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Selected Verse: Lamentations 2:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| La 2:1 |
Strong Concordance |
How hath the Lord [0136] covered [05743] the daughter [01323] of Zion [06726] with a cloud [05743] in his anger [0639], and cast down [07993] from heaven [08064] unto the earth [0776] the beauty [08597] of Israel [03478], and remembered [02142] not his footstool [01916] [07272] in the day [03117] of his anger [0639]! |
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King James |
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! |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
(Lam. 2:1-22)
How--The title of the collection repeated here, and in Lam 4:1.
covered . . . with a cloud--that is, with the darkness of ignominy.
cast down from heaven unto . . . earth-- (Mat 11:23); dashed down from the highest prosperity to the lowest misery.
beauty of Israel--the beautiful temple (Psa 29:2; Psa 74:7; Psa 96:9, Margin; Isa 60:7; Isa 64:11).
his footstool--the ark (compare Ch1 28:2, with Psa 99:5; Psa 132:7). They once had gloried more in the ark than in the God whose symbol it was; they now feel it was but His "footstool," yet that it had been a great glory to them that God deigned to use it as such. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| How ... - Or, "How" doth "אדני 'ădonāy cover." He hath east down etc. By God's footstool seems to be meant the ark. See Psa 99:5 note. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| His footstool - His temple; but suffered the Chaldeans to destroy it. Cast down - That is, thrown them down from the highest glory and honour, to the meanest degree of servitude. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud - The women in the eastern countries wear veils, and often very costly ones. Here, Zion is represented as being veiled by the hand of God's judgment. And what is the veil? A dark cloud, by which she is entirely obscured.
Instead of אדני Adonai, lord, twenty-four of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., and some of the most ancient of my own, read יהוה Yehovah, Lord, as in Lam 2:2.
The beauty of Israel - His Temple.
His footstool - The ark of the covenant, often so called. The rendering of my old MS. Bible is curious: -
And record not of his litil steging-stole of his feet, in the dai of his woodnesse.
To be wood signifies, in our ancient language, to be mad. |
7 We will go [0935] into his tabernacles [04908]: we will worship [07812] at his footstool [01916] [07272].
5 Exalt [07311] ye the LORD [03068] our God [0430], and worship [07812] at his footstool [07272] [01916]; for he is holy [06918].
2 Then David [01732] the king [04428] stood up [06965] upon his feet [07272], and said [0559], Hear [08085] me, my brethren [0251], and my people [05971]: As for me, I had in mine heart [03824] to build [01129] an house [01004] of rest [04496] for the ark [0727] of the covenant [01285] of the LORD [03068], and for the footstool [01916] [07272] of our God [0430], and had made ready [03559] for the building [01129]:
11 Our holy [06944] and our beautiful [08597] house [01004], where our fathers [01] praised [01984] thee, is burned up [08316] with fire [0784]: and all our pleasant things [04261] are laid waste [02723].
7 All the flocks [06629] of Kedar [06938] shall be gathered together [06908] unto thee, the rams [0352] of Nebaioth [05032] shall minister [08334] unto thee: they shall come up [05927] with acceptance [07522] on mine altar [04196], and I will glorify [06286] the house [01004] of my glory [08597].
9 O worship [07812] the LORD [03068] in the beauty [01927] of holiness [06944]: fear [02342] before [06440] him, all the earth [0776].
7 They have cast [07971] fire [0784] into thy sanctuary [04720], they have defiled [02490] by casting down the dwelling place [04908] of thy name [08034] to the ground [0776].
2 Give [03051] unto the LORD [03068] the glory [03519] due unto his name [08034]; worship [07812] the LORD [03068] in the beauty [01927] of holiness [06944].
23 And [2532] thou [4771], Capernaum [2584], which [3588] art exalted [5312] unto [2193] heaven [3772], shalt be brought down [2601] to [2193] hell [86]: for [3754] if [1487] the mighty works [1411], which [3588] have been done [1096] in [1722] thee [4671], had been done [1096] in [1722] Sodom [4670], it would have remained [302] [3306] until [3360] this day [4594].
1 How is the gold [02091] become dim [06004] ! how is the most [02896] fine gold [03800] changed [08132] ! the stones [068] of the sanctuary [06944] are poured out [08210] in the top [07218] of every street [02351].
5 Exalt [07311] ye the LORD [03068] our God [0430], and worship [07812] at his footstool [07272] [01916]; for he is holy [06918].
2 The Lord [0136] hath swallowed up [01104] all the habitations [04999] of Jacob [03290], and hath not pitied [02550]: he hath thrown down [02040] in his wrath [05678] the strong holds [04013] of the daughter [01323] of Judah [03063]; he hath brought them down [05060] to the ground [0776]: he hath polluted [02490] the kingdom [04467] and the princes [08269] thereof.