Lamentations 2:2-4
New International Version - UK
2 Without pity the Lord has swallowed up
all the dwellings of Jacob;
in his wrath he has torn down
the strongholds of Daughter Judah.
He has brought her kingdom and its princes
down to the ground in dishonour.
3 In fierce anger he has cut off
every horn[a][b] of Israel.
He has withdrawn his right hand
at the approach of the enemy.
He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire
that consumes everything around it.
4 Like an enemy he has strung his bow;
his right hand is ready.
Like a foe he has slain
all who were pleasing to the eye;
he has poured out his wrath like fire
on the tent of Daughter Zion.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:3 Or off / all the strength; or every king
- Lamentations 2:3 Horn here symbolises strength.
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