NASB — Lamentations 2 — KJV

God’s Anger over Israel

  1 How° the Lord° has acovered° the daughter° of Zion°
  With a cloud° in His anger°!
  He has bcast° from heaven° to earth°
  The cglory° of Israel°,
  And has not remembered° His dfootstool°°
  In the day° of His anger°.
  2 The Lord° has aswallowed° up; He has not spared°
  All° the habitations° of Jacob°.
  In His wrath° He has bthrown° down°
  The strongholds° of the daughter° of Judah°;
  He has cbrought° [them] down° to the ground°;
  He has dprofaned° the kingdom° and its princes°.
  3 In fierce° anger° He has cut° off°
  IAll° the astrength° of Israel°;
  He has bdrawn° back° His right° hand°
  From before° the enemy°.
  And He has cburned° in Jacob° like a flaming° fire°
  Consuming° round° about°.
  4 He has bent° His abow° like an enemy°;
  He has set° His right° hand° like an adversary°
  And slain° all° that were bpleasant° to the eye°;
  In the tent° of the daughter° of Zion°
  He has cpoured° out His wrath° like fire°.
  5 The Lord° has become° like an aenemy°.
  He has bswallowed° up Israel°;
  He has swallowed° up all° its cpalaces°,
  He has destroyed° its strongholds°
  And dmultiplied° in the daughter° of Judah°
  Mourning° and moaning°.
  6 And He has violently° treated° His Itabernacle° like a garden° [booth];
  He has adestroyed° His appointed° IImeeting° place°.
  The LORD° has bcaused to be forgotten°
  The appointed° feast° and sabbath° in Zion°,
  And He has cdespised° king° and priest°
  In the indignation° of His anger°.
  7 The Lord° has arejected° His altar°,
  He has abandoned° His sanctuary°;
  He bhas delivered° into the hand° of the enemy°
  The walls° of her palaces°.
  They have made° a cnoise° in the house° of the LORD°
  As in the day° of an appointed° feast°.
  8 The LORD° Idetermined° to destroy°
  The wall° of the daughter° of Zion°.
  He has astretched° out a line°,
  He has not restrained° His hand° from IIdestroying°,
  And He has bcaused rampart° and wall° to lament°;
  They have languished° together°.
  9 Her agates° have sunk° into the ground°,
  He has destroyed° and broken° her bars°.
  Her king° and her princes° are among the nations°;
  The blaw° is no° more°.
  Also°, her prophets° find°
  cNo° vision° from the LORD°.
  10 The elders° of the daughter° of Zion°
  aSit° on the ground°, they bare silent°.
  They have thrown° cdust° on their heads°;
  They have girded° themselves with dsackcloth°.
  The evirgins° of Jerusalem°
  Have bowed° their heads° to the ground°.
  11 My aeyes° fail° because of tears°,
  My Ibspirit° is greatly° troubled°;
  My IIcheart° is poured° out on the earth°
  dBecause° of the IIIdestruction° of the daughter° of my people°,
  When elittle° ones° and infants° faint°
  In the streets° of the city°.
  12 They say° to their mothers°,
  “aWhere° is grain° and wine°?”
  As they faint° like a wounded° man°
  In the streets° of the city°,
  As their blife° is poured° out
  On their mothers’° bosom°.
  13 How° shall I admonish° you?
  To what° ashall I compare° you,
  O daughter° of Jerusalem°?
  To what° shall I liken° you as I comfort° you,
  O bvirgin° daughter° of Zion°?
  For your Iruin° is as vast° as the sea°;
  Who° can cheal° you?
  14 Your aprophets° have seen° for you
  False° and foolish° [visions];
  And they have not bexposed° your iniquity°
  So as to restore° you from captivity°,
  But they have cseen° for you false° and misleading° Ioracles°.
  15 All° who pass° along° the way°
  aClap° their hands° [in derision] at you;
  They bhiss° and shake° their heads°
  At the daughter° of Jerusalem°,
  “Is this° the city° of which° they said°,
  ‘cThe perfection° of beauty°,
  dA joy° to all° the earth°’?”
  16 All° ayour enemies°
  Have opened° their mouths° wide against° you;
  They hiss° and bgnash° [their] teeth°.
  They say°, “We have cswallowed° [her] up!
  Surely° this° is the dday° for which° we waited°;
  We have reached° [it], we have seen° [it].”
  17 The LORD° has adone° what° He purposed°;
  He has accomplished° His word°
  Which° He commanded° from days° of old°.
  He has thrown° down° bwithout° sparing°,
  And He has caused the enemy° to crejoice° over° you;
  He has dexalted° the Imight° of your adversaries°.
  18 Their aheart° cried° out to the Lord°,
  “O bwall° of the daughter° of Zion°,
  Let [your] ctears° run° down° like a river° day° and night°;
  Give° yourself no° relief°,
  Let Iyour eyes° have° no° rest°.
  19 “Arise°, cry° aloud° in the anight°
  At the beginning° of the night watches°;
  bPour° out your heart° like water°
  Before° the presence° of the Lord°;
  Lift° up your hands° to Him
  For the clife° of your little° ones°
  Who are dfaint° because of hunger°
  At the head° of every° street°.”
  20 See°, O LORD°, and look°!
  With awhom° have You dealt° thus°?
  Should women° beat° their Ioffspring°,
  The little° ones° who° were IIborn° healthy°?
  Should cpriest° and prophet° be slain°
  In the sanctuary° of the Lord°?
  21 On the ground° in the streets°
  Lie° ayoung° and old°;
  My bvirgins° and my young° men°
  Have fallen° by the sword°.
  You have slain° [them] in the day° of Your anger°,
  You have slaughtered°, cnot sparing°.
  22 You called° as in the day° of an appointed° feast°
  My aterrors° on every° side°;
  And there was bno° one who° escaped° or survived°
  In the day° of the LORDS° anger°.
  Those cwhom° I Ibore° and reared°,
  My enemy° annihilated° them.

[1] aEzk 30:18 bIs 14:12-15; Ezk 28:14-16 cIs 64:11 dPs 99:5; 132:7
[2] aPs 21:9; Lm 3:43 bLm 2:5; Mi 5:11, 14 cIs 25:12; 26:5 dPs 89:39, 40; Is 43:28
[3] ILit Every horn aPs 75:5, 10; Jr 48:25 bPs 74:11; Jr 21:4, 5 cIs 42:25; Jr 21:14
[4] aJb 6:4; 16:13; Lm 3:12, 13 bEzk 24:25 cIs 42:25; Jr 7:20
[5] aJr 30:14 bLm 2:2 cJr 52:13; Lm 2:2 dJr 9:17-20
[6] ILit booth IIOr feast aJr 52:13 bJr 17:27; Lm 1:4; Zp 3:18 cLm 4:16
[7] aPs 78:59-61; Is 64:11; Ezk 7:20-22 bJr 33:4, 5; 52:13 cPs 74:3-8
[8] ILit thought IILit swallowing up a2K 21:13; Is 34:11; Am 7:7-9 bIs 3:26; Jr 14:2
[9] aNe 1:3 bHo 3:4 cJr 14:14; 23:16; Ezk 7:26
[10] aJb 2:13; Is 3:26; 47:1 bAm 8:3 cJb 2:12; Ezk 27:30 dIs 15:3; Jna 3:6-8 eLm 1:4
[11] ILit inward parts are in ferment IILit liver IIILit breaking aLm 1:16; 3:48, 51 bJr 4:19 cJb 16:13 dIs 22:4; Lm 4:10 eJr 44:7; Lm 2:19
[12] aJr 5:17 bJb 30:16; Ps 42:4; 62:8
[13] ILit breaking aLm 1:12 bIs 37:22 cJr 8:22; 30:12-15
[14] ILit burdens aJr 23:25-29; 29:8, 9 bIs 58:1; Ezk 23:36; Mi 3:8 cJr 23:36; Ezk 22:25, 28
[15] aJb 27:23; Ezk 25:6 bPs 22:7; Is 37:22; Jr 18:16; 19:8; Zp 2:15 cPs 50:2 dPs 48:2
[16] aJb 16:10; Ps 22:13; Lm 3:46 bJb 16:9; Ps 35:16; 37:12 cPs 56:2; 124:3; Jr 51:34 dOb 12-15
[17] ILit horn aJr 4:28 bLm 2:1, 2; Ezk 5:11; 7:8, 9; 8:18 cPs 35:24, 26; 89:42; Is 14:29 dDt 28:43, 44; Lm 1:5
[18] ILit the daughter of your eye aPs 119:145; Ho 7:14 bLm 2:8; Hab 2:11 cPs 119:136; Jr 9:1; Lm 1:2, 16; 3:48, 49
[19] aPs 42:3; Is 26:9 b1S 1:15; Ps 42:4; 62:8 cLm 2:11 dIs 51:20
[20] ILit fruit IIOr tenderly cared for aEx 32:11; Dt 9:26 bJr 19:9; Lm 4:10 cPs 78:64; Jr 14:15; 23:11, 12
[21] a2Ch 36:17; Jr 6:11 bPs 78:62, 63 cJr 13:14; Zc 11:6
[22] ILit bore healthy or, tenderly cared for aPs 31:13; Is 24:17; Jr 6:25 bJr 11:11 cJr 16:2-4; 44:7


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Jeremiah lamenteth the misery of Jerusalem.

1 ¶ How² hath the Lordº coveredºª² the daughterº of Zionº with a cloud¹ª in his anger,º [and] cast downºª from heavenº² unto the earthº the beautyº of Israel,º and rememberedºª not² his footstoolºº in the dayº of his anger!º 2 The Lordº hath swallowed upºª² all² the habitationsº of Jacob,º and hath not² pitied:ºª he hath thrown downºª in his wrathº the strong holdsº of the daughterº of Judah;º he hath brought [them] downºª to the ground:º he hath pollutedºª the kingdomº and the princesº thereof. 3 He hath cut offºª in [his] fierceº angerº all² the hornº of Israel:º he hath drawnºª backº his right handº from beforeº² the enemy,ºª and he burnedºª against Jacobº like a flamingº fire,º [which] devourethºª round about.º 4 He hath bentºª his bowº like an enemy:ºª he stoodºª with his right handº as an adversary,º and slewºª all² [that were] pleasantº to the eyeº in the tabernacleº of the daughterº of Zion:º he poured outºª his furyº like fire.º 5 The Lordº was² as an enemy:ºª he hath swallowed upºª Israel,º he hath swallowed upºª all² her palaces:º he hath destroyedºª his strong holds,º and hath increasedºª in the daughterº of Judahº mourningº and lamentation.º 6 And he hath violently taken awayºª his tabernacle,º as [if it were of] a garden:º he hath destroyedºª his places of the assembly:º the LORDº hath caused the solemn feastsº and sabbathsº to be forgottenºª in Zion,º and hath despisedºª in the indignationº of his angerº the kingº and the priest.º 7 The Lordº hath cast offºª his altar,º he hath abhorredºª his sanctuary,º he hath given upºª into the handº of the enemyºª the wallsº of her palaces;º they have madeºª a noiseº in the houseº of the LORD,º as in the dayº of a solemn feast.º 8 The LORDº hath purposedºª to destroyºª the wallº of the daughterº of Zion:º he hath stretched outºª a line,º he hath not² withdrawnºª his handº from destroying:ºª² therefore he made the rampartº and the wallº to lament;ºª they languishedºª together.º 9 Her gatesº are sunkºª into the ground;º he hath destroyedºª and brokenºª her bars:º her kingº and her princesº [are] among the Gentiles:º the lawº [is] no² [more]; her prophetsº also² findºª no² visionº from the LORD.º² 10 The eldersº of the daughterº of Zionº sitºª upon the ground,º [and] keep silence:ºª they have cast upºª dustº upon² their heads;º they have girdedºª themselves with sackcloth:º the virginsº of Jerusalemº hang downºª their headsº to the ground.º 11 Mine eyesº do failºª with tears,º my bowelsº are troubled,ºª my liverº is pouredºª upon the earth,º for² the destructionº of the daughterº of my people;º because the childrenº and the sucklingsºª swoonºª in the streetsº of the city.º 12 They sayºª to their mothers,º Where² [is] cornº and wine?º when they swoonedºª as the woundedº in the streetsº of the city,º when their soulº was poured outºª into² their mothers'º bosom.º 13 What thing² shall I take to witnessºªªª for thee? what thingº shall I likenºª to thee, O daughterº of Jerusalem?º what² shall I equalºª to thee, that I may comfortºª thee, O virginº daughterº of Zion?º for² thy breachº [is] greatº like the sea:º who² can healºª thee? 14 Thy prophetsº have seenºª vainº and foolish thingsº for thee: and they have not² discoveredºª² thine iniquity,º to turn awayºª thy captivity;ºª but have seenºª for thee falseº burdensº and causes of banishment.º 15 All² that pass¹ª by²² clapºª [their] handsº at² thee;¹ they hissºª and wagºª their headº at² the daughterº of Jerusalem,º [saying, Is] this² the cityº that [men] callºª² The perfectionº of beauty,º The joyº of the whole² earth?º 16 All² thine enemiesºª have openedºª their mouthº against² thee: they hissºª and gnashºª the teeth:º they say,ºª We have swallowed [her] up:ºª certainlyº this² [is] the dayº that we looked for;ºª² we have found,ºª we have seenºª [it]. 17 The LORDº hath doneºª [that] which² he had devised;ºª he hath fulfilledºª his wordº that² he had commandedºª in the daysº² of old:º he hath thrown down,ºª and hath not² pitied:ºª and he hath caused [thine] enemyºª to rejoiceºª over² thee, he hath set upºª the hornº of thine adversaries.º 18 Their heartº criedºª unto² the Lord,º O wallº of the daughterº of Zion,º let tearsº run downºª like a riverº dayº and night:º giveºª thyself no² rest;º let not² the appleº of thine eyeº cease.ºª 19 Arise,ºª cry outºª in the night:º in the beginningº of the watchesº pour outºª thine heartº like waterº beforeº the faceº of the Lord:º lift upºª thy handsº toward² him for² the lifeº of thy young children,º that faintºª for hungerº in the topº of every² street.º

[1] 1S 4:21; 2S 1:19; 1Ch 28:2; Ps 99:5; 132:7; Is 14:12; 64:11; Lm 1:1; 3:43; 4:1; Ezk 7:20; 24:21; 28:14; 30:18; 32:7; Jol 2:2; Mt 11:23; Lk 10:15, 18; Rv 12:7.
[2] Jb 2:3; Ps 21:9; 89:39; Is 23:9; 25:12; 26:5; 27:11; 43:28; 47:6; Jr 5:10; 13:14; 21:7; Lm 2:5, 17, 21; 3:43; Ezk 5:11; 7:4, 9; 8:18; 9:10; Mi 5:11; Zc 11:5; Mal 1:4; Mt 18:33; 2Co 10:4.
[3] Dt 32:22; Jb 16:15; Ps 74:11; 75:5, 10; 79:5; 89:24, 46; 132:17; Is 1:31; 42:25; Jr 4:4; 7:20; 48:25; Mal 4:1; Lk 1:69; 3:17.
[4] 2Ch 34:21, 25; Jb 6:4; 16:12; Is 42:25; 51:17; 63:6, 10; Jr 4:4; 7:20; 21:5, 12; 30:14; 36:7; Lm 2:5; 3:3, 12; 4:1; Ezk 5:13; 6:12; 22:22; 24:25; 36:18; Na 1:2, 6.
[5] 2K 25:9; 2Ch 36:16; Jr 15:1; 30:14; 52:13; Lm 2:2, 4; Ezk 2:10.
[6] Ps 80:12; 89:40; Is 1:8; 5:5; 43:28; 63:18; 64:11; Jr 52:11; Lm 1:4; 4:16, 20; 5:12; Ezk 12:12; 17:18; Zp 3:18; Mal 2:9.
[7] Lv 26:31, 44; 2Ch 36:19; Ps 72:4; 74:3; 78:59; Is 64:10; Jr 7:12; 26:6, 18; 32:29; 33:3; 39:8; 52:13; Lm 2:1, 5; Ezk 7:20, 21, 24; 24:21; Am 2:5; Mi 3:12; Mt 24:2; Ac 6:13.
[8] 2S 8:2; 2K 21:13; Jb 13:21; Is 3:26; 5:5; 28:17; 34:11; Jr 5:10; 14:2; Lm 2:2, 5, 17; Ezk 20:22; Am 7:7.
[9] Dt 28:36; 2K 24:12; 25:7; 2Ch 15:3; Ne 1:3; Ps 74:9; Jr 39:2, 8; 51:30; 52:8, 14; Lm 1:3; 4:15, 20; Ezk 7:26; 12:13; 17:20; Ho 3:4; Am 8:11; Mi 3:6.
[10] Jsh 7:6; 2S 13:19; Jb 2:12, 13; Is 3:26; 15:3; 36:22; 47:1, 5; Jr 8:14; Lm 1:1, 4; 3:28; 4:5, 16; 5:12, 14; Ezk 7:18; 27:31; Jol 1:8; Am 5:13; 8:3, 13; Rv 18:19.
[11] 1S 30:4; Jb 16:13; Ps 6:7; 22:14; 31:9; 69:3; Is 22:4; 38:14; Jr 4:19; 8:19; 9:1; 14:17; Lm 1:16, 20; 2:19; 3:48; 4:3, 9, 10; Lk 23:29.
[12] Is 53:12; Ezk 30:24.
[13] 2S 5:20; Ps 60:2; Jr 8:22; 14:17; 30:12; 51:8; Lm 1:12; Ezk 26:3; Dn 9:12.
[14] Is 9:15; 58:1; Jr 2:8; 5:31; 6:13; 8:10; 14:13; 23:11, 14, 22, 31; 27:9, 14; 28:15; 29:8; 37:19; Ezk 13:2, 22; 22:25, 28; Mi 2:11; 3:5; Zp 3:4; 2P 2:1.
[15] Dt 29:22; 1K 9:7; 2K 19:21; 2Ch 7:21; Jb 27:22; Ps 22:7; 44:14; 48:2; 50:2; Is 37:22; 64:11; Jr 18:16; 19:8; 25:9, 18; 29:18; 51:37; Lm 1:8; 2:6, 16; Ezk 25:6; Mi 6:16; Na 3:19; Zp 2:15; Mt 27:39; Mk 15:29.
[16] Jb 16:9; Ps 22:13; 35:16, 21; 37:12; 41:8; 56:2; 57:3; 109:2; 112:10; 124:3; Is 49:19; Jr 50:7, 17; 51:34; Lm 3:46; Ezk 25:3, 6, 15; 36:3; Ho 8:8; Ob 1:12; Zp 2:8; Ac 7:54.
[17] Lv 26:14; Dt 28:15, 43; 29:18; 31:16; 32:15; Ps 38:16; 89:42; Jr 18:11; Lm 1:5; 2:1, 8; Ezk 5:11; 7:8; 8:18; 9:10; Mi 2:3.
[18] Ps 119:136, 145; Is 26:16; Jr 4:31; 9:1, 17; 13:17; 14:17; Lm 1:2, 16; 2:8; 3:48; Ho 7:14; Hab 2:11.
[19] Jg 7:19; 1S 1:15; 7:6; Jb 3:24; Ps 28:2; 42:8; 62:8; 63:4; 119:55, 147; 134:2; 141:2; 142:2; Is 26:9; 51:20; Lm 2:11; 4:1; Ezk 5:10, 16; Na 3:10; Mt 14:25; Mk 1:35; 13:35; Lk 6:12; 1Ti 2:8.

He complaineth thereof to God.

20 ¶ Behold,ºª O LORD,º and considerºª to whom² thou hast doneºª this.º Shall the womenº eatºª their fruit,º [and] childrenº of a span long?º shall the priestº and the prophetº be slainºª in the sanctuaryº of the Lord?º 21 The youngº and the oldº lieºª on the groundº in the streets:º my virginsº and my young menº are fallenºª by the sword;º thou hast slainºª [them] in the dayº of thine anger;º thou hast killed,ºª [and] not² pitied.ºª 22 Thou hast calledºª as in a solemnº dayº my terrorsº round about,º² so that in the dayº of the LORD'Sº angerº none² escapedº² nor remained:º those that² I have swaddledºª and brought upºª hath mine enemyºª consumed.ºª

[20] Ex 32:11; Lv 26:29; Dt 9:26; 28:53; 2K 6:28; Ps 78:64; Is 9:14; 63:16; 64:8; Jr 5:31; 14:15, 20; 19:9; 23:11; Lm 1:19; 4:10, 13, 16; Ezk 5:10; 9:5.
[21] Dt 28:50; Jsh 6:21; 1S 15:3; 2Ch 36:17; Es 3:13; Ps 78:63; Is 27:11; Jr 9:21; 11:22; 13:14; 18:21; 21:7; 51:22; Lm 1:15, 18; 2:2, 17; 3:43; Ezk 5:11; 7:4, 9; 8:18; 9:5, 6, 10; Am 4:10; Zc 11:6.
[22] Dt 28:18; Ps 31:13; Is 24:17; Jr 6:25; 16:2; 20:3; 46:5; Ho 9:12; Am 9:1; Lk 23:29.


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