ה (He)
2:5 The Lord, 1 like an enemy,
destroyed 2 Israel.
He destroyed 3 all her palaces;
he ruined her 4 fortified cities.
He made everyone in Daughter Judah
mourn and lament. 5
1 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (’adonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the
2 tn Heb “swallowed up.”
3 tn Heb “swallowed up.”
4 tn Heb “his.” For consistency this has been translated as “her.”
5 tn Heb “He increased in Daughter Judah mourning and lamentation.”