You have summoned,תִּקְרָאas on a dayכְיוֹםof appointed feast,מוֹעֵדmy terrorsמְגוּרַיfrom all around;מִסָּבִיבand there was notוְלֹא הָיָהin the dayבְּיוֹםof the angerאַףof YHWHיְהוָהa fugitiveפָּלִיטor a survivor;וְשָׂרִידthose whomאֲשֶׁרI raised with careטִפַּחְתִּיand brought up,וְרִבִּיתִיmy enemyאֹיְבִיhas consumed them.כִלָּם
Lamentations 2:22
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
22 · This verse (above)