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Lamentations 2:5

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5nnThe Lord was as an enemy: phe hath swallowed up Israel,

pqHe hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds,

And hath increased in the daughter of Judah rmourning and lamentation.

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Cross references

  1. nnJob 13. 24. Isai. 63. 10. ver. 5. See Jer. 30. 14.
  2. pver. 2, 8, 16.
  3. pver. 2, 8, 16.
  4. qComp. 2 Kin. 25. 9.
  5. rIsai. 29. 2 (Heb.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord has become like an enemy;

he has swallowed up Israel;

he has swallowed up all its palaces;

he has laid in ruins its strongholds,

and he has multiplied in the daughter of Judah

mourning and lamentation.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord is like an enemy;

he has swallowed up Israel.

He has swallowed up all her palaces

and destroyed her strongholds.

He has multiplied mourning and lamentation

for Daughter Judah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord is like an enemy;

he has swallowed up Israel.

He swallowed up all its palaces

and destroyed its fortified cities.

He has multiplied mourning and lamentation

within Daughter Judah.

NLTNew Living Translation

Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel

like an enemy.

He has destroyed her palaces

and demolished her fortresses.

He has brought unending sorrow and tears

upon beautiful Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The Lord has become like an enemy;

he has destroyed Israel;

he has destroyed all its citadel fortresses;

he has ruined all its fortifications

and multiplied lamentation and mourning

in the daughter of Judah.

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel,

He hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds,

And hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.