Lamentations 2:22

“You have summoned, as on a day of appointed feast, my terrors from all around; and there was not in the day of the anger of YHWH a fugitive or a survivor; those whom I raised with care and brought up, my enemy has consumed them.”

Lamentations 2:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Lamentations 2:22, word by word

You have summonedתִּקְרָאtikra

proclaim

To announce aloud.

Where else “tikra” appears
as on a dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
of appointed feastמוֹעֵדmoed

festival

Literally "meeting time": days YHWH set for his people to meet him.

Where else “moed” appears
my terrorsמְגוּרַmegura

terror

Terror: fear that surrounds someone on every side.

Where else “megura” appears
from all aroundסָּבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

Where else “saviv” appears
and there was notהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “haya” appears
of the angerאַףaf

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

Where else “af” appears
of 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
a fugitiveפָּלִיטpalit

fugitive, survivor

Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.

Where else “palit” appears
or a survivorשָׂרִידsarid

survivor

Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.

Where else “sarid” appears
I raised with careטִפַּחְתִּיtipachti

nurse

To care lovingly for a child, hold him in one's arms and raise him.

Where else “tipachti” appears
and brought upרִבִּיתִיribiti

multiply

To grow in number.

Where else “ribiti” appears
my enemyאֹיְבִoyvi

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyvi” appears
has consumed themכִלָּchila

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

Where else “chila” appears

The context

21They lie on the ground in the streets, boy and old man; my virgins and my young men have fallen by the sword; you have killed them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered, you have not pitied.

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