Lamentations 2 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Anger of Yahweh

Aleph

1 How ^H351 the Lord ^H136 has covered ^H5743 the daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726

With ^H5743 a ^H5743 cloud ^H5743 in His anger ^H639!

He has cast ^H7993 from heaven ^H8064 to earth ^H776

The beauty ^H8597 of Israel ^H3478,

And has not remembered ^H2142 the footstool ^H1916 H7272 of His feet ^H7272

In the day ^H3117 of His anger ^H639.

Beth

2 The Lord ^H136 has swallowed ^H1104 up; He has not spared ^H2550

All ^H3605 the habitations ^H4999 of Jacob ^H3290.

In His wrath ^H5678 He has pulled ^H2040 down ^H2040

The strongholds ^H4013 of the daughter ^H1323 of Judah ^H3063;

He has brought ^H5060 them down ^H5060 to the ground ^H776;

He has profaned ^H2490 the kingdom ^H4467 and its princes ^H8269.

Gimel

3 In [fn]hot ^H2750 anger ^H639 He has cut ^H1438 in ^H1438 pieces ^H1438

[fn]All ^H3605 the strength ^H7161 of Israel ^H3478;

He has turned ^H7725 back ^H268 His right ^H3225 hand ^H3225

From before ^H6440 the enemy ^H340.

And He has burned ^H1197 in Jacob ^H3290 like a flaming ^H3852 fire ^H784

Devouring ^H398 round ^H5439 about ^H5439.

Daleth

4 He has bent ^H1869 His bow ^H7198 like an enemy ^H340;

He has set ^H5324 His right ^H3225 hand ^H3225 like an adversary ^H6862

And killed ^H2026 all ^H3605 that were desirable ^H4261 to the eye ^H5869;

In the tent ^H168 of the daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726

He has poured ^H8210 out ^H8210 His wrath ^H2534 like fire ^H784.

He

5 The Lord ^H136 has become ^H1961 like an enemy ^H340.

He has swallowed ^H1104 up Israel ^H3478;

He has swallowed ^H1104 up all ^H3605 its palaces ^H759;

He has brought its strongholds ^H4013 to ruin ^H7843

And multiplied ^H7235 in the daughter ^H1323 of Judah ^H3063

Mourning ^H592 and moaning ^H592.

Vav

6 And He has violently ^H2554 treated ^H2554 His [fn]tabernacle ^H7900 like a garden ^H1588 booth;

He has brought His appointed ^H4150 [fn]meeting ^H4150 place ^H4150 to ruin ^H7843.

Yahweh ^H3068 has caused to be forgotten ^H7911

The appointed ^H4150 time ^H4150 and sabbath ^H7676 in Zion ^H6726,

And He has spurned ^H5006 king ^H4428 and priest ^H3548

In the indignation ^H2195 of His anger ^H639.

Zayin

7 The Lord ^H136 has rejected ^H2186 His altar ^H4196;

He has abandoned ^H5010 His sanctuary ^H4720;

He has delivered ^H5462 into the hand ^H3027 of the enemy ^H340

The walls ^H2346 of her palaces ^H759.

They have made ^H5414 a noise ^H6963 in the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068

As in the day ^H3117 of an appointed ^H4150 time ^H4150.

Heth

8 Yahweh ^H3068 [fn]determined ^H2803 to bring ^H7843 to ruin ^H7843

The wall ^H2346 of the daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726.

He has stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186 a line ^H6957;

He has not turned ^H7725 His hand ^H3027 back from swallowing ^H1104 up,

And He has caused rampart ^H2426 and wall ^H2346 to mourn ^H56;

They have languished ^H535 together ^H3162.

Teth

9 Her gates ^H8179 have sunk ^H2883 into the ground ^H776;

He has destroyed ^H6 and broken ^H7665 her bars ^H1280.

Her king ^H4428 and her princes ^H8269 are among the nations ^H1471;

The law ^H8451 is no ^H369 more ^H369.

Also ^H1571, her prophets ^H5030 find ^H4672

No ^H3808 vision ^H2377 from Yahweh ^H3068.

Yodh

10 The elders ^H2205 of the daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726

Sit ^H3427 on the ground ^H776; they are ^H1826 silent ^H1826.

They have thrown ^H5927 dust ^H6083 up ^H5927 on their heads ^H7218;

They have girded ^H2296 themselves with sackcloth ^H8242.

The virgins ^H1330 of Jerusalem ^H3389

Have bowed ^H3381 their heads ^H7218 down to the ground ^H776.

Kaph

11 My eyes ^H5869 fail ^H3615 because of tears ^H1832;

My [fn]inmost being ^H4578 is greatly ^H2560 disturbed ^H2560;

My [fn]heart ^H3516 is poured ^H8210 out ^H8210 on the earth ^H776

Because ^H5921 of the [fn]destruction ^H7667 of the daughter ^H1323 of my people ^H5971,

When infants ^H5768 and nursing ^H3243 babies ^H3243 faint ^H5848

In the open ^H7339 squares ^H7339 of the city ^H7151.

Lamedh

12 They say ^H559 to their mothers ^H517,

“Where ^H346 is grain ^H1715 and wine ^H3196?”

As they faint ^H5848 like a wounded ^H2491 man ^H2491

In the open ^H7339 squares ^H7339 of the city ^H5892,

As their life ^H5315 is poured ^H8210 out ^H8210

On their mothers’ ^H517 bosom ^H2436.

Mem

13 What ^H4100 shall I testify ^H5749 about you?

To what ^H4100 shall I equate ^H1819 you,

O daughter ^H1323 of Jerusalem ^H3389?

To what ^H4100 shall I liken ^H7737 you as I comfort ^H5162 you,

O virgin ^H1330 daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726?

For your [fn]destruction ^H7667 is as vast ^H1419 as the sea ^H3220;

Who ^H4310 can heal ^H7495 you?

Nun

14 Your prophets ^H5030 have beheld ^H2372 for you

Worthless ^H7723 and ineffective ^H8602 visions;

And they have not uncovered ^H1540 your iniquity ^H5771

So as to [fn]return ^H7725 you from captivity ^H7622,

But they have beheld ^H2372 for you worthless ^H7723 and misleading ^H4065 [fn]oracles ^H4065.

Samekh

15 All ^H3605 who pass ^H5674 along ^H5674 the way ^H1870

Clap ^H5606 their hands ^H3709 in derision at you;

They hiss ^H8319 and shake ^H5128 their heads ^H7218

At the daughter ^H1323 of Jerusalem ^H3389,

“Is this ^H2088 the city ^H5892 of which ^H7945 they said ^H559,

‘The perfection ^H3632 of beauty ^H3308,

The joy ^H4885 of the whole ^H3605 earth ^H776’?”

Pe

16 All ^H3605 your enemies ^H340

Have opened ^H6475 their mouths ^H6310 wide against ^H5921 you;

They hiss ^H8319 and gnash ^H2786 their teeth ^H8127.

They say ^H559, “We have swallowed ^H1104 her up!

Surely ^H389 this ^H2088 is the day ^H3117 for which ^H7945 we have hoped ^H6960;

We have found ^H4672 it, we have seen ^H7200 it.”

Ayin

17 Yahweh ^H3068 has done ^H6213 what ^H834 He purposed ^H2161;

He has completed ^H1214 His word ^H565

Which ^H834 He commanded ^H6680 from days ^H3117 of old ^H6924.

He has pulled ^H2040 down ^H2040 without ^H3808 sparing ^H2550,

And He has caused the enemy ^H340 to be glad ^H8055 over ^H5921 you;

He has exalted ^H7311 the [fn]might ^H7161 of your adversaries ^H6862.

Tsadhe

18 Their heart ^H3820 cried ^H6817 out ^H6817 to the Lord ^H136,

“O wall ^H2346 of the daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726,

Let your tears ^H1832 run ^H3381 down ^H3381 like a river ^H5158 day ^H3119 and night ^H3915;

Give ^H5414 yourself no ^H408 relief ^H6314;

Let [fn]your eyes ^H5869 not ^H408 be ^H1826 still ^H1826.

Qoph

19 “Arise ^H6965, cry ^H7442 aloud ^H7442 in the night ^H3915

At the head ^H7218 of the night watches ^H821;

Pour ^H8210 out ^H8210 your heart ^H3820 like water ^H4325

Before ^H5227 the presence ^H6440 of the Lord ^H136;

Lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 your hands ^H3709 to Him

For the life ^H5315 of your infants ^H5768

Who are faint ^H5848 because of hunger ^H7458

At the head ^H7218 of every ^H3605 street ^H2351.”

Resh

20 See ^H7200, O Yahweh ^H3068, and look ^H5027!

With whom ^H4310 have You dealt ^H5953 thus ^H3541?

Should women ^H802 eat ^H398 their [fn]offspring ^H6529,

The infants ^H5768 who ^H2949 were ^H2949 [fn]born ^H2949 healthy ^H2949?

Should priest ^H3548 and prophet ^H5030 be killed ^H2026

In the sanctuary ^H4720 of the Lord ^H136?

Shin

21 On the ground ^H776 in the streets ^H2351

Lie ^H7901 young ^H5288 and old ^H2205;

My virgins ^H1330 and my young ^H970 men ^H970

Have fallen ^H5307 by the sword ^H2719.

You have killed ^H2026 them in the day ^H3117 of Your anger ^H639;

You have slaughtered ^H2873, not sparing ^H2550.

Tav

22 You called ^H7121 as in ^H7121 the day ^H3117 of an appointed ^H4150 time ^H4150

My terrors ^H4032 on every ^H5439 side ^H5439;

And there was no ^H3808 one who ^H6412 escaped ^H6412 or survived ^H8300

In the day ^H3117 of Yahweh’s ^H3068 anger ^H639.

Those whom ^H834 I [fn]gave birth ^H2946 to and reared ^H7235,

My enemy ^H340 consumed ^H3615 them.