Lamentations 2:2

The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought [them] down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.

The Lord {H136} hath swallowed up {H1104} all the habitations {H4999} of Jacob {H3290}, and hath not pitied {H2550}: he hath thrown down {H2040} in his wrath {H5678} the strong holds {H4013} of the daughter {H1323} of Judah {H3063}; he hath brought them down {H5060} to the ground {H776}: he hath polluted {H2490} the kingdom {H4467} and the princes {H8269} thereof.

Without pity Adonai swallowed up all the dwellings of Ya'akov. In his wrath he broke down the strongholds of the daughter of Y'hudah, brought them down to the ground, thus profaning the kingdom and its rulers.

Without 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 all the habitations 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 profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.

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Cross-References

  • Lamentations 3:43 (5 votes)

    Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

  • Psalms 89:39 (5 votes)

    Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.

  • Psalms 89:40 (5 votes)

    Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

  • Lamentations 2:17 (5 votes)

    The LORD hath done [that] which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused [thine] enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

  • Isaiah 43:28 (4 votes)

    Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

  • Isaiah 25:12 (4 votes)

    And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, [and] bring to the ground, [even] to the dust.

  • Psalms 21:9 (4 votes)

    Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.