Lamentations 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Lamentations 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He has cut off all the horn of Israel in fierce anger. He has drawn back his right hand from before the enemy. He has burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devours all around.”
Lamentations 2:3 — World English Bible
Lamentations 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel; He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: And he hath burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. ”
Lamentations 2:3 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He hath cut off in the heat of anger every horn of Israel, He hath turned backward His right hand From the face of the enemy, And He burneth against Jacob as a flaming fire, It hath devoured round about.”
Lamentations 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath withdrawn his right hand from before the enemy; and he burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, devouring round about. ”
Lamentations 2:3 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hee hath cut off in his fierce wrath all the horne of Israel: he hath drawen backe his right hand from before the enemie, and there was kindled in Iaakob like a flame of fire, which deuoured rounde about.”
Lamentations 2:3 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 2:3 in 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.
5 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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What Does Lamentations 2:3 Mean?
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