ב Bet

Without compassion(A) the Lord has swallowed up
all the dwellings of Jacob.
In His wrath He has demolished
the fortified cities(B) of Daughter Judah.
He brought them to the ground
and defiled the kingdom and its leaders.(C)

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Without pity(A) the Lord has swallowed(B) up
    all the dwellings of Jacob;
in his wrath he has torn down
    the strongholds(C) of Daughter Judah.
He has brought her kingdom and its princes
    down to the ground(D) in dishonor.

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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.

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ע Ayin

17 The Lord has done what He planned;
He has accomplished His decree,
which He ordained in days of old.
He has demolished without compassion,(A)
letting the enemy gloat over you
and exalting the horn of your adversaries.

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17 The Lord has done what he planned;
    he has fulfilled(A) his word,
    which he decreed long ago.(B)
He has overthrown you without pity,(C)
    he has let the enemy gloat over you,(D)
    he has exalted the horn[a] of your foes.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength.

17 The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

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ס Samek

43 You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us;
You have killed without compassion.(A)

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43 “You have covered yourself with anger and pursued(A) us;
    you have slain without pity.(B)

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43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

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