LAM 2:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX ΗΘ. Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε διαφθεῖραι τείχος θυγατρὸς Σιών· ἐξέτεινε μέτρον, οὐκ ἀπέστρεψε χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ καταπατήματος, καὶ ἐπένθησε τὸ προτείχισμα, καὶ τεῖχος ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἠσθένησεν.
(AʸTh. Kai epestrepse diaftheirai teiⱪos thugatros Siōn; exeteine metron, ouk apestrepse ⱪeira autou apo katapataʸmatos, kai epenthaʸse to proteiⱪisma, kai teiⱪos homothumadon aʸsthenaʸsen.)

BrTr Heth. And he has turned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he has stretched out the measuring line, he has not turned back his hand from afflicting her: therefore the bulwark mourned, and the wall was weakened with it.

ULT Yahweh planned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion.
⇔ He stretched out the measuring line;
⇔ he did not turn back his hand from swallowing up.
⇔ And he caused the rampart and wall to mourn;
⇔ together they have languished.

UST Yahweh planned to destroy the wall of Jerusalem.
⇔ He carefully measured it out for destruction
⇔ and then he did not stop himself from devouring it.
⇔ He made the outer wall and the inner wall fall into ruin;
⇔ together they crumbled.

BSB The LORD determined to destroy
⇔ the wall of the Daughter of Zion.
⇔ He stretched out a measuring line
⇔ and did not withdraw His hand from destroying.
⇔ He made the ramparts and walls lament;
⇔ together they waste away.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB LAM book available

WEBBE ⇔ The LORD has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion.
⇔ He has stretched out the line.
⇔ He has not withdrawn his hand from destroying;
⇔ He has made the rampart and wall lament.
⇔ They languish together.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord was determined to tear down
⇔ Daughter Zion’s wall.
⇔ He prepared to knock it down;
⇔ he did not withdraw his hand from destroying.
⇔ He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament;
⇔ together they mourned their ruin.

LSV YHWH has devised to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion,
He has stretched out a line,
He has not turned His hand from destroying,
And He causes bulwark and wall to mourn,
Together—they have been weak.

FBV The Lord was determined to destroy the defensive walls of the Daughter of Zion. He measured out[fn] what he would destroy, and didn't hesitate to do it. He made the battlements and walls weep; they both disintegrated.

2:8 “Measured out”: literally, “stretched out a measuring line.”

T4T ⇔ Yahweh was determined
⇔ to cause the walls of our city [MTY] to be torn down.
⇔ It was as though he measured the walls
⇔ and then he completely destroyed [MTY] them.
⇔ It was as though he caused the towers and walls to lament/weep,
⇔ because they were now ruins.

LEB • Yahweh has planned to destroy
  • the wall of the daughter of Zion.
• He measured with a line; he has not restrained
  • his hand from destroying;
• he caused rampart and wall to mourn;
  • together they have languished away.

BBE It is the Lord's purpose to make waste the wall of the daughter of Zion; his line has been stretched out, he has not kept back his hand from destruction: he has sent sorrow on tower and wall, they have become feeble together.

Moff The Eternal was determined to destroy
⇔ the walls of maiden Sion;
⇔ he planned it all,
⇔ his hand was in the havoc;
⇔ rampart and wall--he made them all
⇔ lament and totter.

JPS The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He hath stretched out the line, He hath not withdrawn His hand from destroying; but He hath made the rampart and wall to mourn, they languish together.

ASV Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion;
⇔ He hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying;
⇔ And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.

DRA Heth. The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he hath stretched out his line, and hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: and the bulwark hath mourned, and the wall hath been destroyed together.

YLT Devised hath Jehovah to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion, He hath stretched out a line, He hath not turned His hand from destroying, And He causeth bulwark and wall to mourn, Together — they have been weak.

Drby Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; and he hath made the rampart and the wall to lament: they languish together.

RV The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; he hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: but he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.
(The LORD hath/has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; he hath/has stretched out the line, he hath/has not withdrawn his hand from destroying: but he hath/has made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.)

SLT Jehovah purposed to destroy the walls of the daughter of Zion: he stretched out a line, he turned not back his hand from swallowing down: and the entrenchment will mourn, and the wall; together they languished.

Wbstr The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.

KJB-1769 The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.[fn]
(The LORD hath/has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath/has stretched out a line, he hath/has not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.)

2.8 destroying: Heb. swallowing up

KJB-1611 [fn]The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line: he hath not withdrawen his hand from destroying: therefore hee made the rampart and the wall to lament: they languished together.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

2:8 Hebr. swallowing vp.

Bshps The Lorde thought to breake downe the walles of the daughter of Sion, he spread out his line, and drewe not in his hande tyll he had destroyed them: therfore mourne the turrettes, & the broken walles fall downe together.
(The Lord thought to break down the walls of the daughter of Zion, he spread out his line, and drew not in his hand till he had destroyed them: therefore mourn the turrettes, and the broken walls fall down together.)

Gnva The Lord hath determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: hee stretched out a lyne: hee hath not withdrawen his hande from destroying: therefore hee made the rampart and the wall to lament: they were destroyed together.
(The Lord hath/has determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he stretched out a line: he hath/has not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament: they were destroyed together.)

Cvdl The LORDE thought to breake downe the walles of the doughter Sion, he spred out his lyne, & drewe not in his honde, till he had destroyed them. Therfore mourne the turrettes and the broken walles together.
(The LORD thought to break down the walls of the daughter Zion, he spread out his line, and drew not in his hand, till he had destroyed them. Therefore mourn the turrettes and the broken walls together.)

Wycl Heth. The Lord thouyte to distrie the wal of the douyter of Sion; he stretchide forth his coorde, and turnede not awei his hond fro perdicioun; the forwal, ether the outerward, mourenyde, and the wal was distried togidere.
(Heth. The Lord thought to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; he stretched forth his coorde, and turned not away his hand from perdition/destruction/punishment; the forwal, either the outerward, mourned, and the wall was destroyed together.)

Luth Der HErr hat gedacht zu verderben die Mauern der Tochter Zion; er hat die Richtschnur darübergezogen und seine Hand nicht abgewendet, bis er sie vertilget; die Zwinger stehen kläglich, und die Mauer liegt jämmerlich.
(The LORD has thought to/for spoil/corrupt the walls the/of_the daughter Zion; he has the Richtschnur about_itgezogen and his hand not averted, until he they/she/them destroyed/eradicated; the cage(n) stand miserably, and the wall lies(v) miserable/pitiful.)

ClVg Heth Cogitavit Dominus dissipare murum filiæ Sion; tetendit funiculum suum, et non avertit manum suam a perditione: luxitque antemurale, et murus pariter dissipatus est.
(Heth I_thoughtt Master dissipare wall daughters Sion; he_felt rope his_own, and not/no turned_away hand his_own from destruction: and_mourned antemurale, and the_wall as_well dissipatus it_is.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נָ֣טָה קָ֔ו

stretched_out line

The writer is speaking of God’s careful planning for destruction as if God had stretched out the measuring line like a builder measuring before construction. However, God measured not to build but to tear down. If your language does not use this image, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [He carefully planned the destruction]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֹא־הֵשִׁ֥יב יָד֖⁠וֹ מִ⁠בַּלֵּ֑עַ

not (Some words not found in UHB: determined YHWH to,destroy wall_of daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) stretched_out line not withhold his/its=hand from,swallowing_up and,he_has_caused_to_mourn rampart and,wall together languished )

The writer is speaking of God’s destructive action as if God were swallowing up the city, consuming it completely. The phrase his hand represents God’s active power. If your language does not use this image, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [he did not hold back from completely destroying it]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וַ⁠יַּֽאֲבֶל־חֵ֥ל וְ⁠חוֹמָ֖ה יַחְדָּ֥ו אֻמְלָֽלוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: determined YHWH to,destroy wall_of daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) stretched_out line not withhold his/its=hand from,swallowing_up and,he_has_caused_to_mourn rampart and,wall together languished )

The writer speaks of the rampart and wall as if they were people who could mourn and languish. He says this because they lie in ruins. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And he caused the rampart and wall to fall into ruins]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

חֵ֥ל וְ⁠חוֹמָ֖ה

rampart and,wall

The writer is referring to all of Jerusalem’s defensive structures by naming two major components, the rampart and the wall. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [all of Jerusalem’s defenses]

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