YHWHיְהוָהhas doneעָשָׂהwhatאֲשֶׁרhe planned;זָמָםhe has fulfilledבִּצַּעhis sayingאֶמְרָתוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe commandedצִוָּהfrom the daysמִימֵיof old;קֶדֶםhe has torn downהָרַסand has notוְלֹאpitied;חָמָלand he has madeוַיְשַׂמַּחthe enemyאוֹיֵבrejoiceיְשַׂמַּחover you;עָלַיִךְhe has raisedהֵרִיםthe hornקֶרֶןof your adversaries.צָרָיִךְ
Lamentations 2:17
Study it in the app“YHWH has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his saying that he commanded from the days of old; he has torn down and has not pitied; and he has made the enemy rejoice over you; he has raised the horn of your adversaries.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 2:17, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- he plannedזָמָםzamam
resolve
To make up one's mind.
Where else “zamam” appears- he has fulfilledבִּצַּעbitsa
finish
To carry something through to the end, completing what was begun or said.
Where else “bitsa” appears- his sayingאֶמְרָתemrat
word, saying
Saying, spoken word.
Where else “emrat” appears- he commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- from the daysימֵיyme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appears- of oldקֶדֶםkedem
of old
Times long ago, from far back.
Where else “kedem” appears- he has torn downהָרַסharas
tear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “haras” appears- pitiedחָמָלchamal
have pity, spare
Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.
Where else “chamal” appears- and he has madeיְשַׂמַּחyesamach
gladden
To make someone feel glad and cheered.
Where else “yesamach” appears- the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- he has raisedהֵרִיםherim
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “herim” appears- the hornקֶרֶןkeren
strength
Strength, power: "the horn of my salvation".
Where else “keren” appears- of your adversariesצָרָיִtsarayi
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsarayi” appears
The context
16They have opened their mouth against you, all your enemies; they hiss and grind their teeth; they say, “We have swallowed her up! Surely this is the day that we hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it.”
17 · This verse (above)
18Their heart cried out to Adonai. “Wall of the daughter of Zion, shed tears like a torrent day and night; do not grant yourself relief; do not let the pupil of your eye be still.