Lamentations 2:7-9

7 The Lord has rejected his altar and abandoned his sanctuary. He has given the walls of her palaces into the hands of the enemy; they have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed festival.

8 The LORD determined to tear down the wall around Daughter Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withhold his hand from destroying. He made ramparts and walls lament; together they wasted away.

9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; their bars he has broken and destroyed. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and her prophets no longer find visions from the LORD.

Lamentations 2:7-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LAMENTATIONS 2

This chapter contains another alphabet, in which the Prophet Jeremiah, or those he represents, lament the sad condition of Jerusalem; the destruction of the city and temple, and of all persons and things relative to them, and to its civil or church state; and that as being from the hand of the Lord himself, who is represented all along as the author thereof, because of their sins, La 2:1-9; and then the elders and virgins of Zion are represented as in great distress, and weeping for those desolations; which were very much owing to the false prophets, that had deceived them, La 2:10-14; and all this occasioned great rejoicing in the enemies of Zion, La 2:15-17; but sorrow of heart to Zion herself, who is called to weeping, La 2:18,19; and the chapter is concluded with an address to the Lord, to take this her sorrowful case into consideration, and show pity and compassion, La 2:20-22.

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 26:31; S Ezekiel 7:24
• 2. Psalms 74:7-8; S Isaiah 64:11; Jeremiah 33:4-5; Ezekiel 7:21-22
• 3. Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 52:13
• 4. ver 18
• 5. S 2 Kings 21:13; Isaiah 34:11
• 6. S Psalms 48:13
• 7. Isaiah 3:26; S Jeremiah 39:8; S Jeremiah 52:14
• 8. S Nehemiah 1:3
• 9. S Isaiah 45:2; Hosea 11:6
• 10. Deuteronomy 28:36; S 2 Kings 24:15; Jeremiah 16:13; Hosea 3:4
• 11. S 2 Chronicles 15:3
• 12. S 1 Samuel 3:1
• 13. S Jeremiah 14:14