Lamentations 2:2King James Bible with Strong NumbersH136The LordH1104hath swallowed up[H8765] H4999all the habitationsH3290of JacobH2550, and hath not pitied[H8804] H2040: he hath thrown down[H8804] H5678in his wrathH4013the strong holdsH1323of the daughterH3063of JudahH5060; he hath brought them down[H8689] H776to the groundH2490: he hath polluted[H8765] H4467the kingdomH8269and the princes thereof. See the chapter |
H3068The LORDH6213hath done[H8804] H2161that which he had devised[H8804] H1214; he hath fulfilled[H8765] H565his wordH6680that he had commanded[H8765] H3117in the daysH6924of oldH2040: he hath thrown down[H8804] H2550, and hath not pitied[H8804] H341: and he hath caused thine enemy[H8802] H8055to rejoice[H8762] H7311over thee, he hath set up[H8689] H7161the hornH6862of thine adversaries.
H123Whereas EdomH559saith[H8799] H7567, We are impoverished[H8795] H7725, but we will return[H8799] H1129and build[H8799] H2723the desolate placesH559; thus saith[H8804] H3068the LORDH6635of hostsH1129, They shall build[H8799] H2040, but I will throw down[H8799] H7121; and they shall call[H8804] H1366them, The borderH7564of wickednessH5971, and, The peopleH3068against whom the LORDH2194hath indignation[H8804] H5704forH5769ever.
H2416Wherefore, as I liveH5002, saith[H8803] H136the LordH3069GODH2930; Surely, because thou hast defiled[H8765] H4720my sanctuaryH8251with all thy detestable thingsH8441, and with all thine abominationsH1639, therefore will I also diminish[H8799] H5869thee; neither shall mine eyeH2347spare[H8799] H2550, neither will I have any pity[H8799] .
H310And afterwardH5002, saith[H8803] H3068the LORDH5414, I will deliver[H8799] H6667ZedekiahH4428kingH3063of JudahH5650, and his servantsH5971, and the peopleH7604, and such as are left[H8737] H5892in this cityH1698from the pestilenceH2719, from the swordH7458, and from the famineH3027, into the handH5019of NebuchadrezzarH4428kingH894of BabylonH3027, and into the handH341of their enemies[H8802] H3027, and into the handH1245of those that seek[H8764] H5315their lifeH5221: and he shall smite[H8689] H6310them with the edgeH2719of the swordH2347; he shall not spare[H8799] H2550them, neither have pity[H8799] H7355, nor have mercy[H8762] .
H7105When the boughsH3001thereof are withered[H8800] H7665, they shall be broken off[H8735] H802: the womenH935come[H8802] H215, and set them on fire[H8688] H5971: for it is a peopleH998of no understandingH6213: therefore he that made[H8802] H7355them will not have mercy[H8762] H3335on them, and he that formed[H8802] H2603them will shew them no favour[H8799] .
H3068And the LORDH559said[H8799] H7854unto SatanH7760, Hast thou[H8804] H3820consideredH5650my servantH347JobH776, that there is none like him in the earthH8535, a perfectH3477and an uprightH376manH3373, one that fearethH430GodH5493, and escheweth[H8802] H7451evilH2388? and still he holdeth fast[H8688] H8538his integrityH5496, although thou movedst[H8686] H1104me against him, to destroy[H8763] H2600him without cause.
H6887And he shall besiege[H8689] H8179thee in all thy gatesH1364, until thy highH1219and fenced[H8803] H2346wallsH3381come down[H8800] H2004, whereinH982thou trustedst[H8802] H776, throughout all thy landH6887: and he shall besiege[H8689] H8179thee in all thy gatesH776throughout all thy landH3068, which the LORDH430thy GodH5414hath given[H8804] thee.
H559Thus saith[H8804] H3068the LORDH6635of hostsH430, the GodH3478of IsraelH935; Behold, I will bring[H8688] H5892upon this cityH5892and upon all her townsH7451all the evilH1696that I have pronounced[H8765] H7185against it, because they have hardened[H8689] H6203their necksH8085, that they might not hear[H8800] H1697my words.