Lamentations 5:2

2 Our inheritance has been turned over to ¹strangers, Our ²houses to aliens.

Lamentations 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance is turned to strangers
The land of Canaan in general, which was given to Abraham and his seed to be their inheritance; and their field, and vineyards in particular, which came to them by inheritance from their fathers, were now in the hands of the Chaldeans, strangers to God, and aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, as all Gentiles were, ( Ephesians 2:12 ) ; our houses to aliens;
which they had built or purchased, or their fathers had left them, were now inhabited by those of another country.

Lamentations 5:2 In-Context

1 Remember, O LORD , what has befallen us; Look, and see our reproach!

2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to aliens.

3 We have become orphans without a father, Our mothers are like widows.

4 We have to pay for our drinking water, Our wood comes to us at a price.

5 Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out, there is no rest for us.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 1:7; Hosea 8:7, 8
• 2. Zephaniah 1:13