Ratapan 2:5
Konteksה (He)
2:5 The Lord, 1 like an enemy,
destroyed 2 Israel.
He destroyed 3 all her palaces;
he ruined her 4 fortified cities.
He made everyone in Daughter Judah
mourn and lament. 5
Ratapan 4:15
Konteksס (Samek)
4:15 People cry to them, “Turn away! You are unclean!
Turn away! Turn away! Don’t touch us!”
So they have fled and wander about;
but the nations say, 6 “They may not stay here any longer.”
[2:5] 1 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (’adonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the
[2:5] 2 tn Heb “swallowed up.”
[2:5] 3 tn Heb “swallowed up.”
[2:5] 4 tn Heb “his.” For consistency this has been translated as “her.”
[2:5] 5 tn Heb “He increased in Daughter Judah mourning and lamentation.”