Adonaiאֲדֹנָיhas becomeהָיָהlike an enemy;כְּאוֹיֵבhe has swallowed upבִּלַּעIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלhe has swallowed upבִּלַּעallכָּלher palaces;אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָhe has destroyedשִׁחֵתits strongholds,מִבְצָרָיוand he has multipliedוַיֶּרֶבin the daughterבְּבַתof Judahיְהוּדָהmourningתַּאֲנִיָּהand moaning.וַאֲנִיָּה
Lamentations 2:5
Study it in the app“Adonai has become like an enemy; he has swallowed up Israel; he has swallowed up all her palaces; he has destroyed its strongholds, and he has multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and moaning.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 2:5, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- has becomeהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears- like an enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- he has swallowed upבִּלַּעbila
swallow
Swallow, swallow up; hence, destroy.
Where else “bila” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶיarmnote
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armnote” appears- he has destroyedשִׁחֵתshichet
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “shichet” appears- its strongholdsמִבְצָרָיmivtsaray
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsaray” appears- and he has multipliedיֶּרֶבyerev
increase
To make an amount larger, adding and adding.
Where else “yerev” appears- in the daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- mourningתַּאֲנִיָּהtaaniya
mourning, lament
Mourning, the weeping of grief.
Where else “taaniya” appears- and moaningאֲנִיָּהaniya
moaning, lament
Moaning, a groan of pain.
Where else “aniya” appears
The context
4He has bent his bow like an enemy, with his right hand set like an adversary, and he has killed all who were precious to the eye; in the tent of the daughter of Zion he has poured out like fire his fury.
5 · This verse (above)
6And he has done violence, as to a garden, to his booth; he has destroyed his meeting place; YHWH has made them forget in Zion appointed feast and Sabbath, and he has spurned, in the indignation of his anger, king and priest.