Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In fierce anger he has cut off every horn of Israel. He has withdrawn his right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it. New Living Translation All the strength of Israel vanishes beneath his fierce anger. The Lord has withdrawn his protection as the enemy attacks. He consumes the whole land of Israel like a raging fire. English Standard Version He has cut down in fierce anger all the might of Israel; he has withdrawn from them his right hand in the face of the enemy; he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob, consuming all around. Berean Standard Bible In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it. King James Bible He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. New King James Version He has cut off in fierce anger Every horn of Israel; He has drawn back His right hand From before the enemy. He has blazed against Jacob like a flaming fire Devouring all around. New American Standard Bible In fierce anger He has cut off All the strength of Israel; He has pulled back His right hand From the enemy. And He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire Consuming on all sides. NASB 1995 In fierce anger He has cut off All the strength of Israel; He has drawn back His right hand From before the enemy. And He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire Consuming round about. NASB 1977 In fierce anger He has cut off All the strength of Israel; He has drawn back His right hand From before the enemy. And He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire Consuming round about. Legacy Standard Bible In hot anger He has cut in pieces All the strength of Israel; He has turned back His right hand From before the enemy. And He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire Devouring round about. Amplified Bible In fierce anger He has cut off and destroyed Every horn of Israel. He has withdrawn His right hand From the presence of the enemy. And He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire Consuming all around. Christian Standard Bible He has cut off every horn of Israel in his burning anger and withdrawn his right hand in the presence of the enemy. He has blazed against Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything. Holman Christian Standard Bible He has cut off every horn of Israel in His burning anger and withdrawn His right hand in the presence of the enemy. He has blazed against Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything. American Standard Version He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel; He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: And he hath burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Gimel He has cut off in the heat of his wrath all the horn of Israel. He has turned his right hand to his back from before the enemy and he set fire in Yaqob and a flame consumed his hands Brenton Septuagint Translation GIMEL. He has broken in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he has turned back his right hand from the face of the enemy, and has kindled a flame in Jacob as a fire, and it has devoured all things round about. Contemporary English Version The Lord was so furiously angry that he wiped out the whole army of Israel by not supporting them when the enemy attacked. He was like a raging fire that swallowed up the descendants of Jacob. Douay-Rheims Bible Ghimel. He hath broken in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: and he hath kindled in Jacob as it were a flaming fire devouring round about. English Revised Version He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel; he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: and he hath burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. GOD'S WORD® Translation In his burning anger he cut off all of Israel's strength. He withdrew his right hand when they faced their enemy. He burned like a raging fire in [the land of] Jacob, destroying everything around him. Good News Translation In his fury he shattered the strength of Israel; He refused to help us when the enemy came. He raged against us like fire, destroying everything. International Standard Version In his fierce wrath he cut off all the strength of Israel. He withdrew his protection as the enemy approached. He burned Jacob like a blazing fire consumes everything around it. JPS Tanakh 1917 He hath cut off in fierce anger All the horn of Israel; He hath drawn back His right hand From before the enemy; And He hath burned in Jacob like a flaming fire, Which devoureth round about. Literal Standard Version He has cut off in the heat of anger every horn of Israel, | He has turned backward His right hand | From the face of the enemy, | And He burns against Jacob as a flaming fire, | It has devoured all around. Majority Standard Bible In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it. New American Bible In blazing wrath, he cut down entirely the horn of Israel; He withdrew the support of his right hand when the enemy approached; He burned against Jacob like a blazing fire that consumes everything in its path. NET Bible In fierce anger he destroyed the whole army of Israel. He withdrew his right hand as the enemy attacked. He was like a raging fire in the land of Jacob; it consumed everything around it. New Revised Standard Version He has cut down in fierce anger all the might of Israel; he has withdrawn his right hand from them in the face of the enemy; he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob, consuming all around. New Heart English Bible He has cut off in fierce anger all the strength of Israel. He has drawn back his right hand before the enemy. He has blazed in Jacob like a flaming fire, which devours all around. Webster's Bible Translation He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth on every side. World English Bible He has cut off all the horn of Israel in fierce anger. He has drawn back his right hand from before the enemy. He has burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devours all around. Young's Literal Translation He hath cut off in the heat of anger every horn of Israel, He hath turned backward His right hand From the face of the enemy, And He burneth against Jacob as a flaming fire, It hath devoured round about. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Anger over Jerusalem…2Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. 3In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it. 4He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.… Cross References Psalm 74:11 Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them! Psalm 75:5 Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.'" Psalm 75:10 "All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted." Isaiah 42:25 So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished. Jeremiah 21:4 this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city. Jeremiah 21:5 And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath. Treasury of Scripture He has cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he has drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devours round about. the horn Job 16:15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. Psalm 75:5,10 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck… Psalm 89:24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. he hath Psalm 74:11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. he burned Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. Psalm 79:5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? Psalm 89:46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? Jump to Previous Anger Burned Cut Devoureth Devours Drawn Enemy Fierce Fire Flaming Hand Horn Israel Jacob Right Round SideJump to Next Anger Burned Cut Devoureth Devours Drawn Enemy Fierce Fire Flaming Hand Horn Israel Jacob Right Round SideLamentations 2 1. Jeremiah laments the misery of Jerusalem20. He complains thereof to God (3) All the horn of Israel . . .--The horn, as elsewhere (1Samuel 2:1; Psalm 92:10; Psalm 112:9), is the symbol of strength, aggressive or defensive, and may therefore stand here for every element of strength, warriors, rulers, fortresses. He burned against Jacob.--Better, And He kindled a burning; i.e., was as one who applies the torch. Verse 3. - All the horn; rather, every horn; i.e. all the means of defence, especially the fortresses. He hath drawn back his right hand; i.e. he hath withdrawn his assistance in war. He burned against; rather, he burned up.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He has cut offגָּדַ֣ע (gā·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1438: To fell a, tree, to destroy anything every כֹּ֚ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every horn קֶ֣רֶן (qe·ren) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7161: A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc in [His] fierce בָּֽחֳרִי (bā·ḥo·rî-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2750: A burning, anger anger אַ֗ף (’ap̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire and withdrawn הֵשִׁ֥יב (hê·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again His right hand יְמִינ֖וֹ (yə·mî·nōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south at the approach מִפְּנֵ֣י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the enemy. אוֹיֵ֑ב (’ō·w·yêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary He has burned וַיִּבְעַ֤ר (way·yiḇ·‘ar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish in Jacob בְּיַעֲקֹב֙ (bə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc like a flaming לֶֽהָבָ֔ה (le·hā·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3852: A flash, a sharply polished blade, point of a, weapon fire כְּאֵ֣שׁ (kə·’êš) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 784: A fire that consumes אָכְלָ֖ה (’ā·ḵə·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat all around it. סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around Links Lamentations 2:3 NIVLamentations 2:3 NLT Lamentations 2:3 ESV Lamentations 2:3 NASB Lamentations 2:3 KJV Lamentations 2:3 BibleApps.com Lamentations 2:3 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 2:3 Chinese Bible Lamentations 2:3 French Bible Lamentations 2:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 2:3 He has cut off in fierce anger (Lam. 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