Lamentations 2:7

“Adonai 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.”

Lamentations 2:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Lamentations 2:7, 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 rejectedזָנַחzanach

reject

To cast someone away, no longer wanting him near.

Where else “zanach” appears
his altarמִזְבְּחmizbch

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

Where else “mizbch” appears
he has repudiatedנִאֵרnier

spurn, renounce

To spurn, to reject with contempt. A very rare verb.

Where else “nier” appears
his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmikdash

sanctuary

Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.

Where else “mikdash” appears
he has handed overהִסְגִּירhisgir

hand over

To leave a person or a people in the power of an enemy.

Where else “hisgir” appears
into the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
of the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyev” appears
the wallsחוֹמֹתchomot

wall

Wall, city wall.

Where else “chomot” appears
of 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
they have raised their voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kol” appears
they have raised their voiceנָתְנוּnatnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “natnu” appears
in the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “vet” 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
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.

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The context

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.

7 · This verse (above)

8YHWH has planned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; he has stretched out the line; he has not drawn back his hand from swallowing up; and he has made rampart and wall mourn; together they languish.

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