Heth. And he has turned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he has stretched out the measuring line, he has not turned back his hand from afflicting [her]: therefore the bulwark mourned, and the wall was weakened with it.
KJV
Lamentations 2:8
The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
Parallel Translations
HETH. And he has turned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he has stretched out the measuring line, he has not turned back his hand from afflicting [her]: therefore the bulwark mourned, and the wall was weakened with it.
Yahweh has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He has stretched out the line. He has not withdrawn his hand from destroying; He has made the rampart and wall lament. They languish together.
Cross References
2 Kings 21:13Isaiah 34:11Jeremiah 14:2Isaiah 3:26Amos 7:7–8Jeremiah 5:10Job 13:212 Samuel 8:2Lamentations 2:5Isaiah 28:17Ezekiel 20:22Isaiah 5:5Lamentations 2:17Lamentations 2:2
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