Lamentations 2 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Lord ^H136 has [fn]destroyed ^H1104; He has not spared ^H2550

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

In His wrath ^H5678 He has overthrown ^H2040

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

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

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

In fierce ^H2750 anger ^H639 He has cut ^H1438 off ^H1438

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

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

From the enemy ^H340.

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

Consuming ^H398 on all ^H5439 sides ^H5439.

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

His right ^H3225 hand ^H3225 is positioned ^H5324 like an adversary ^H6862,

And He has killed ^H2026 everything ^H3605 that was pleasant ^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.

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

He has engulfed ^H1104 Israel ^H3478;

He has engulfed ^H1104 all ^H3605 its palaces ^H759,

He has destroyed ^H7843 its strongholds ^H4013

And caused ^H7235 great ^H7235 mourning ^H8386 and grieving ^H592 in the daughter ^H1323 of Judah ^H3063.

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

He has destroyed ^H7843 His appointed ^H4150 [fn]meeting ^H4150 place ^H4150.

The LORD ^H3068 has caused

The appointed ^H4150 feast ^H4150 and Sabbath ^H7676 in Zion ^H6726 to be forgotten ^H7911,

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

In the indignation ^H2195 of His anger ^H639.

The Lord ^H136 has rejected ^H2186 His altar ^H4196,

He has [fn]repudiated ^H5010 His sanctuary ^H4720;

He has handed ^H5462 H3027 over ^H5462

The walls ^H2346 of her palaces ^H759 to the enemy ^H340.

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

As on the day ^H3117 of an appointed ^H4150 feast ^H4150.

The LORD ^H3068 determined ^H2803 to destroy ^H7843

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

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

He has not restrained ^H7725 His hand ^H3027 from [fn]destroying ^H1104,

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

They have languished ^H535 together ^H3162.

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 leaders ^H8269 are among the nations ^H1471;

The Law ^H8451 is ^H369 gone ^H369.

Her prophets ^H5030, too ^H1571, find ^H4672

No ^H3808 vision ^H2377 from the LORD ^H3068.

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

Sit ^H3427 on the ground ^H776 and [fn]are ^H1826 silent ^H1826.

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

They have put ^H2296 on ^H2296 sackcloth ^H8242.

The virgins ^H1330 of Jerusalem ^H3389

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

My eyes ^H5869 fail ^H3615 because of tears ^H1832,

My [fn]spirit ^H4578 is greatly ^H2560 troubled ^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 little ^H5768 ones ^H5768 and infants ^H3243 languish ^H5848

In the streets ^H7339 of the city ^H7151.

They say ^H559 to their mothers ^H517,

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

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

In the streets ^H7339 of the city ^H5892,

As their lives ^H5315 are poured ^H8210 out ^H8210

[fn]In their mothers’ ^H517 arms ^H2436.

How ^H4100 shall I admonish ^H5749 you?

What ^H4100 shall I compare ^H1819 to you,

Daughter ^H1323 of Jerusalem ^H3389?

What ^H4100 shall I liken ^H7737 to you as I comfort ^H5162 you,

Virgin ^H1330 daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726?

For your collapse ^H7667 is as vast ^H1419 as the sea ^H3220;

Who ^H4310 can heal ^H7495 you?

Your prophets ^H5030 have seen ^H2372 for you

Worthless ^H7723 and deceptive ^H8602 visions;

And they have not exposed ^H1540 your wrongdoing ^H5771

So as to restore ^H7725 you from captivity ^H7622,

But they have seen ^H2372 for you worthless ^H7723 and misleading ^H4065 pronouncements ^H4065.

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

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

They [fn]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,

‘Perfect ^H3632 in beauty ^H3308,

A joy ^H4885 to all ^H3605 the earth ^H776’?”

All ^H3605 your enemies ^H340

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

They [fn]hiss ^H8319 and gnash ^H2786 their teeth ^H8127.

They say ^H559, “We have engulfed ^H1104 her!

This ^H2088 certainly ^H389 is the day ^H3117 which ^H7945 we awaited ^H6960;

We have reached ^H4672 it, we have seen ^H7200 it!”

The LORD ^H3068 has done ^H6213 what ^H834 He determined ^H2161;

He has accomplished ^H1214 His word ^H565

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

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

And He has helped the enemy ^H340 to rejoice ^H8055 over ^H5921 you;

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

Their heart ^H3820 cried ^H6817 out ^H6817 to the Lord ^H136:

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

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

Give ^H5414 yourself no ^H408 relief ^H6314,

Let [fn]your eyes ^H5869 have ^H1826 no ^H408 rest ^H1826.

“Arise ^H6965, whimper ^H7442 in the night ^H3915

At the beginning ^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;

Raise ^H5375 your hands ^H3709 to Him

For the life ^H5315 of your little ^H5768 ones ^H5768

Who languish ^H5848 because of hunger ^H7458

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

“See ^H7200, LORD ^H3068, and look ^H5027!

With whom ^H4310 have You dealt ^H5953 this ^H3541 way ^H3541?

Should women ^H802 really ^H518 eat ^H398 their [fn]children ^H6529,

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

Should priest ^H3548 and prophet ^H5030 really ^H518 be killed ^H2026

In the sanctuary ^H4720 of the Lord ^H136?

“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 put ^H2026 them to ^H2026 death ^H2026 on the day ^H3117 of Your anger ^H639,

You have slaughtered ^H2873, without ^H3808 sparing ^H2550.

“You called ^H7121 as on the day ^H3117 of an appointed ^H4150 feast ^H4150

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

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

On the day ^H3117 of the LORD’S ^H3068 anger ^H639.

As for those whom ^H834 I brought ^H2946 forth ^H2946 healthy ^H2946 and whom I raised ^H7235,

My enemy ^H340 annihilated ^H3615 them.”