ESV Reformation Study Bible – Lam 2:17
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Lam 2:17

2:17 carried out his word . . . commanded long ago. God’s purposes of judgment were declared in the curses of the covenant (Lev. 26:23–39; Deut. 28:15–68); the present fate of Judah has happened in accordance with God’s known purposes.

might. See note on v. 3.