Lamentations 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 

2Ki 25:9; 2Ch 36:16,17; Jer 15:1; Jer 30:14; Jer 52:13; La 2:2; La 2:4; Eze 2:10

¹ tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (’adonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”). See the tc note at 1:14.

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.”