King James Version

Lamentations 2:5

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.

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הָיָ֨הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.אֲדֹנָ֤יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.כְּאוֹיֵב֙keoyevas enemyאֹיֵבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “as enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.בִּלַּ֣עbiladestroyבָּלַעverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroycover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.בִּלַּע֙biladestroyבָּלַעverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroycover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָarmenoteyhacastleאַרְמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH759a citadel (from its height)castle, palace. Compare H2038 (הַרְמוֹן).שִׁחֵ֖תshichetbatterשָׁחַתverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “batter”, a completed actionH7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).מִבְצָרָ֑יוmivtsarayvfencedמִבְצָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fenced”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4013a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender(de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).וַיֶּ֨רֶב֙vayerevand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and increase”, the next action in the storyH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…בְּבַתbevatin daughterבַּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.יְהוּדָ֔הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.תַּאֲנִיָּ֖הtaaniyahheavinessתַּאֲנִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “heaviness”, the ordinary formH8386lamentationheaviness, mourning.וַאֲנִיָּֽהvaaniyahand lamentationאֲנִיָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and lamentation”, the ordinary formH592groaninglamentation, sorrow.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The Lord is become as an enemy, He hath swallowed up Israel; He hath swallowed up all her palaces, He hath destroyed his strongholds; and He hath multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and moaning.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Lord is become as an enemy, he hath swallowed up Israel; He hath swallowed up all her palaces, he hath destroyed his strongholds; And he hath multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Lord hath been as an enemy, He hath swallowed up Israel, He hath swallowed up all her palaces, He hath destroyed His fortresses, And He multiplieth in the daughter of Judah Mourning and moaning.

World English Bible

The Lord has become as an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed his strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation in the daughter of Judah.

Darby Translation

The Lord is become as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel; he hath swallowed up all her palaces; he hath destroyed his strongholds, and hath multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

Douay-Rheims

He. The Lord is become as an enemy: he hath cast down Israel headlong, he hath overthrown all the walls thereof: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath multiplied in the daughter of Juda the afflicted, both men and women.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He. The Lord is become as an enemy: he has overwhelmed Israel as in the sea, he has overwhelmed her palaces: he has destroyed his strong-holds, and has multiplied the afflicted and humbled ones to the daughter of Juda.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Η. Ἐγενήθη Κύριος ὡς ἐχθρὸς, κατεπόντισεν Ἰσραὴλ, κατεπόντισε τὰς βάρεις αὐτῆς, διέφθειρε τὰ ὀχυρώματα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπλήθυνε τῇ θυγατρὶ Ἰούδα ταπεινουμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην.