Lamentations 2:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
has swallowedבִּלַּ֨ע
(bil·la)
1104: to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root
up; He has not sparedחָמַ֗ל
(cha·mal)
2550: to sparea prim. root
Allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the habitationsנְאֹ֣ות
(ne·'o·vt)
4999:  see navah
of Jacob.יַעֲקֹ֔ב
(ya·'a·kov,)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
In His wrathבְּעֶבְרָתֹ֛ו
(be·'ev·ra·tov)
5678: overflow, arrogance, furyfem. of eber
He has thrown downהָרַ֧ס
(ha·ras)
2040: to throw down, break or tear downa prim. root
The strongholdsמִבְצְרֵ֥י
(miv·tze·rei)
4013: fortificationfrom batsar
of the daughterבַת־
(vat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of Judah;יְהוּדָ֖ה
(ye·hu·dah)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
He has brought [them] downהִגִּ֣יעַ
(hig·gi·a')
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
to the ground;לָאָ֑רֶץ
(la·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
He has profanedחִלֵּ֥ל
(chil·lel)
2490c: to pollute, defile, profanea prim. root
the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖ה
(mam·la·chah)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
and its princes.וְשָׂרֶֽיהָ׃
(ve·sa·rei·ha.)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
hath swallowed up
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
all the habitations
na'ah  (naw-aw')
a home; figuratively, a pasture -- habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place.
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
and hath not pitied
chamal  (khaw-mal')
to commiserate; by implication, to spare -- have compassion, (have) pity, spare.
he hath thrown down
harac  (haw-ras')
to pull down or in pieces, break, &? destroy -- beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, utterly.
in his wrath
`ebrah  (eb-raw')
an outburst of passion -- anger, rage, wrath.
the strong holds
mibtsar  (mib-tsawr')
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender -- (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).
of the daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
he hath brought them down
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
to the ground
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
he hath polluted
chalal  (khaw-lal')
to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening wedge) instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
the kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
and the princes
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The Lord has swallowed up; He has not spared All the habitations of Jacob. In His wrath He has thrown down The strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its princes.

King James Bible
The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Without compassion the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He brought them to the ground and defiled the kingdom and its leaders.

International Standard Version
The Lord swallowed up without pity all of Jacob's habitations. In his wrath he tore down the strongholds of fair Judah. He cast to the ground in dishonor both her kingdom and its rulers.

NET Bible
The Lord destroyed mercilessly all the homes of Jacob's descendants. In his anger he tore down the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He knocked to the ground and humiliated the kingdom and its rulers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Lord swallowed up all of Jacob's pastures without any pity. He tore down the fortified cities of Judah in his fury. He brought the kingdom [of Judah] and its leaders down to the ground in dishonor.

King James 2000 Bible
The Lord has swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and has not pitied: he has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; he has brought them down to the ground: he has polluted the kingdom and its princes.
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