Discovery Box| (0.36) | Jer 51:53 |
| Even if Babylon climbs high into the sky 1 and fortifies her elevated stronghold, 2 I will send destroyers against her,” 3 says the Lord. 4 |
| (0.36) | Jer 51:55 |
| For the Lord is ready to destroy Babylon, and put an end to her loud noise. Their waves 1 will roar like turbulent 2 waters. They will make a deafening noise. 3 |
| (0.36) | Jer 51:56 |
| For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. 1 Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. 2 For the Lord is a God who punishes; 3 he pays back in full. 4 |
| (0.36) | Jer 51:57 |
| “I will make her officials and wise men drunk, along with her governors, leaders, 1 and warriors. They will fall asleep forever and never wake up,” 2 says the King whose name is the Lord who rules over all. 3 |
| (0.36) | Jer 51:62 |
| Then say, ‘O Lord, you have announced that you will destroy this place so that no people or animals live in it any longer. Certainly it will lie desolate forever!’ |
| (0.36) | Lam 1:5 |
| ה (He) Her foes subjugated her; 1 her enemies are at ease. 2 For the Lord afflicted her because of her many acts of rebellion. 3 Her children went away captive 4 before the enemy. |
| (0.36) | Lam 1:9 |
| ט (Tet) Her menstrual flow 1 has soiled 2 her clothing; 3 she did not consider 4 the consequences of her sin. 5 Her demise 6 was astonishing, 7 and there was no one to comfort her. She cried, “Look, 8 O Lord, on my 9 affliction because my |
| (0.36) | Lam 1:11 |
| כ (Kaf) All her people groaned as they searched for a morsel of bread. 1 They exchanged 2 their valuables 3 for 4 just enough food to stay alive. 5 “Look, O Lord! Consider 6 that I have become worthless!” |
| (0.36) | Lam 1:12 |
| ל (Lamed) Is it nothing to you, 1 all you who pass by on the road? 2 Look and see! Is there any pain like mine? The Lord 3 has afflicted me, 4 he 5 has inflicted it on me when 6 he burned with anger. 7 |
| (0.36) | Lam 1:14 |
| נ (Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; 1 they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke 2 on my neck; 3 he has sapped my strength. 4 The Lord 5 has handed me over 6 to those whom I cannot resist. |
| (0.36) | Lam 1:17 |
| פ (Pe) Zion spread out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob; his neighbors 1 have become his enemies. Jerusalem has become like filthy garbage 2 in their midst. 3 |
| (0.36) | Lam 1:18 |
| צ (Tsade) The Lord is right to judge me! 1 Yes, I rebelled against his commands. 2 Please listen, all you nations, 3 and look at my suffering! My young women and men have gone into exile. |
| (0.36) | Lam 1:20 |
| ר (Resh) Look, O Lord! I am distressed; 1 my stomach is in knots! 2 My heart is pounding 3 inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! 4 Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; 5 Inside the house death is present. 6 |
| (0.36) | Lam 2:2 |
| ב (Bet) The Lord 1 destroyed 2 mercilessly 3 all the homes of Jacob’s descendants. 4 In his anger he tore down the fortified cities 5 of Daughter Judah. He knocked to the ground and humiliated the kingdom and its rulers. 6 |
| (0.36) | Lam 2:5 |
| ה (He) 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 |
| (0.36) | Lam 2:8 |
| ח (Khet) The Lord was determined to tear down Daughter Zion’s wall. He prepared to knock it down; 1 he did not withdraw his hand from destroying. 2 He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament; together they mourned their ruin. 3 |
| (0.36) | Lam 2:9 |
| ט (Tet) Her city gates have fallen 1 to the ground; he smashed to bits 2 the bars that lock her gates. 3 Her king and princes were taken into exile; 4 there is no more guidance available. 5 As for her prophets, they no longer receive 6 a vision from the Lord. |
| (0.36) | Lam 2:18 |
| צ (Tsade) Cry out 1 from your heart 2 to the Lord, 3 O wall of Daughter Zion! 4 Make your tears flow like a river all day and all night long! 5 Do not rest; do not let your tears 6 stop! |
| (0.36) | Lam 2:22 |
| ת (Tav) As if it were a feast day, you call 1 enemies 2 to terrify me 3 on every side. 4 On the day of the Lord’s anger no one escaped or survived. My enemy has finished off those healthy infants whom I bore 5 and raised. 6 |
| (0.36) | Eze 3:11 |
| Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, 1 and speak to them – say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ whether they pay attention or not.” |
