Discovery Box| (0.44) | Lam 2:1 |
| א (Alef) Alas! 1 The Lord 2 has covered Daughter Zion 3 with his anger. 4 He has thrown down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he did not protect 5 his temple 6 when he displayed his anger. 7 |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:3 |
| ג (Gimel) In fierce anger 1 he destroyed 2 the whole army 3 of Israel. He withdrew his right hand 4 as the enemy attacked. 5 He was like a raging fire in the land of Jacob; 6 it consumed everything around it. 7 |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:4 |
| ד (Dalet) He prepared his bow 1 like an enemy; his right hand was ready to shoot. 2 Like a foe he killed everyone, even our strong young men; 3 he has poured out his anger like fire on the tent 4 of Daughter Zion. |
| (0.44) | 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 |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:6 |
| ו (Vav) He destroyed his temple 1 as if it were a vineyard; 2 he destroyed his appointed meeting place. The Lord has made those in Zion forget both the festivals and the Sabbaths. 3 In his fierce anger 4 he has spurned 5 both king and priest. |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:7 |
| ז (Zayin) The Lord 1 rejected 2 his altar and abhorred his temple. 3 He handed over to the enemy 4 her palace walls; the enemy 5 shouted 6 in the Lord’s temple as if it were a feast day. 7 |
| (0.44) | 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 |
| (0.44) | 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. |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:10 |
| י (Yod) The elders of Daughter Zion sit 1 on the ground in silence. 2 They have thrown dirt on their heads; They have dressed in sackcloth. 3 Jerusalem’s young women 4 stare down at the ground. 5 |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:11 |
| כ (Kaf) My eyes are worn out 1 from weeping; 2 my stomach is in knots. 3 My heart 4 is poured out on the ground due to the destruction 5 of my helpless people; 6 children and infants faint in the town squares. |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:12 |
| ל (Lamed) Children 1 say to their mothers, 2 “Where are food and drink?” 3 They faint 4 like a wounded warrior in the city squares. They die slowly 5 in their mothers’ arms. 6 |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:14 |
| נ (Nun) Your prophets saw visions for you that were worthless lies. 1 They failed to expose your sin so as to restore your fortunes. 2 They saw oracles for you that were worthless 3 lies. |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:16 |
| פ (Pe) All your enemies gloated over you. 1 They sneered and gnashed their teeth; they said, “We have destroyed 2 her! Ha! We have waited a long time for this day. We have lived to see it!” 3 |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:20 |
| ר (Resh) Look, O Lord! Consider! 1 Whom have you ever afflicted 2 like this? Should women eat their offspring, 3 their healthy infants? 4 Should priest and prophet be killed in the Lord’s 5 sanctuary? |
| (0.44) | Lam 2:21 |
| ש (Sin/Shin) The young boys and old men lie dead on the ground in the streets. My young women 1 and my young men have fallen by the sword. You killed them when you were angry; 2 you slaughtered them without mercy. 3 |
| (0.44) | Lam 4:3 |
| ג (Gimel) Even the jackals 1 nurse their young at their breast, 2 but my people 3 are cruel, like ostriches 4 in the desert. |
| (0.44) | Lam 4:6 |
| ו (Vav) The punishment 1 of my people 2 exceeded that of 3 of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment with no one to help her. 4 |
| (0.44) | Lam 4:8 |
| ח (Khet) Now their appearance 1 is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it is dried up, like tree bark. |
| (0.44) | Lam 4:12 |
| ל (Lamed) Neither the kings of the earth nor the people of the lands 1 ever thought 2 that enemy or foe would enter the gates 3 of Jerusalem. 4 |
| (0.44) | Lam 4:15 |
| ס (Samek) People cry to them, “Turn away! You are unclean! Turn away! Turn away! Don’t touch us!” So they have fled and wander about; but the nations say, 1 “They may not stay here any longer.” |
