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Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and her prophets no longer find visions from the LORD. <a href="/nlt/lamentations/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jerusalem’s gates have sunk into the ground. He has smashed their locks and bars. Her kings and princes have been exiled to distant lands; her law has ceased to exist. Her prophets receive no more visions from the LORD. <a href="/esv/lamentations/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has ruined and broken her bars; her king and princes are among the nations; the law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the LORD. <a href="/bsb/lamentations/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD. <a href="/kjv/lamentations/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The Law is no more, And her prophets find no vision from the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground, He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her leaders are among the nations; The Law is gone. Her prophets, too, find No vision from the LORD. <a href="/nasb/lamentations/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground, He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The law is no more. Also, her prophets find No vision from the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Her gates have sunk into the ground, He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The law is no more; Also, her prophets find No vision from the LORD. <a href="/lsb/lamentations/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The law is no more. Also, her prophets find No vision from Yahweh. <a href="/amp/lamentations/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are [exiled] among the nations; The law is no more. Also, her prophets no longer find Vision from the LORD. <a href="/csb/lamentations/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Zion’s gates have fallen to the ground; he has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates. Her king and her leaders live among the nations, instruction is no more, and even her prophets receive no vision from the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/lamentations/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Zion&#8217s gates have fallen to the ground; He has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates. Her king and her leaders live among the nations, instruction is no more, and even her prophets receive no vision from the LORD. <a href="/asv/lamentations/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; Yea, her prophets find no vision from Jehovah. <a href="/cev/lamentations/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Zion's gates have fallen facedown on the ground; the bars that locked the gates are smashed to pieces. Her king and royal family are prisoners in foreign lands. Her priests don't teach, and her prophets don't have a message from the LORD. <a href="/erv/lamentations/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; yea, her prophets find no vision from the LORD. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "[Zion's] gates have sunk into the ground. [The LORD] destroyed and shattered the bars across its [gates]. Its king and influential people are [scattered] among the nations. There is no longer any instruction [from Moses' Teachings]. Its prophets can find no visions from the LORD. <a href="/gnt/lamentations/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> The gates lie buried in rubble, their bars smashed to pieces. The king and the noblemen now are in exile. The Law is no longer taught, and the prophets have no visions from the LORD. <a href="/isv/lamentations/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jerusalem's gates collapsed to the ground; he destroyed and broke the bars of her gates. Both king and prince have gone into captivity. There is no instruction, and the prophets receive no vision from the LORD. <a href="/msb/lamentations/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD. <a href="/net/lamentations/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Her city gates have fallen to the ground; he smashed to bits the bars that lock her gates. Her king and princes were taken into exile; there is no more guidance available. As for her prophets, they no longer receive a vision from the LORD. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Her gates are sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the LORD. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more: her prophets also find no vision from the LORD. <a href="/web/lamentations/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not. Yes, her prophets find no vision from Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Sunk into the earth have her gates, "" He has destroyed and broken her bars, "" Her king and her princes [are] among the nations, "" There is no law, also her prophets "" Have not found vision from YHWH. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Sunk into the earth have her gates, He hath destroyed and broken her bars, Her king and her princes are among the nations, There is no law, also her prophets Have not found vision from Jehovah. <a href="/slt/lamentations/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Her gates sank into the earth; he destroyed and broke her bars: her king and her chiefs among the nations: no law: also her prophets found not a vision from Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Teth. Her gates are sunk into the ground: he hath destroyed, and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more, and her prophets have found no vision from the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> TETH. Her gates have been buried in the ground. He has ruined and crushed its bars. Her king and her princes are with the Gentiles. There is no law, and her prophets have found no vision from the Lord. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Her gates sank into the ground; he smashed her bars to bits. Her king and her princes are among the nations; instruction is wanting, Even her prophets do not obtain any vision from the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has ruined and broken her bars; her king and princes are among the nations; guidance is no more, and her prophets obtain no vision from the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Her gates are sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars; her kings and her princes are among the Gentiles; the law is no more; her prophets also find no visions from the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Teth Her gates have sunk into the ground, and they destroyed and broke her bars. Her Kings and her Princes are among the Gentiles. There is no Law, also her Prophets have not found a vision from LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Her gates are sunk into the ground; He hath destroyed and broken her bars; Her king and her princes are among the nations, Instruction is no more; Yea, her prophets find No vision from the LORD. <a href="/sep/lamentations/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> TETH. Her gates are sunk into the ground: he has destroyed and broken to pieces her bars, and her king and her prince among the Gentiles: there is no law, nay, her prophets have seen no vision from the Lord. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/2-9.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=470" 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> …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. 9<a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: šə·‘ā·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">Her gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883: ṭā·ḇə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To sink, sink down. A primitive root; to sink.">have sunk</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ḇā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">into the ground;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ib·baḏ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">He has destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: wə·šib·bar (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">and shattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1280.htm" title="1280: bə·rî·ḥe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A bar. From barach; a bolt.">their bars.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·kāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- King. From malak; a king.">Her king</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 her princes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḇag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">are exiled among the nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·rāh (N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">the law</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">is no more,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and even</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: nə·ḇî·’e·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">her prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. ">find</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/2377.htm" title="2377: ḥā·zō·wn (N-ms) -- Vision. From chazah; a sight, i.e. A dream, revelation, or oracle.">vision</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">from the LORD.</a> 10The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.…<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/14-2.htm">Jeremiah 14:2</a> “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Jeremiah 52:7</a> Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a> And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22-24</a> I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. / Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. / So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned. <a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2-3</a> And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached. / Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon. <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">2 Kings 25:10</a> And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a> And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10</a> The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Ezekiel 26:10</a> His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. <a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a> Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! <a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Luke 19:43-44</a> For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” <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.” <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="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a> “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Her gates are sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.gates<a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a> And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.<a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2,8</a> And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up… <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Jeremiah 51:30</a> The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.her king<a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3</a> Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.<a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Lamentations 4:15,20</a> They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36</a> The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.the law<a href="/2_chronicles/15-3.htm">2 Chronicles 15:3</a> Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.<a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Ezekiel 7:26</a> Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.<a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Hosea 3:4</a> For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:her prophets<a href="/psalms/74-9.htm">Psalm 74:9</a> We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.<a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Amos 8:11,12</a> Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: … <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Micah 3:6,7</a> Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Exiled</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">Find</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">Found</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-13.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Law</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-11.htm">Obtain</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-36.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm">Sunk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Visions</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Exiled</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm">Find</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Found</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-42.htm">Law</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-45.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/daniel/11-5.htm">Obtain</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Sunk</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Visions</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 symbolizes the complete destruction and humiliation of Jerusalem. Gates were crucial for a city's defense and commerce, representing strength and security. The sinking of the gates into the ground indicates a total collapse, both physically and morally. In ancient Near Eastern cities, gates were also places of judgment and decision-making, so their destruction signifies the breakdown of societal order. This imagery echoes the lament over the fall of Jerusalem in <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">2 Kings 25:10</a>, where the walls and gates were broken down by the Babylonians.He has destroyed and shattered their bars. The bars of a city gate were essential for protection against invaders. Their destruction implies that God has allowed the city to become vulnerable to its enemies. This act of divine judgment reflects the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-52.htm">Deuteronomy 28:52</a>, where God warns that disobedience would lead to the siege and destruction of cities. The shattering of the bars also signifies the removal of divine protection, as seen in the broader context of Lamentations, where God's presence and favor have been withdrawn due to the people's unfaithfulness.Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, The exile of the king and princes represents the loss of national leadership and identity. This fulfills the prophecy given in <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-30</a>, where God declares that Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, would be taken into exile. The deportation of the ruling class was a common practice by conquering empires to prevent rebellion and assimilate the elite into their own culture. This dispersion among the nations also reflects the broader theme of the Babylonian exile, a pivotal event in Jewish history that reshaped their identity and faith.the law is no more, The absence of the law indicates a spiritual and moral crisis. The Torah, or law, was central to Jewish life, guiding religious practices and ethical behavior. Its loss suggests that the people have strayed from God's commandments, leading to chaos and judgment. This aligns with <a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a>, where God laments that His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. The cessation of the law also points to the absence of temple worship and the sacrificial system, which were integral to maintaining the covenant relationship with God.and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD. Prophets were God's messengers, providing guidance and revelation to the people. The lack of prophetic vision signifies a severance of communication between God and His people, a dire consequence of their persistent sin. This silence from God is reminiscent of <a href="/1_samuel/3.htm">1 Samuel 3:1</a>, where the word of the Lord was rare in those days. The absence of visions underscores the theme of divine judgment and abandonment, as God withdraws His guidance and leaves the people to face the consequences of their actions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city whose gates have sunk and whose leaders are exiled. It represents the heart of Judah and the center of Jewish worship and governance. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_gates.htm">The Gates</a> Symbolic of the city's strength and security, now destroyed, indicating vulnerability and defeat. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_king_and_princes.htm">The King and Princes</a> The leadership of Judah, now exiled, representing the loss of national sovereignty and guidance. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a> Refers to the Torah, the divine instruction that guided the people, now seemingly absent or ineffective. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_prophets.htm">The Prophets</a> Those who were meant to receive visions and guidance from God, now without revelation, indicating a spiritual desolation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of its leaders serve as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. It calls believers to reflect on their own obedience to God's Word. <a href="/topical/t/the_loss_of_spiritual_guidance.htm">The Loss of Spiritual Guidance</a> The absence of prophetic vision signifies a deep spiritual crisis. This challenges us to value and seek God's guidance through His Word and Spirit in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a> The exile of the king and princes underscores the importance of godly leadership. It encourages us to pray for and support leaders who seek to follow God's will. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a> Even in the midst of judgment and despair, Lamentations points to the possibility of restoration. Believers are reminded to hold onto hope and trust in God's faithfulness, even when circumstances seem dire.<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/what_is_the_bsb.htm">Will zeal for your house consume me?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'without_vision'_mean.htm">What does "Without vision the people perish" mean?</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_2_8-10__how_is_eating_a_scroll_plausible.htm">Ezekiel 2:8-10: How do we reconcile the command to physically eat a scroll with scientific plausibility and the lack of mention of any lasting effects?</a> <a href="/q/why_blame_sin_alone_for_jerusalem's_fall.htm">Why does Lamentations 1:9 attribute Jerusalem's downfall solely to sin when geopolitics also played a role?</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>(9) Her gates . . .--The picture of ruin is completed. The gates are broken, and hidden by heaps of rubbish as if they had been buried in the earth; they cannot be closed, for the bars are gone. King and princes are captives to the Chaldaeans. The Law was practically repealed, for the conditions of its observance were absent, and prophecy had become a thing of the past. The outward desolation was but the shadow of that of the nation's spiritual life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Are sunk into the ground; i.e. are broken down and buried in the dust. The Law is no more. The observance of the Law being rendered impossible by the destruction of the temple. Comp. this and the next clause with <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Ezekiel 7:26</a>. <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/2-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Her gates שְׁעָרֶ֔יהָ (šə·‘ā·re·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate have sunk טָבְע֤וּ (ṭā·ḇə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2883.htm">Strong's 2883: </a> To sink, sink down into the ground; בָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (ḇā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land He has destroyed אִבַּ֥ד (’ib·baḏ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and shattered וְשִׁבַּ֖ר (wə·šib·bar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> To break, break in pieces their bars. בְּרִיחֶ֑יהָ (bə·rî·ḥe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1280.htm">Strong's 1280: </a> A bolt Her king מַלְכָּ֨הּ (mal·kāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king and her princes וְשָׂרֶ֤יהָ (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 are [exiled] among the nations, בַגּוֹיִם֙ (ḇag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts the law תּוֹרָ֔ה (tō·w·rāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> Direction, instruction, law is no more, אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle and even גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and her prophets נְבִיאֶ֕יהָ (nə·ḇî·’e·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet find מָצְא֥וּ (mā·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no vision חָז֖וֹן (ḥā·zō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2377.htm">Strong's 2377: </a> A sight, a dream, revelation, oracle from the LORD. מֵיְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 2:9 Her gates are sunk into the ground (Lam. 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