Lamentations

Lamentations 2:17

¹⁷The LORD has done what He planned;

He has accomplished His decree,

which He ordained in days of old;

He has overthrown you without pity.

He has let the enemy gloat over you

and exalted the horn^c of your foes.

Footnotes

c 2:17 Or the strength

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has done	עָשָׂ֨ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He planned	זָמָ֗ם	zā·mām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2161 consider, purpose, devise
He has accomplished	בִּצַּ֤ע	biṣ·ṣa‘	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1214 cut off, break off, gain by violence
His decree	אֶמְרָתוֹ֙	’em·rā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He ordained	צִוָּ֣ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
in days	מִֽימֵי־	mî·mê-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of old	קֶ֔דֶם	qe·ḏem	Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
He has overthrown you	הָרַ֖ס	hā·ras	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down
without	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pity	חָמָ֑ל	ḥā·māl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2550 spare
He has let the enemy	אוֹיֵ֔ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
gloat	וַיְשַׂמַּ֤ח	way·śam·maḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
over you	עָלַ֙יִךְ֙	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
and exalted	הֵרִ֖ים	hê·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
the horn	קֶ֥רֶן	qe·ren	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7161 horn
of your foes	צָרָֽיִךְ׃ס	ṣā·rā·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H6862 narrow, tight

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 5:11 · Psalm 89:42 · Ezekiel 7:8–9 · Lamentations 1:5 · Deuteronomy 28:15–68 · Ezekiel 8:18 · Lamentations 2:1–2 · Deuteronomy 31:16–17 · Leviticus 26:14–46 · Deuteronomy 29:18–23 · Lamentations 2:8 · Deuteronomy 32:15–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.