Lamentaciones 2:17

17 El SEÑOR ha hecho lo que se propuso, ha cumplido su palabra que había ordenado desde tiempos antiguos; ha derribado sin perdonar, ha hecho que se alegre el enemigo sobre ti, ha exaltado el poder de tus adversarios.

Lamentaciones 2:17 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 2:17

The Lord hath done [that] which he had devised
It was not so much the Chaldeans that did it, though they ascribed it to themselves; but it was the Lord's doing, and what he had deliberately thought of, purposed and designed within himself; all whose purposes and devices certainly come to pass: he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old;
not only by the mouth of Jeremiah, years ago, or in the times of Isaiah, long before him; but even in the days of Moses; see ( Leviticus 26:17 ) , &c. ( Deuteronomy 28:20 ) So the Targum,

``which he commanded to Moses the prophet from ancient days, that if the children of Israel would not keep the commands of the Lord, he would take vengeance on them:''
he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied;
he hath thrown down, or caused to be thrown down, without any pity, the walls of Jerusalem; and not only the houses and palaces in it, but also his own house, the temple: and he hath caused [thine] enemy to rejoice over thee;
giving thorn victory, and putting all into their hands; on which they insulted them, and gloried over them: he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries;
increased their strength and power, their kingdom and authority; and which swelled their pride, and made them more haughty and insolent.

Lamentaciones 2:17 In-Context

15 Baten palmas contra ti todos los que pasan por el camino; silban y mueven sus cabezas contra la hija de Jerusalén, diciendo: ¿Es ésta la ciudad de la cual decían: "La perfección de la hermosura, el gozo de toda la tierra"?
16 Han abierto contra ti su boca todos tus enemigos; silban y rechinan los dientes, dicen: La hemos devorado. Ciertamente este es el día que esperábamos; lo hemos alcanzado, lo hemos visto.
17 El SEÑOR ha hecho lo que se propuso, ha cumplido su palabra que había ordenado desde tiempos antiguos; ha derribado sin perdonar, ha hecho que se alegre el enemigo sobre ti, ha exaltado el poder de tus adversarios.
18 Su corazón clamó al Señor: Muralla de la hija de Sion, corran tus lágrimas como un río día y noche, no te des reposo, no tengan descanso tus ojos.
19 Levántate, da voces en la noche al comenzar las vigilias; derrama como agua tu corazón ante la presencia del Señor; alza hacia El tus manos por la vida de tus pequeños, que desfallecen de hambre en las esquinas de todas las calles.
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