Lamentations 2:4–5
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4Like an enemy he has strung his bow;h
his right hand is ready.
Like a foe he has slain
all who were pleasing to the eye;i
he has poured out his wrathj like firek
on the tentl of Daughter Zion.
5The Lord is like an enemy;m
he has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all her palaces
and destroyed her strongholds.n
He has multiplied mourning and lamentationo
for Daughter Judah.p
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
He has bent his bow like an enemy,
with his right hand set like a foe;
and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes;
in the tent of the daughter of Zion,
he has poured out his fury like fire.
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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
He has strung his bow like an enemy;
his right hand is positioned like an adversary.
He has killed everyone who was the delight to the eye,
pouring out his wrath like fire
on the tent of Daughter Zion.
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.
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NLTNew Living Translation
He bends his bow against his people,
as though he were their enemy.
His strength is used against them
to kill their finest youth.
His fury is poured out like fire
on beautiful Jerusalem.
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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He has bent his bow like an enemy;
he has set his right hand
like a foe, and he has slain
all the treasures of the eye;
in the tent of the daughter of Zion,
he has poured out his anger like fire.
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.
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KJV 1900King James Version
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary,
And slew all that were pleasant to the eye
In the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
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.
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