KJV King James Version
How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, [and] cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
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Lamentations 2:1
How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, [and] cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.
WEB World English Bible
How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, And hasn’t remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
ASV American Standard Version
How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He hath cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, And hath not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
How doth the Lord cloud in His anger the daughter of Zion, He hath cast from heaven to earth the beauty of Israel, And hath not remembered His footstool in the day of His anger.
Surrounding context — Lamentations 2
1 How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, [and] cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought [them] down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
3 He hath cut off in [his] fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, [which] devoureth round about.
4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all [that were] pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
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אֵיכָה֩H349 · ekhhow?יָעִ֨יבH5743 · uvto becloudבְּאַפּ֤וֹ׀H639 · aphface: angerאֲדֹנָי֙H136 · a.do.naiLordאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בַּת־H1323 · batdaughterצִיּ֔וֹןH6726 · tsiy.yonZionהִשְׁלִ֤יךְH7993 · sha.lakhto throwמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenאֶ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתH8597 · tiph.a.rahbeautyיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְלֹא־H3808 · lonotזָכַ֥רH2142 · za.kharto rememberהֲדֹם־H1916 · ha.domfootstoolרַגְלָ֖יוH7272 · re.gelfootבְּי֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayאַפּֽוֹ׃ סH639 · aphface: anger
Cross-references
Psalm 132:7We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:Luke 10:18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.Ezekiel 28:14-16Thou [art] the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.Lamentations 3:43-44Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.Revelation 12:7-9And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,Joel 2:2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years of many generations.Isaiah 14:12-15How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!Psalm 99:5Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; [for] he [is] holy.Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.Ezekiel 30:18At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.Ezekiel 32:7-8And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.Ezekiel 24:21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.2 Samuel 1:19The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!Lamentations 4:1How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.Luke 10:15And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.Isaiah 64:11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.Lamentations 1:1How doth the city sit solitary, [that was] full of people! [how] is she become as a widow! she [that was] great among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary!
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