Lamentations 2:6
Lamentations 2:6 in Multiple Translations
He 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.
And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden; he hath destroyed his place of assembly: Jehovah hath caused solemn assembly and sabbath to be forgotten in Zion, And hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
And he has violently taken away his tent, as from a garden; he has made waste his meeting-place: the Lord has taken away the memory of feast and Sabbath in Zion, and in the passion of his wrath he is against king and priest.
He has torn down his Temple as if was a garden shed; he has destroyed his meeting place. The Lord has made Zion forget about her religious festivals and Sabbaths. In his fury he has disowned both king and priest.
For hee hath destroyed his Tabernacle, as a garden, hee hath destroyed his Congregation: the Lord hath caused the feastes and Sabbathes to bee forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his wrath the King and the Priest.
And He shaketh as a garden His tabernacle, He hath destroyed His appointed place, Jehovah hath forgotten in Zion the appointed time and sabbath, And despiseth, in the indignation of His anger, king and priest.
He has violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were a garden. He has destroyed his place of assembly. The LORD has caused solemn assembly and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion. In the indignation of his anger, he has despised the king and the priest.
And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and in the indignation of his anger hath despised the king and the priest.
Vau. And he hath destroyed his tent as a garden, he hath thrown down his tabernacle: the Lord hath caused feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Sion: and hath delivered up king and priest to reproach, and to the indignation of his wrath.
He has caused his temple to be smashed as easily as [SIM] if it was a shelter in a garden. He has caused us, his people, to forget all our sacred festivals and Sabbath days. He has caused our kings and priests to be rejected because he was extremely angry with them.
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Lamentations 2:6 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יַּחְמֹ֤ס
כַּ/גַּן֙
שֻׂכּ֔/וֹ
שִׁחֵ֖ת
מוֹעֲד֑/וֹ
שִׁכַּ֨ח
יְהוָ֤ה
בְּ/צִיּוֹן֙
מוֹעֵ֣ד
וְ/שַׁבָּ֔ת
וַ/יִּנְאַ֥ץ
בְּ/זַֽעַם
אַפּ֖/וֹ
מֶ֥לֶךְ
וְ/כֹהֵֽן
וַ/יַּחְמֹ֤ס
châmaç
H2554
to injure
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
כַּ/גַּן֙
gan
H1588
garden
Prep | N-cs
שֻׂכּ֔/וֹ
sôk
H7900
booth
N-ms | Suff
שִׁחֵ֖ת
shâchath
H7843
to ruin
V-Piel-Perf-3ms
מוֹעֲד֑/וֹ
môwʻêd
H4150
meeting
N-ms | Suff
שִׁכַּ֨ח
shâkach
H7911
to forget
V-Piel-Perf-3ms
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
בְּ/צִיּוֹן֙
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
Prep | N-proper
מוֹעֵ֣ד
môwʻêd
H4150
meeting
N-ms
וְ/שַׁבָּ֔ת
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
Conj | N-cs
וַ/יִּנְאַ֥ץ
nâʼats
H5006
to spurn
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
בְּ/זַֽעַם
zaʻam
H2195
indignation
Prep | N-ms
אַפּ֖/וֹ
ʼaph
H639
face
N-ms | Suff
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
King's
N-ms
וְ/כֹהֵֽן
kôhên
H3548
priest
Conj | N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Lamentations 2:6
וַ/יַּחְמֹ֤ס
châmaç
H2554
"to injure"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to harm or injure someone, either physically or emotionally. It is used in Exodus and Deuteronomy to describe violent acts, and in Proverbs to warn against doing wrong to others. It involves treating others cruelly.
Definition: 1) to wrong, do violence to, treat violently, do wrongly 1a) (Qal) to treat violently, do wrong 1a1) of physical wrong 1a2) of ethical wrong 1a3) of physical and ethical wrong 1b) (Niphal) to be treated violently
Usage: Occurs in 8 OT verses. KJV: make bare, shake off, violate, do violence, take away violently, wrong, imagine wrongfully. See also: Job 15:33; Jeremiah 22:3; Proverbs 8:36.
כַּ/גַּן֙
gan
H1588
"garden"
Prep | N-cs
The word for garden refers to an enclosed area, like the Garden of Eden. It can also symbolize a bride or a place for plants.
Definition: 1) garden, enclosure 1a) enclosed garden 1a1) (fig. of a bride) 1b) garden (of plants) 1c) Garden of Eden
Usage: Occurs in 37 OT verses. KJV: garden. See also: Genesis 2:8; 2 Kings 25:4; Isaiah 51:3.
שֻׂכּ֔/וֹ
sôk
H7900
"booth"
N-ms | Suff
A booth is a small shelter, like a tabernacle or pavilion, often used for temporary housing. In the Bible, it can refer to a place of rest or worship.
Definition: booth, pavilion
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: tabernacle. See also: Lamentations 2:6.
שִׁחֵ֖ת
shâchath
H7843
"to ruin"
V-Piel-Perf-3ms
This verb means to ruin or destroy something, and it is used in various forms throughout the Bible to describe corruption and decay.
Definition: 1) to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay 1a) (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to spoil, ruin 1b2) to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to spoil, ruin, destroy 1c2) to pervert, corrupt (morally) 1c3) destroyer (participle) 1d) (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle) Aramaic equivalent: she.chat (שְׁחַת "to corrupt" H7844)
Usage: Occurs in 136 OT verses. KJV: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r). See also: Genesis 6:11; Psalms 14:1; Psalms 53:2.
מוֹעֲד֑/וֹ
môwʻêd
H4150
"meeting"
N-ms | Suff
This Hebrew word refers to a meeting or appointed time, often for a sacred season or festival, like the tent of meeting in Exodus. It can also mean an assembly or congregation. In the Bible, it is used to describe the Israelites' gatherings and celebrations.
Definition: : meeting 1) appointed place, appointed time, meeting 1a) appointed time 1a1) appointed time (general) 1a2) sacred season, set feast, appointed season 1b) appointed meeting 1c) appointed place 1d) appointed sign or signal 1e) tent of meeting
Usage: Occurs in 213 OT verses. KJV: appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed). See also: Genesis 1:14; Numbers 4:31; Psalms 74:4.
שִׁכַּ֨ח
shâkach
H7911
"to forget"
V-Piel-Perf-3ms
To forget something means to mislay it or be oblivious to it. This Hebrew word is used in the Bible to describe when people forget things, like God's commands. The KJV translates it as 'to forget' or 'at all'.
Definition: 1) to forget, ignore, wither 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to forget 1a2) to cease to care 1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten 1c) (Piel) to cause to forget 1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget 1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten Aramaic equivalent: she.khach (שְׁכַח "to find" H7912)
Usage: Occurs in 95 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget. See also: Genesis 27:45; Psalms 106:13; Psalms 9:13.
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
בְּ/צִיּוֹן֙
Tsîyôwn
H6726
"Zion"
Prep | N-proper
Zion refers to a mountain in Jerusalem, often used as another name for the city, especially in prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah.
Definition: Zion = "parched place" another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 153 OT verses. KJV: Zion. See also: 2 Samuel 5:7; Isaiah 49:14; Psalms 2:6.
מוֹעֵ֣ד
môwʻêd
H4150
"meeting"
N-ms
This Hebrew word refers to a meeting or appointed time, often for a sacred season or festival, like the tent of meeting in Exodus. It can also mean an assembly or congregation. In the Bible, it is used to describe the Israelites' gatherings and celebrations.
Definition: : meeting 1) appointed place, appointed time, meeting 1a) appointed time 1a1) appointed time (general) 1a2) sacred season, set feast, appointed season 1b) appointed meeting 1c) appointed place 1d) appointed sign or signal 1e) tent of meeting
Usage: Occurs in 213 OT verses. KJV: appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed). See also: Genesis 1:14; Numbers 4:31; Psalms 74:4.
וְ/שַׁבָּ֔ת
shabbâth
H7676
"Sabbath"
Conj | N-cs
The Hebrew word for the Sabbath, a day of rest and worship, as commanded by God in Exodus 20:8-11 and observed by the Israelites. It is a special day set apart for spiritual renewal and reflection, as Jesus taught in Matthew 12:1-14.
Definition: Sabbath 1a) sabbath 1b) day of atonement 1c) sabbath year 1d) week 1e) produce (in sabbath year)
Usage: Occurs in 89 OT verses. KJV: ([phrase] every) sabbath. See also: Exodus 16:23; 2 Chronicles 2:3; Psalms 92:1.
וַ/יִּנְאַ֥ץ
nâʼats
H5006
"to spurn"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
To spurn or scorn means to show contempt or hatred, often used in the Bible to describe rejection of God or his people. This word appears in Proverbs and Psalms, warning against despising others. It can also mean to provoke or blaspheme.
Definition: 1) to spurn, contemn, despise, abhor 1a) (Qal) to spurn, contemn 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to spurn 1b2) to cause to contemn 1c) (Hiphil) to spurn 1d) (Hithpolel) to be contemned
Usage: Occurs in 24 OT verses. KJV: abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, [idiom] great, provoke. See also: Numbers 14:11; Proverbs 1:30; Psalms 10:3.
בְּ/זַֽעַם
zaʻam
H2195
"indignation"
Prep | N-ms
This word refers to intense anger or fury, often used to describe God's displeasure with sin. In Deuteronomy 9:19, it is used to describe God's indignation towards the Israelites for worshiping a golden calf. It is a strong feeling of anger or rage.
Definition: anger, indignation
Usage: Occurs in 22 OT verses. KJV: angry, indignation, rage. See also: Psalms 38:4; Jeremiah 50:25; Psalms 69:25.
אַפּ֖/וֹ
ʼaph
H639
"face"
N-ms | Suff
This Hebrew word can mean face, but also anger or nose. It is used to describe someone's countenance or emotions, like anger or patience. In the Bible, it appears in various contexts, including descriptions of God's emotions.
Definition: : face 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger
Usage: Occurs in 269 OT verses. KJV: anger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath. See also: Genesis 2:7; Nehemiah 8:6; Psalms 2:5.
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
"King's"
N-ms
This word refers to a king or royal person, like King David or King Saul. It can also describe something related to a king, like the King's Valley in Genesis. The Bible often uses this word to talk about the rulers of Israel.
Definition: King's (Valley) (Gen.14.17)
Usage: Occurs in 1919 OT verses. KJV: king, royal. See also: Genesis 14:1; Joshua 10:39; 1 Samuel 16:1.
וְ/כֹהֵֽן
kôhên
H3548
"priest"
Conj | N-ms
In the Bible, a priest is a person who serves God and leads others in worship, like the Levitical priests in Exodus. They were responsible for making sacrifices and following God's laws. This term is also used to describe Jesus as a priest-king.
Definition: 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549)
Usage: Occurs in 653 OT verses. KJV: chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer. See also: Genesis 14:18; Leviticus 13:33; Numbers 17:2.
Study Notes — Lamentations 2:6
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- Context
- Cross References
- Lamentations 2:6 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 2:6
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 2:6
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
- Trapp's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
- Ellicott's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
- Cambridge Bible on Lamentations 2:6
- Barnes' Notes on Lamentations 2:6
- Whedon's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
- Sermons on Lamentations 2:6
Context — God’s Anger over Jerusalem
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.
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. 8The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamentations 1:4 | The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish. |
| 2 | Zephaniah 3:18 | “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach. |
| 3 | Lamentations 4:16 | The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor. |
| 4 | Isaiah 43:28 | So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.” |
| 5 | Psalms 80:12 | Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit? |
| 6 | Isaiah 1:13 | Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. |
| 7 | Malachi 2:9 | “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.” |
| 8 | Isaiah 5:5 | Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled. |
| 9 | Ezekiel 17:18 | He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’ |
| 10 | Jeremiah 52:11–27 | Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day. On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen. But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields. Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon. They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service. The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver. As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure. Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network. The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers. Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city. Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land. |
Lamentations 2:6 Summary
[Lamentations 2:6 tells us that God has destroyed the special tent where He met with His people, and they have forgotten the important meetings and rest days He gave them. This happened because God was very angry with the people for disobeying Him, similar to what we see in Psalm 78:58-61. It's like when we disobey our parents and they take away our privileges - God took away the special times He had with His people. This reminds us that our actions have consequences, and we must always strive to follow God's commands, as seen in Deuteronomy 28:1-2.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What is meant by 'He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth' in Lamentations 2:6?
This phrase suggests that God's presence and dwelling among His people, represented by the tabernacle, has been destroyed and is now as temporary and insignificant as a garden booth, as also seen in Psalm 74:7 where the psalmist laments the destruction of God's sanctuary.
Why would God make Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths?
God's action in making Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths is a result of His fierce anger towards the sins of His people, as mentioned in Lamentations 2:6, similar to how He expressed displeasure towards the Israelites' disobedience in Numbers 15:32-36.
What does it mean that God has despised both king and priest in His fierce anger?
This indicates that God's judgment is not limited to the common people but also extends to the leaders, both spiritual and political, who were supposed to guide the nation according to God's laws, as seen in the warnings given to the kings and priests in Deuteronomy 17:18-20 and Ezekiel 34:1-10.
How does this verse relate to the concept of God's presence and judgment in the Bible?
Lamentations 2:6 highlights the theme of God's presence and judgment, which is a recurring concept throughout the Bible, such as in Leviticus 26:12 and Ezekiel 37:27, where God dwells among His people, and in verses like Isaiah 2:10-21, where God's judgment is poured out on those who disobey Him.
Reflection Questions
- What are the ways in which we, like the Israelites, might be forgetting or neglecting our appointed times of worship and communion with God?
- How does the image of God's tabernacle being laid waste like a garden booth challenge our understanding of God's presence and power in our lives?
- In what ways can we, as believers, ensure that we do not forget our spiritual heritage and the commands of God, especially in times of prosperity or ease?
- What does it mean for God to 'despise' both king and priest, and how does this relate to our own understanding of leadership and accountability before God?
Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 2:6
And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as [if it were] of a garden,.... The house of the sanctuary or temple, as the Targum; which was demolished at once with great force and violence, and
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 2:6
And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion,
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
The word translated tabernacle (say some) signifies a hedge or fence, and they would have it here so translated, and so the phrase should denote God’ s withdrawing his protection from the Jews; but it is no where so translated. It is another word used 89:40. The most judicious interpreters think that the word here signifieth the temple, and the rather because of what followeth. By the places of the assembly may be understood the synagogues. By the king and the priest are meant persons of greatest rank and eminency, though it is thought here is a special reference to Zedekiah the king of Judah, and Seraiah who was the high priest, the former of which was miserably handled, the latter slain.
Trapp's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
Lamentations 2:6 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as [if it were of] a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.Ver. 6. And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle.] Redit ad deplorandam religionem: nothing grieves a good soul so much as the loss of religious opportunities. Old Eli’ s heart was broken before his neck at the news of the ark taken. As if it were of a garden.] As if it were some cottage or hovel set up for a short time in a garden for the repose of the gardener. He hath destroyed his places of the assembly.] Whence we were wont to hope for help in answer to our prayers. There it was that he formerly "brake the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle." Hence the great court of the temple, where the people used to pray, is called Gnazarah; that is, help and defence. The king and the priest.] Zedekiah and Seraiah, and with them the kingdom and the priesthood. “ Haec iam pro vill, sub pedibusque iacent. ”
Ellicott's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
(6) He hath violently taken away his tabernacle . . .—The noun represents a “booth” or “shed,” like those erected in the Feast of Tabernacles. Jehovah is represented as laying waste that “tabernacle,” i.e., His own temple, as a man might remove a temporary shed from an orchard or garden. His places of the assembly.—The noun is the same as that rendered “solemn feasts” in the next clause. The destruction involved the non-observance of all such feasts, as well as of the sabbath. “King and priest,” the two representatives of the nation’s life (Jeremiah 33:21), were alike, as it seemed, rejected.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
Verse 6. As if it were of a garden] "As it were the garden of his own hedging." - Blayney. The Lord hath caused the solemn feasts] By delivering us up into the hands of the enemy our religious worship is not only suspended, but all Divine ordinances are destroyed.
Cambridge Bible on Lamentations 2:6
6. And he hath violently … of a garden] The expression is obscure. The natural sense of the Eng. would be that He has taken away His tabernacle (the Temple) out of Jerusalem as unconcernedly as a pleasure booth might be removed from a garden (cp. Job 27:18). But as a garden is a better rendering of the Heb., and so we get the thought that the Temple was destroyed and broken up with as much ease as a garden that had failed to please its owner. The fact that the LXX has as a vine (Heb. gephen) while the Heb. as it stands has gan, a garden, has led to the conjecture (so de Hoop Scheffer) that gannab, a thief, was the original reading. On this hypothesis the MT. might easily have been altered, if considered as an indecorous comparison, into one of the other two words. If we accept Scheffer’s view we must understand that Jehovah has broken through the hedge (see mg.) which protected Zion, as a thief would make his way through a hedge in order to steal property which it protected. Secrecy rather than violence, however, is what we associate with theft (cp. Jeremiah 49:9), and so far the comparison is inappropriate. place of assembly] The same word in the Heb. as that which is immediately afterwards rendered solemn assembly (mg. appointed feast) which is its usual sense, although the former one occurs Psalms 64:8.
The occurrence of the same word in somewhat different senses in two consecutive clauses is suspicious, but no very satisfactory emendation has been suggested. the king] associated here with the priest by virtue of his theocratic character. Cp. Lamentations 4:20.
Barnes' Notes on Lamentations 2:6
tabernacle - Or, covert Jeremiah 25:38, i. e. such a tent of boughs as was put up at the Feast of Tabernacles. The words mean, “the Lord hath (as) violently destroyed His booth.
Whedon's Commentary on Lamentations 2:6
6. He hath… taken away his tabernacle — Slight inaccuracies in our Version in this verse, and in many others in this book, almost completely conceal the poetic diction of the original.
Sermons on Lamentations 2:6
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God's Holiness - Part 4 by Richard Owen Roberts | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of holiness and the hatred of sin in the eyes of God. He quotes various Bible verses to support his message, including Luke 1 |
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The Reproach of the Solemn Assembly - Part 1 by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the speaker expresses concern and disappointment over the current state of the church. He criticizes certain preachers who are focused on accumulating wealth and pr |
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(Divine Attributes) 10 the Awesome Knowledge of the Holy by Denny Kenaston | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the concept of God's holiness and its importance in understanding His mercy and love. He emphasizes that God's holiness is awe-inspiring and |
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Wilt Thou Not Revive Us Again?" a Must Hear Message! by Shane Idleman | In this video, the speaker emphasizes the importance of genuine repentance and understanding what love truly means. He shares a personal story of realizing his own selfishness and |
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(Galatians) Ch4:8-Ch5:13 by Zac Poonen | In this sermon, the speaker focuses on the concept of being a child of God and the responsibility that comes with it. He emphasizes that although we may call God our Father and liv |
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God Requires Honesty and Compassion - Part 2 by Zac Poonen | This sermon emphasizes the importance of genuine worship and treating others with fairness and mercy. It highlights God's displeasure with insincere religious practices and the nee |
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Delight Ourselves in the Lord by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, Pastor Chuck Smith encourages listeners to delight themselves in the Lord and put their trust in Him. He emphasizes the power of God to transform lives and bring pe |