“How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger and he has cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger.”
Lamentations 2
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1How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.
“How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger. He cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel. And did not remember his footstool in the day of his anger.”
“how hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in His anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not His footstool in the day of His anger?”
2Without 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.
“The Lord hath swallowed up the habitations of Jacob, and he hath not pitied. He hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah. He hath brought them down to the ground. He hath polluted the kingdom and the…”
“The Lord hath swallowed up all the inhabitants of Jacob, and hath not pitied? He hath thrown down in His wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah. He hath brought them down to the ground. He hath polluted the kingdom and…”
3In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy.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.
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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.
“He has 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.”
“Standing like an enemy. He has bent his bow with his right hand like an adversary. He has slain all who were pleasing to his eye. On the tent of the daughter of Zion. He has poured out his fury like fire.”
“He hath bent his bow like an enemy. He stood with his right hand as an adversary and slew all that were pleasant in the eye of the tabernacle and of the daughter of Zion. He poured out his fury like fire.”
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.
“The Lord was like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed her strongholds. And has increased mourning and lamentations in the daughter of Judah.”
“The Lord has become like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all its palaces. He has destroyed its strongholds and he's multiplied in the daughter of Judah. Now, here's what's going on morning and Morning”
“The Lord was as an enemy. He hath swallowed up Israel. He hath swallowed up all her palaces. He hath destroyed his strongholds, and hath increased the daughter of Judah, mourning and lamentation.”
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.
“And he, God, hath violently taken away his tabernacle as it were of a garden. He hath destroyed his place of the assembly. The Lord hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion. And he, the Lord, hath…”
“and he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, his presence, as if it were a garden. He hath destroyed his places of the assembly of the Lord and caused the solemn feasts and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion. And hath despised…”
“He has violently treated his tabernacle like a garden booth. He has destroyed his appointed meeting place. The Lord has caused to be forgotten the appointed feast and Sabbath and Zion. He has despised the king and priests and the…”
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.
“The Lord hath cast off his altar. He hath abhorred his sanctuary. He hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces. They have made a noise in the house of the Lord as in the day of a solemn 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.
“The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He hath stretched out a line. He hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying. Therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament. They languish together.”
“The Lord has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He has stretched out a line. He has not withdrawn his hand from destroying. Therefore he has caused the rampart and wall to lament. They languish together.”
“The Lord hath purpose to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He has stretched out a line. He has not withdrawn his hand from destroying. Therefore, he made the rampart and the wall to lament. They languish together.”
“The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He has stretched out a line. He hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying, therefore he made the rampart of the wall to lament. They languish together.”
9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
“Her gates are sunk into the ground. He hath destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the Gentiles. The law is no more. Her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.”
“Her gates have sunk into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations. The law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the Lord.”
“Her gates are sunk into the ground. He hath destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the Gentiles. The law is no more. Her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.”
“Her gates have sunk into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her kings and her princes are among the nations. The law is no more. And her prophets find no vision from the Lord.”
“Her gates have sunk into the ground. And He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations. The law is no more. Also, her prophets find no vision from the Lord.”
“her gates are sunk into the ground. He had destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the Gentiles. The law is no more her prophets. Also find no vision from the Lord.”
10The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground and keep silence. They throw dust on their heads and gird themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.”
“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground and keep silent. They throw dust on their heads. And gird themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.”
“The elders of the daughters of Zion sit on the ground and keep silent. They have cast dust upon their heads. They have girded themselves with sackcloth. And the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
11My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
“My eyes fail with tears. My heart is troubled. My bile is poured on the ground because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the children and the infants faint in the streets of the city.”
“My eyes fail with tears. My heart is troubled. My bile is poured on the ground. Because of the destruction of the daughters of my people. Because the children and the infants faint in the streets of the city.”
“mine eyes do fail with tears. My bowels are troubled. My liver is poured out upon the earth for the destruction of the daughter of my people. Because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.”
“eyes do fail because of the tears. My bowels are troubled. My liver is poured out upon the earth for the destruction of the daughter of my people because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.”
12They cry out to their mothers: "Where is the grain and wine?" as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives fade away in the arms of their mothers.
“They say to their mothers, where is grain and wine? As they swoon like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their life is poured out in their mother's bosom.”
“They say to their mothers, where is corn and wine? When they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city. When their soul was poured out into their mother's bosom.”
“They say to their mothers, where is grain and wine? As they swoon like the wounded in the streets of the city. As their life is poured out in their mother's bosom.”
“say to their mothers, Where is the corn and the wine when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city when their soul was poured out into their mother's bosom?”
“They cry to their mothers, Where is the bread and wine? As they faint like wounded men in the streets of the city as their life is poured out on their mother's bosom.”
13What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?
“What things shall I take to witness for thee? What things shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion, for thy breach is great like the sea, and…”
“What thing shall I take to witness for thee? What thing shall I liken to the O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee? That I may comfort the O virgin daughter of Zion. For thy breach is great like the sea. Who can…”
“How shall I console you? To what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare with you? That I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion. For your ruin is spread wide as the sea. Who can heal you?”
“How shall I console her? To what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare you with, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is spread wide as the sea. Who can heal you?”
14The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.
“Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee, and they have not discovered thine iniquity to turn away thy captivity, but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.”
“thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee. They have not discovered thine iniquity to turn away thy captivity, but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.”
“Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions. They have not uncovered your iniquity to bring back their captives, but have envisioned for you false prophecies and delusions.”
15All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: "Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?"
“All who pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and shake their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem. Is this the city that is called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?”
“All that pass by clap their hands at thee. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, is this the city that men call the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?”
“All who pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and shake their heads at the daughters of Jerusalem. Is this the city that is called the perfection of beauty? The joy of the whole earth?”
“All that pass by clap their hands at thee. They hiss and they wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem saying, Is this the city that men called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?”
“all that pass by clap their hands at thee. And they hit and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying this city is the city that men call the perfection of beauty and the joy of the whole earth.”
16All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, "We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!"
“All your enemies have opened their mouth against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth. They say, we have swallowed her up. Surely this is the day we have waited for. We have found it. We have seen it.”
“enemies have opened their mouth against thee. They hiss, they gnash the teeth. They say, We have swallowed her up. Certainly this is the day that we have looked for. We have found and we have seen it.”
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 of your foes.
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18The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, and your eyes no rest.
“Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night. Give thyself no rest. Let not the apple of thine eyes cease.”
“Their heart cried out to the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief. Give your eyes no rest.”
“their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night. Give thyself no rest, let not the apple of thine eye cease.”
“Their heart cried out to the Lord. O wall of daughter of Zion. Let tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief. Give your eyes no rest.”
19Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.
“arise, cry out in the night at the beginning of the watches. Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward him for the life of your young children who faint from hunger at the head of every…”
“arise. Cry out in the night in the beginning of the watches. Pour out Thine heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up thy hands. Toward him for the life of thy young children that faint for hunger in the top of every…”
“Arise, cry out in the night at the beginning of the watches. Put out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands towards him for the life of your young children who faint from hunger at the head of every…”
“Rise, cry out in the night. In the beginning of the watchers, pour out thine heart like water, before the face of the Lord, lift up thy hands toward Him, for the life of thy young children. It's faint for hunger in the top of…”
“Arise, cry out in the night, in the beginning of the watches. Pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children that faint in hunger, for hunger at the…”
“Arise, cry out in the night in the beginning of the watches. Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward him for the life of thy young children that faint for hunger in the top of every…”
20Look, O LORD, and consider: Whom have You ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the infants they have nurtured? Should priests and prophets be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?
“see, O Lord, and consider to whom have you done this? Should the women eat their offspring, the children they have cuddled? Should the priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?”
21Both young and old lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of Your anger; You have slaughtered them without compassion.
“Young and old lie on the ground in the streets. My virgins and my young men have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of your anger. You have slaughtered and not pitied.”
“The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets. My virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword. Thou hast slain them in the day of your anger. You have killed and not pitied.”
22You summoned my attackers on every side, as for the day of an appointed feast. In the day of the LORD's anger no one escaped or survived; my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared.
“called, as in a solemn day, my terrors round about me, so that in the day of the Lord's anger, none escape nor remain. Those that I have I swaddled and brought up, hath my enemy consumed.”
“You have invited us to a feast. The terrorists that surround me in the day of the Lord's anger, there was no refugee or survivor. Those who I have borne and brought up, my enemies have destroyed.”