Lamentations 2:6

“And 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.”

Lamentations 2:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Lamentations 2:6, word by word

And he has done violenceיַּחְמֹסyachmos

do violence, wrong

To do violence, to mistreat; to tear away by force.

Where else “yachmos” appears
as to a gardenגַּןgan

garden

Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.

Where else “gan” appears
to his boothשֻׂכּsuk

booth, shelter

A booth, a shelter made of interwoven branches.

Where else “suk” appears
he has destroyedשִׁחֵתshichet

destroy

To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.

Where else “shichet” appears
his meeting placeמוֹעֲדmoad

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

Where else “moad” appears
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 made them forgetשִׁכַּחshikach

forget

Forget.

Where else “shikach” appears
and Sabbathשַׁבָּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

Where else “shabat” appears
and he has spurnedיִּנְאַץyinats

despise

To turn away with scorn, as from YHWH.

Where else “yinats” appears
in the indignationזַעַםzaam

indignation, fury

Indignation: fury, especially God's anger at evil.

Where else “zaam” appears
of his angerאַפּap

anger

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

Where else “ap” appears
kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
and priestכֹהֵןchohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “chohen” appears

Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

5Adonai 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.

6 · This verse (above)

7Adonai has rejected his altar; he has repudiated his sanctuary; he has handed over into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have raised their voice in the house of YHWH as on a day of appointed feast.

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