Lamentaciones 2:17

Ayin

17 El SEÑOR ha llevado a cabo sus planes;ha cumplido su palabra,que decretó hace mucho tiempo.Sin piedad, te echó por tierra;dejó que el enemigo se burlara de ti,y enalteció el poder^[a] de tus oponentes.

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 Cuantos pasan por el caminoaplauden burlones al verte.Ante ti, bella Jerusalén, hacen muecas,y entre silbidos preguntan:«¿Es esta la ciudad de belleza perfecta?¿Es esta la alegría de toda la tierra?»

16 Todos tus enemigos abren la bocapara hablar mal de ti;rechinando los dientes, declaran burlones:«Nos la hemos comido viva.Llegó el día tan esperado;¡hemos vivido para verlo!»

17 El SEÑOR ha llevado a cabo sus planes;ha cumplido su palabra,que decretó hace mucho tiempo.Sin piedad, te echó por tierra;dejó que el enemigo se burlara de ti,y enalteció el poder de tus oponentes.

18 El corazón de la genteclama al Señor con angustia.Bella Sión amurallada,¡deja que día y nochecorran tus lágrimas como un río!¡No te des un momento de descanso!¡No retengas el llanto de tus ojos!

19 Levántate y clama por las noches,cuando empiece la vigilancia nocturna.Deja correr el llanto de tu corazóncomo ofrenda derramada ante el Señor.Eleva tus manos a Dios en oraciónpor la vida de tus hijos,que desfallecen de hambrey quedan tendidos por las calles.

Footnotes

• [a] "poder" . Lit. "cuerno" .