Lamentations 2:5
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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בָּלַע
he has swallowed up
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בָּלַע
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
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מִבְצָר
fortifications/ its
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מִבְצָר
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
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שָׁחַת
he has ruined
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שָׁחַת
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
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תַּאֲנִיָּה
mourning
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תַּאֲנִיָּה
lamentation
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