Lamentations

Lamentations 2:3–5

3In fierce anger He has cut off

every hornb of Israel

and withdrawn His right hand

at the approach of the enemy.

He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire

that consumes everything around it.

4He has bent His bow like an enemy;

His right hand is positioned.

Like a foe He has killed

all who were pleasing to the eye;

He has poured out His wrath like fire

on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.

5The Lord is like an enemy;

He has swallowed up Israel.

He has swallowed up all her palaces

and destroyed her strongholds.

He has multiplied mourning and lamentation

for the Daughter of Judah.

Footnotes

  • b 2:3 Or all the strength

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Lamentations 2:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In fierceבָּֽחֳרִיbå̄·ḥo·rīPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2750 burning
angerאַ֗ף’ap̄Noun - masculine singularH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
He has cut offגָּדַ֣עgā·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1438 hew, hew down or off
everyכֹּ֚לkōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
hornקֶ֣רֶןqe·renNoun - feminine singular constructH7161 horn
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
withdrawnהֵשִׁ֥יבhê·šîḇVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
His right handיְמִינ֖וֹyə·mî·nōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3225 right hand
at the approachמִפְּנֵ֣יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
of the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב’ō·w·yêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH341 be hostile to
He has burnedוַיִּבְעַ֤רway·yiḇ·‘arConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1197 burn, consume
in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹב֙bə·ya·‘ă·qōḇPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
like a flamingלֶֽהָבָ֔הle·hā·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH3852 id.
fireכְּאֵ֣שׁkə·’êšPreposition-k; Noun - common singular constructH784 fire
that consumesאָכְלָ֖ה’ā·ḵə·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
everything around itסָבִֽיב׃סsā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about

Lamentations 2:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He has bentדָּרַ֨ךְdā·raḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1869 tread, march
His bowקַשְׁתּ֜וֹqaš·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7198 bow
like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵ֗בkə·’ō·w·yêḇPreposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH341 be hostile to
His right handיְמִינוֹ֙yə·mî·nōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3225 right hand
is positionedנִצָּ֤בniṣ·ṣāḇVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH5324 take one's stand, stand
Like a foeכְּצָ֔רkə·ṣārPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH6862 narrow, tight
He has killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔גway·ya·hă·rōḡConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2026 kill, slay
allכֹּ֖לkōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who were pleasingמַחֲמַדֵּי־ma·ḥă·mad·dê-Noun - masculine plural constructH4261 desire, desirable thing
to the eyeעָ֑יִן‘ā·yinNoun - common singularH5869 eye
He has poured outשָׁפַ֥ךְšā·p̄aḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8210 pour out, pour
His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃סḥă·mā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2534 heat, rage
like fireכָּאֵ֖שׁkā·’êšPreposition-k, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire
on the tentבְּאֹ֙הֶל֙bə·’ō·helPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH168 tent
of the Daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןṣî·yō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH6726 Zion

Lamentations 2:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
isהָיָ֨הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like an enemyכְּאוֹיֵב֙kə·’ō·w·yêḇPreposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH341 be hostile to
He has swallowed upבִּלַּ֣עbil·la‘Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
He has swallowed upבִּלַּע֙bil·la‘Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH759 citadel
and destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תši·ḥêṯVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7843 go to ruin (?)
her strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יוmiḇ·ṣā·rāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4013 fortification
He has multipliedוַיֶּ֙רֶב֙way·ye·reḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
mourningתַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta·’ă·nî·yāhNoun - feminine singularH8386 lamentation
and lamentationוַאֲנִיָּֽה׃סwa·’ă·nî·yāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH592 mourning
for the Daughterבְּבַת־bə·ḇaṯ-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah

Cross-references

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Lamentations 2:3 Psalm 74:11 · Isaiah 42:25 · Psalm 75:10 · Psalm 75:5 · Jeremiah 48:25 · Psalm 79:5 · Psalm 89:46

Lamentations 2:4 Jeremiah 7:20 · Isaiah 42:25 · Job 6:4 · Ezekiel 24:25 · Jeremiah 21:5 · Lamentations 3:12–13 · Jeremiah 30:14 · Nahum 1:6

Lamentations 2:5 Lamentations 2:2 · Jeremiah 30:14 · 2 Kings 25:9 · Jeremiah 52:13 · Lamentations 2:4

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