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Lamentations 2:2-4
English Standard Version
Lamentations 2:2-4
English Standard Version
2 The Lord (A)has swallowed up (B)without mercy
all the habitations of Jacob;
in his wrath (C)he has broken down
the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;
he has brought (D)down to the ground (E)in dishonor
the kingdom (F)and its rulers.
3 He has cut down in (G)fierce anger
all (H)the might of Israel;
(I)he has withdrawn from them his right hand
in the face of the enemy;
(J)he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob,
consuming all around.
4 (K)He has bent his bow like an enemy,
with his right hand set (L)like a foe;
and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes;
in the tent of the daughter of Zion,
he has poured out his fury like fire.
Lamentations 2:2-4
New International Version
Lamentations 2:2-4
New International Version
2 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.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:3 Or off / all the strength; or every king
- Lamentations 2:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.
Lamentations 2:2-4
King James Version
Lamentations 2:2-4
King James Version
2 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.
3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
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