And he has done violence,וַיַּחְמֹסas to a garden,כַּגַּןto his booth;שֻׂכּוֹhe has destroyedשִׁחֵתhis meeting place;מוֹעֲדוֹYHWHיְהוָהhas made them forgetשִׁכַּחin Zionבְּצִיּוֹןappointed feastמוֹעֵדand Sabbath,וְשַׁבָּתand he has spurned,וַיִּנְאַץin the indignationבְּזַעַםof his anger,אַפּוֹkingמֶלֶךְand priest.וְכֹהֵן
Lamentations 2:6
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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- in Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” 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
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).
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.