar, disowned his sanctuary; he has delivered into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; a clamor was raised in the house of the LORD as on a day of festival.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The LORD has forgotten his sanctuary, he has despised his altar, he has given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a shout in the house of the LORD, as on a day of a solemn feast. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Zayin LORD JEHOVAH has forgotten his altar. He has despised his holy place. He has delivered the walls of his palaces into the hand of the enemy. They made noise in the house of LORD JEHOVAH like that in the day of a festival<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The Lord hath cast off His altar, He hath abhorred His sanctuary, He hath given up into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces; They have made a noise in the house of the LORD, As in the day of a solemn assembly. <a href="/sep/lamentations/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> ZAIN. The Lord has rejected his altar, he has cast off his sanctuary, he has broken by the hand of the enemy the wall of her palaces; they have uttered their voice in the house of the Lord as on a feast day. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/2-7.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=435" 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> …6He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest. 7<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/2186.htm" title="2186: zā·naḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Reject, forsake, fail. A primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e. Reject, forsake, fail.">has rejected</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bə·ḥōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">His altar;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5010.htm" title="5010: ni·’êr (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- Probably to abhor, spurn. A primitive root; to reject.">He has abandoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: miq·dā·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">His sanctuary;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: his·gîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">He has delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·mōṯ (N-fpc) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/759.htm" title="759: ’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A citadel. From an unused root; a citadel.">of her palaces</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·w·yêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">of the enemy.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">They have raised</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">a shout</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <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.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kə·yō·wm (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of an appointed feast.</a> 8The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away.…<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="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Ezekiel 8:6</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.” <a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-7</a> Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. / He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. ... <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a> For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-17</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a> “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ... <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7</a> I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies. <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1-8</a> A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture? / Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell. / Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed. ... <a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a> because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind. <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7-9</a> then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ / And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’” <a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a> Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. <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/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</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. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a> When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13-17</a> When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ... <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a> However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The LORD has cast off his altar, he has abhorred his sanctuary, he has given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.cast off<a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Lamentations 2:1</a> 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!<a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31,44</a> And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours… <a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59-61</a> When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: … given up Heb.<a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5</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="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a> And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.<a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm">Jeremiah 32:29</a> And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.they have<a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Psalm 72:4</a> He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.<a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Psalm 74:3-8</a> Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary… <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Ezekiel 7:21,22</a> And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-7.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Clamor</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-14.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-9.htm">Disowned</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Scorned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-14.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/4-10.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/acts/23-9.htm">Clamor</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/luke/12-9.htm">Disowned</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-9.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-2.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-20.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Scorned</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Walls</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 indicates a profound divine judgment. The altar, central to Israel's worship, symbolizes God's presence and the people's covenant relationship with Him. Rejection of the altar signifies a broken relationship due to persistent sin and idolatry (<a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12-14</a>). Historically, this reflects the destruction of the Temple in 586 BC by the Babylonians, a consequence of Israel's disobedience (<a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a>). Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of repentance.He has abandoned His sanctuary; The sanctuary, or the Temple, was the dwelling place of God's glory among His people (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). Abandonment here suggests God's withdrawal of His protective presence, leaving the Temple vulnerable to desecration. This echoes Ezekiel's vision of God's glory departing from the Temple (<a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Ezekiel 10:18-19</a>). It serves as a warning of the consequences of forsaking God's commandments and highlights the need for a pure heart in worship (<a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a>).He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. This phrase describes the physical and symbolic fall of Jerusalem's defenses. The palaces represent the city's strength and royal authority, now handed over to adversaries as a result of divine judgment (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-19</a>). This event fulfills prophetic warnings given by Jeremiah and other prophets (<a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10</a>). It illustrates the futility of relying on human strength and the importance of trusting in God alone (<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>).They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. The shout, typically associated with joyous celebration during feasts (Leviticus 23), is here a mockery by the enemy within the sacred space of the Temple. This desecration highlights the reversal of fortune for Jerusalem, where joy has turned to sorrow (<a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a>). It foreshadows the ultimate desecration by Antiochus IV Epiphanes and later by the Romans, pointing to the need for a new covenant and a perfect sanctuary found in Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a> The sovereign God of Israel, who is depicted as having rejected His own altar and sanctuary due to the people's unfaithfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar_and_sanctuary.htm">The Altar and Sanctuary</a> Central places of worship in Jerusalem, symbolizing God's presence and the covenant relationship with His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_enemy.htm">The Enemy</a> The foreign powers, likely the Babylonians, who have been allowed by God to conquer Jerusalem and desecrate the holy places. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_walls_of_her_palaces.htm">The Walls of Her Palaces</a> Refers to the fortifications of Jerusalem, which have been breached by the enemy. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a> The temple in Jerusalem, which was the center of Jewish worship and the symbol of God's dwelling among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_justice.htm">God's Holiness and Justice</a> God's rejection of His altar and sanctuary underscores His holiness and the seriousness of sin. He cannot dwell where sin is rampant. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a> The destruction of the temple and the city walls serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_worship.htm">The Importance of True Worship</a> The desecration of the temple highlights the need for genuine worship and a heart aligned with God's will, rather than mere ritualistic practices. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> Even in judgment, God is sovereign. He uses nations and events to fulfill His purposes, calling His people back to repentance. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> While Lamentations is a book of mourning, it also points to the hope of restoration and renewal for those who return to God with a repentant heart.<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/how_is_god's_presence_everlasting_if_he_left.htm">Lamentations 2:7 – If God truly abandoned His altar and temple, how do we reconcile this with the belief that the divine presence is everlasting? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_tisha_b'av_signify.htm">What does Tisha B'Av signify?</a> <a href="/q/do_findings_match_lamentations_5_2's_ruin.htm">Lamentations 5:2 depicts a Jerusalem left desolate—do archaeological findings fully align with the extent of destruction described? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_walls_of_jerusalem.htm">What are the Walls of Jerusalem?</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>(7) Hath cast off . . . hath abhorred.--The two verbs are used in a like context in <a href="/psalms/89-38.htm" title="But you have cast off and abhorred, you have been wroth with your anointed.">Psalm 89:38</a>.His sanctuary.--The word points to the Holy of Holies, and "the walls of her palaces" are therefore those of the Temple rather than of the city.They have made a noise.--The shouts of the enemies in their triumph, perhaps even the shouts of their worship, had taken the place of the hallelujahs of the "solemn feast."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Her palaces; i.e. those of the daughter of Zion, especially "high buildings" (this is the true meaning of 'armon) of the temple. They have made a noise, etc. Comp. <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Psalm 74:3</a>, "Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy place of meeting." The passages are parallel, though, whether the calamities referred to are the same in beth, cannot a priori be determined. The shouts of triumph of the foe are likened to the festal shouts of the temple worshippers (comp. <a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Isaiah 30:29</a>; <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Amos 5:24</a>). <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/2-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The Lord אֲדֹנָ֤י ׀ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord has rejected זָנַ֨ח (zā·naḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2186.htm">Strong's 2186: </a> Reject, forsake, fail His altar; מִזְבְּחוֹ֙ (miz·bə·ḥōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar He has abandoned נִאֵ֣ר (ni·’êr) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5010.htm">Strong's 5010: </a> Probably to abhor, spurn His sanctuary; מִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹ (miq·dā·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum He has handed the walls חוֹמֹ֖ת (ḥō·w·mōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> A wall of protection of her palaces אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ (’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_759.htm">Strong's 759: </a> A citadel over to הִסְגִּיר֙ (his·gîr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> To shut up, to surrender the enemy. אוֹיֵ֔ב (’ō·w·yêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary They have raised נָתְנ֥וּ (nā·ṯə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set a shout ק֛וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound in the house בְּבֵית־ (bə·ḇêṯ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel as on the day כְּי֥וֹם (kə·yō·wm) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of an appointed feast. מוֹעֵֽד׃ (mō·w·‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 2:7 The Lord has cast off his altar (Lam. 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