Lamentations 2:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 2:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֲדֹנָ֤י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
כְּאוֹיֵב֙
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
בִּלַּ֣ע
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
בִּלַּע֙
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ
ʼarmôwn
H759
citadel
שִׁחֵ֖ת
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
מִבְצָרָ֑יו
mibtsâr
H4013
fortress
וַיֶּ֨רֶב֙
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
בְּבַת
bath
H1323
daughter
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
תַּאֲנִיָּ֖ה
taʼănîyâh
H8386
mourning
וַאֲנִיָּֽה
ʼănîyâh
H592
mourning
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Lord is become as an enemy, he has swallowed up Israel; He has swallowed up all her palaces, he has destroyed his strongholds; He has multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
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King James Version Public Domain
The LORD was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The Lord has become like an enemy; he has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her citadels; he has destroyed his fortifications, and he has multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and groaning. WAW
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).