LAM 2:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) My master devoured—he didn’t show compassion on all the pastures of Yakov.
⇔ In his fury, he knocked down the fortifications of the daughter of Yehudah.
⇔ He struck the earth with disgrace—the kingdom and its leaders.

2:2 OSHB variant note: לא: (x-qere) ’וְ/לֹ֣א’: lemma_c/3808 morph_HC/Tn id_25rGa וְ/לֹ֣א

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX ΒΗΘ. Ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ κατεπόντισε Κύριος, οὐ φεισάμενος· πάντα τὰ ὡραῖα Ἰακὼβ καθεῖλεν ἐν θυμῷ αὐτοῦ, τὰ ὀχυρώματα τῆς θυγατρὸς Ἰούδα ἐκόλλησεν εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἐβεβήλωσε βασιλέα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἄρχοντας αὐτῆς.
(BAʸTh. En haʸmera orgaʸs autou katepontise Kurios, ou feisamenos; panta ta hōraia Yakōb katheilen en thumōi autou, ta oⱪurōmata taʸs thugatros Youda ekollaʸsen eis taʸn gaʸn, ebebaʸlōse basilea autaʸs, kai arⱪontas autaʸs.)

BrTr Beth. In the day of his wrath the Lord has overwhelmed her as in the sea, and not spared: he has brought down in his fury all the beautiful things of Jacob; he has brought down to the ground the strong-holds of the daughter of Juda: he has profaned her king and her princes.

ULT The Lord has swallowed up;
⇔ he did not spare all the pastures of Jacob.
⇔ He has torn down in his wrath
⇔ the fortifications of the daughter of Judah;
⇔ he has brought them to the ground.
⇔ He has profaned the kingdom and her princes.

UST The Lord completely destroyed all the homes of Jacob’s descendants
⇔ and was not merciful to them.
⇔ Because he was furious,
⇔ he tore the fortresses of the people of Judah down to the ground.
⇔ He disgraced their kingdom and its rulers.

BSB Without pity the Lord has swallowed up
⇔ all the dwellings of Jacob.
⇔ In His wrath He has demolished
⇔ the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah.
⇔ He brought to the ground and defiled
⇔ her kingdom and its princes.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB LAM book available

WEBBE ⇔ The Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob
⇔ without pity.
⇔ He has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah.
⇔ He has brought them down to the ground.
⇔ He has profaned the kingdom and its princes.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord destroyed mercilessly
⇔ all the homes of Jacob’s descendants.
⇔ In his anger he tore down
⇔ the fortified cities of Daughter Judah.
⇔ He knocked to the ground and humiliated
⇔ the kingdom and its rulers.

LSV The Lord has swallowed up,
He has not pitied any of the pleasant places of Jacob,
He has broken down in His wrath
The fortresses of the daughter of Judah,
He has caused to come to the earth,
He defiled the kingdom and its princes.

FBV The Lord has destroyed without mercy all the places where the descendants of Jacob lived. In his anger he has torn down the fortresses of the Daughter of Judah. He has demolished and degraded the kingdom and its leaders.

T4T ⇔ Yahweh destroyed the homes of the people of [PRS] Judah;
⇔ he did not act mercifully.
⇔ Because he was very angry,
⇔ he broke down the fortresses of Judah.
⇔ He has caused our kingdom and our rulers to become disgraced,
⇔ and he has gotten rid of them.

LEB • The Lord has devoured; he has not shown mercy
  • to all the dwellings of Jacob;
• he has broken down in his wrath
  • the fortifications of the daughter of Judah;
• he has leveled to the ground, he has dishonored
  • the kingdom and its commanders.[fn]

2:? Or “her commanders”

BBE The Lord has given up to destruction all the living-places of Jacob without pity; pulling down in his wrath the strong places of the daughter of Judah, stretching out on the earth the wounded, even her king and her rulers.

Moff The Lord has ruined ruthlessly
⇔ the homesteads of Jacob,
⇔ lowering and levelling
⇔ the strongholds of Judah,
⇔ degrading in his wrath
⇔ her king and nobles.

JPS The Lord hath swallowed up unsparingly all the habitations of Jacob; He hath thrown down in His wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He hath brought them down to the ground; He hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.

ASV The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied:
⇔ He hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;
⇔ He hath brought them down to the ground; he hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.

DRA Beth. The Lord hath cast down headlong, and hath not spared, all that was beautiful in Jacob: he hath destroyed in his wrath the strong holds of the virgin of Juda, and brought them down to the ground: he hath made the kingdom unclean, and the princes thereof.

YLT Swallowed up hath the Lord, He hath not pitied any of the pleasant places of Jacob, He hath broken down in His wrath The fortresses of the daughter of Judah, He hath caused to come to the earth, He polluted the kingdom and its princes.

Drby The Lord hath swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob, and hath not spared; he hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah: he hath brought [them] down to the ground; he hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.

RV The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied; he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.
(The Lord hath/has swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath/has not pitied; he hath/has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Yudah; he hath/has brought them down to the ground: he hath/has profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.)

SLT Jehovah swallowed up, not pitying, all the seats of Jacob: he pulled down in his wrath the fortresses of the daughter of Judah; he caused to touch to the earth: he defiled the kingdom and her chiefs.

Wbstr The LORD hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and its princes.

KJB-1769 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.[fn]
(The Lord hath/has swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath/has not pitied: he hath/has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Yudah; he hath/has brought them down to the ground: he hath/has polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.)

2.2 brought…: Heb. made to touch

KJB-1611 The LORD hath swallowed vp all the habitations of Iacob, and hath not pitied: he hath throwen downe in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Iudah: he hath [fn]brought them down to the ground: hee hath polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof.
(The LORD hath/has swallowed up all the habitations of Yacob, and hath/has not pitied: he hath/has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Yudah: he hath/has brought them down to the ground: he hath/has polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.)

2:2 Heb. made to couch.

Bshps The Lorde hath cast out all the habitations of Iacob without any fauour, all the strong places of the daughter of Iuda hath he broken in his wrath, and throwen them downe to the grounde, her kingdome and her princes hath he prophaned.
(The Lord hath/has cast out all the habitations of Yacob without any favour, all the strong places of the daughter of Yudah hath/has he broken in his wrath, and thrown them down to the ground, her kingdom and her princes hath/has he profaned.)

Gnva The Lord hath destroyed al the habitations of Iaakob, and not spared: he hath throwen downe in his wrath ye strong holds of the daughter of Iudah: he hath cast the downe to ye ground: he hath polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof.
(The Lord hath/has destroyed all the habitations of Yacob, and not spared: he hath/has thrown down in his wrath ye/you_all strongholds of the daughter of Yudah: he hath/has cast the down to ye/you_all ground: he hath/has polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.)

Cvdl The LORDE hath cast downe all the glory of Iacob without eny fauoure: All the stronge places of the doughter Iuda hath he broken in his wrath, & throwne them downe to the grounde: hir kyngdome & hir prynces hath he suspended.
(The LORD hath/has cast down all the glory of Yacob without any favour: All the strong places of the daughter Yudah hath/has he broken in his wrath, and thrown them down to the ground: her kingdom and her princes hath/has he suspended.)

Wycl Beth. The Lord castide doun, and sparide not alle the faire thingis of Jacob; he distried in his strong veniaunce the strengthis of the virgyn of Juda, and castide doun in to erthe; he defoulide the rewme, and the princes therof.
(Beth. The Lord cast/threw down, and spared not all the fair things of Yacob; he destroyed in his strong vengeance the strengths of the virgin of Yuda, and cast/threw down in to earth; he defiled the realm, and the princes thereof.)

Luth Der HErr hat alle Wohnungen Jakobs ohne Barmherzigkeit vertilget; er hat die Festen der Tochter Juda abgebrochen in seinem Grimm und geschleift; er hat entweihet beide, ihr Königreich und ihre Fürsten.
(The LORD has all houses/residences Yakobs without compassion destroyed/eradicated; he has the festivals the/of_the daughter Yuda cancelled in his wrath/fury and sanded; he has desecrated both, you(pl)/their/her kingdom and their/her prince(s)/ruler(s).)

ClVg Beth Præcipitavit Dominus, nec pepercit omnia speciosa Jacob: destruxit in furore suo munitiones virginis Juda, et dejecit in terram; polluit regnum et principes ejus.
(Beth Præcipitavit Master, but_not pepercit everything beautiful Yacob: destroyed in/into/on with_fury his_own fortifications virgin Yuda, and threw_down in/into/on the_earth/land; pollutes kingdom and leaders his.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּלַּ֨ע אֲדֹנָ֜⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: swallowed_up my=master לא mercy DOM all/each/any/every dwellings_of Yaakob broken_down in,wrath_of,his strongholds_of daughter_of Yehuda brought_down (to),ground dishonour kingdom and,princes_of,its )

The writer is speaking of the Lord completely destroying the settlements of Jacob as if the Lord has swallowed them up, as a person might consume food. If your language has a comparable expression, you could use it. If not, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The Lord has completely destroyed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֵ֚ת כָּל־נְא֣וֹת יַעֲקֹ֔ב

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: swallowed_up my=master לא mercy DOM all/each/any/every dwellings_of Yaakob broken_down in,wrath_of,his strongholds_of daughter_of Yehuda brought_down (to),ground dishonour kingdom and,princes_of,its )

Here, all the pastures of Jacob represents the dwelling places of the people of Israel, since pastures were the places where people lived and kept their flocks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [all the dwelling places of the descendants of Jacob]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠עֶבְרָת֛⁠וֹ

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wrath, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [very angrily]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִגִּ֣יעַ לָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

The writer is speaking of the Lord destroying the fortifications as if he has brought them to the ground, that is, knocked them flat. If your language has a comparable expression, you could use it. If not, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he has completely destroyed them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חִלֵּ֥ל מַמְלָכָ֖ה וְ⁠שָׂרֶֽי⁠הָ

The writer is speaking of the Lord stripping the kingdom and its rulers of their honor and dignity as if they were sacred things that the Lord had made common and unclean. If your language has a comparable expression, you could use it. If not, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [He has dishonored the kingdom and its princes]

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