Lamentations 2:5
Lamentations 2:5 in Multiple Translations
The 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.
The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
The Lord is become as an enemy, he hath swallowed up Israel; He hath swallowed up all her palaces, he hath destroyed his strongholds; And he hath multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
The Lord has become like one fighting against her, sending destruction on Israel; he has sent destruction on all her great houses, making waste his strong places: increasing the grief and the sorrow of the daughter of Judah.
The Lord has become like an enemy, completely destroying Israel and its palaces, demolishing its fortresses, making the Daughter of Judah cry and mourn more and more.
The Lord was as an enemie: he hath deuoured Israel, and consumed all his palaces: hee hath destroyed his strong holdes, and hath increased in the daughter of Iudah lamentation and mourning.
The Lord hath been as an enemy, He hath swallowed up Israel, He hath swallowed up all her palaces, He hath destroyed His fortresses, And He multiplieth in the daughter of Judah Mourning and moaning.
The Lord has become as an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed his strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation in the daughter of Judah.
The LORD was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
He. The Lord is become as an enemy: he hath cast down Israel headlong, he hath overthrown all the walls thereof: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath multiplied in the daughter of Juda the afflicted, both men and women.
Yahweh has become like an enemy to us Israelis; he has destroyed our palaces and caused our fortresses to become ruins. He has gotten rid of many people in Jerusalem, and caused us to mourn and weep for those who were killed.
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Study Notes — Lamentations 2:5
- Context
- Cross References
- Lamentations 2:5 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 2:5
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 2:5
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Lamentations 2:5
- Trapp's Commentary on Lamentations 2:5
- Ellicott's Commentary on Lamentations 2:5
- Cambridge Bible on Lamentations 2:5
- Barnes' Notes on Lamentations 2:5
- Whedon's Commentary on Lamentations 2:5
- Sermons on Lamentations 2:5
Context — God’s Anger over Jerusalem
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.
6He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest. 7The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Lamentations 2:2 | Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. |
| 2 | Jeremiah 30:14 | All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. |
| 3 | Jeremiah 52:13 | He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. |
| 4 | 2 Kings 25:9 | He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. |
| 5 | Lamentations 2:4 | He 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. |
| 6 | Jeremiah 15:1 | Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go. |
| 7 | 2 Chronicles 36:16–17 | But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, |
| 8 | Jeremiah 9:17–20 | This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them. Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water. For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’” Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament. |
| 9 | Ezekiel 2:10 | which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe. |
Lamentations 2:5 Summary
This verse is saying that God's judgment on Israel was so severe that it was like He was their enemy, destroying their cities and strongholds. This was not because God hated Israel, but because He loved them and wanted to bring them back to Himself, as we see in Jeremiah 31:3. Just like a parent disciplines their child to teach them right from wrong, God disciplines His people to bring them closer to Him, as described in Hebrews 12:6. This verse reminds us that God is a God of both love and justice, and we must always remember to obey His commands and seek His mercy, as encouraged in Psalm 103:17-18.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does it say the Lord is like an enemy in Lamentations 2:5?
This verse is describing the severity of God's judgment on Israel, as seen in Lamentations 2:5, where He has swallowed up Israel and destroyed her strongholds, much like an enemy would, as also described in Deuteronomy 28:49-50.
What does it mean that the Lord has swallowed up Israel?
This phrase is a metaphor for God's complete and utter judgment on Israel, leaving no part of the nation untouched, similar to what is described in Jeremiah 25:30-33, where God's judgment is poured out on all nations.
How can a loving God bring such destruction on His people?
The Bible teaches that God is both loving and just, and His judgment is always motivated by a desire to restore His people to Himself, as seen in Jeremiah 31:3, where God's love for Israel is described, and also in Hebrews 12:6, which explains that God disciplines those He loves.
What is the significance of the phrase 'the Daughter of Judah' in this verse?
The phrase 'the Daughter of Judah' is a poetic way of referring to the people of Judah, emphasizing their special relationship with God, as seen in 2 Kings 19:21, where the Daughter of Zion is mentioned, and also in Isaiah 62:11, which describes the Daughter of Zion as a symbol of God's people.
Reflection Questions
- How does this verse challenge my understanding of God's character and His relationship with His people?
- In what ways have I experienced God's discipline or judgment in my own life, and how has it shaped me?
- What does this verse teach me about the importance of obedience to God's commands and the consequences of disobedience?
- How can I balance the idea of God's judgment with His love and mercy, as described in Scripture?
Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 2:5
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 2:5
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Lamentations 2:5
Trapp's Commentary on Lamentations 2:5
Ellicott's Commentary on Lamentations 2:5
Cambridge Bible on Lamentations 2:5
Barnes' Notes on Lamentations 2:5
Whedon's Commentary on Lamentations 2:5
Sermons on Lamentations 2:5
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Prayer, Monolog or Dialog? by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the story of Moses and his encounter with God at the burning bush. Moses had fled to the desert after killing an Egyptian and spent 40 years |
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Power With God Exemplified in Samuel by T. Austin-Sparks | T. Austin-Sparks emphasizes the significance of Samuel's ministry as a representation of power with God, particularly in a time when the people of Israel were not aligned with God' |
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Isaiah 50:4 by Chuck Smith | Chuck Smith emphasizes the importance of listening in prayer, asserting that prayer should not be a one-sided conversation but a dialogue with God. He illustrates that the mighties |
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Power With God Exemplified in Moses by T. Austin-Sparks | T. Austin-Sparks emphasizes the profound relationship between God and Moses, illustrating how Moses' deep commitment to God's purpose exemplifies true power with God. He argues tha |
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Has God Told You to Stop Praying? by David Smithers | David Smithers addresses the concern and hopelessness many Christians feel regarding the Church and the nation's desperate times, emphasizing the importance of not giving up on pra |
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(Haggai) Pointed Powerful Paralysing Preaching by Willie Mullan | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the challenges faced by the people of Judah and Benjamin as they built the temple of the Lord. He emphasizes that when God calls us to do His |
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His Manifest Presence - Part 1 by Walter Beuttler | In this sermon transcript, the speaker shares a harrowing experience of witnessing a violent attack on a bus. He emphasizes the importance of relying on God's presence as a shield |





