Lamentations 2:2-4

Holman Christian Standard Bible

² Without compassion^(A) the Lord has swallowed up
all the dwellings of Jacob.
In His wrath He has demolished
the fortified cities^(B) of Daughter Judah.
He brought them to the ground
and defiled the kingdom and its leaders.^(C)

³ He has cut off every horn^(D) of Israel
in His burning anger
and withdrawn His right hand^(E)
in the presence of the enemy.
He has blazed against Jacob like a flaming fire
that consumes everything.^(F)

⁴ He has bent His bow like an enemy;^(G)
His right hand is positioned like an adversary.
He has killed everyone who was loved,^[a]
pouring out His wrath like fire
on the tent of Daughter Zion.