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Lamentations 2:17

NETBible	ע (Ayin) The Lord has done what he planned; he has fulfilled¹ his promise² that he threatened³ long ago:⁴ He has overthrown you without mercy⁵ and has enabled the enemy to gloat over you; he has exalted your adversaries’ power.⁶
NIV © biblegateway Lam 2:17	The LORD has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his word, which he decreed long ago. He has overthrown you without pity, he has let the enemy gloat over you, he has exalted the horn of your foes.
NASB © biblegateway Lam 2:17	The LORD has done what He purposed; He has accomplished His word Which He commanded from days of old. He has thrown down without sparing, And He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you; He has exalted the might of your adversaries.
NLT © biblegateway Lam 2:17	But it is the LORD who did it just as he warned. He has fulfilled the promises of disaster he made long ago. He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy and caused her enemies to rejoice over her and boast of their power.
MSG © biblegateway Lam 2:17	GOD did carry out, item by item, exactly what he said he'd do. He always said he'd do this. Now he's done it--torn the place down. He's let your enemies walk all over you, declared them world champions!
BBE © SABDAweb Lam 2:17	The Lord has done that which was his purpose; he has put into force the orders which he gave in the days which are past; pulling down without pity, he has made your hater glad over you, lifting up the horn of those who were against you.
NRSV © bibleoremus Lam 2:17	The LORD has done what he purposed, he has carried out his threat; as he ordained long ago, he has demolished without pity; he has made the enemy rejoice over you, and exalted the might of your foes.
NKJV © biblegateway Lam 2:17	The LORD has done what He purposed; He has fulfilled His word Which He commanded in days of old. He has thrown down and has not pitied, And He has caused an enemy to rejoice over you; He has exalted the horn of your adversaries.
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KJV	The LORD <03068> hath done <06213> (8804) [that] which he had devised <02161> (8804)_; he hath fulfilled <01214> (8765) his word <0565> that he had commanded <06680> (8765) in the days <03117> of old <06924>_: he hath thrown down <02040> (8804)_, and hath not pitied <02550> (8804)_: and he hath caused [thine] enemy <0341> (8802) to rejoice <08055> (8762) over thee, he hath set up <07311> (8689) the horn <07161> of thine adversaries <06862>_.
NASB © biblegateway Lam 2:17	The LORD <03068> has done <06213> what <0834> He purposed <02161> ; He has accomplished <01214> His word <0565> Which <0834> He commanded <06680> from days <03117> of old <06924> . He has thrown <02040> down <02040> without <03808> sparing <02550> , And He has caused the enemy <0340> to rejoice <08055> over <05921> you; He has exalted <07311> the might <07161> of your adversaries <06862> .
LXXM	epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM a <3739> R-NPN eneyumhyh <1760> V-API-3S sunetelesen <4931> V-AAI-3S rhmata <4487> N-APN autou <846> D-GSM a <3739> R-APN eneteilato <1781> V-AMI-3S ex <1537> PREP hmerwn <2250> N-GPF arcaiwn <744> A-GPM kayeilen <2507> V-AAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV efeisato <5339> V-AMI-3S kai <2532> CONJ hufranen <2165> V-AAI-3S epi <1909> PREP se <4771> P-AS ecyron <2190> A-ASM uqwsen <5312> V-AAI-3S kerav <2768> N-NSN ylibontov <2346> V-PAPGS se <4771> P-AS
NET [draft] ITL	ע(Ayin) The Lord <03068> has <0834> done <06213> what he planned <02161> ; he has fulfilled <01214> his promise <0565> that <0834> he threatened <06680> long <03117> ago <06924> : He has overthrown <02040> you without <03808> mercy <02550> and has enabled the enemy <0341> to gloat <08055> over <05921> you; he has exalted <07311> your adversaries <06862> ’ power <07161> .
HEBREW	o Kyru <06862> Nrq <07161> Myrh <07311> bywa <0341> Kyle <05921> xmvyw <08055> lmx <02550> alw <03808> orh <02040> Mdq <06924> ymym <03117> hwu <06680> rsa <0834> wtrma <0565> eub <01214> Mmz <02161> rsa <0834> hwhy <03068> hve (2:17) <06213>

NETBible

ע (Ayin) The Lord has done what he planned; he has fulfilled¹ his promise² that he threatened³ long ago:⁴ He has overthrown you without mercy⁵ and has enabled the enemy to gloat over you; he has exalted your adversaries’ power.⁶

NET Notes

¹tn The verb בָּצַע (batsa’) has a broad range of meanings: (1) “to cut off, break off,” (2) “to injure” a person, (3) “to gain by violence,” (4) “to finish, complete” and (5) “to accomplish, fulfill” a promise.

²tn Heb “His word.” When used in collocation with the verb בָּצַע (batsa’, “to fulfill,” see previous tn), the accusative noun אִמְרָה (’imrah) means “promise.”

³tn Heb “commanded” or “decreed.” If a reference to prophetic oracles is understood, then “decreed” is preferable. If understood as a reference to the warnings in the covenant, then “threatened” is a preferable rendering.

⁴tn Heb “from days of old.”

⁵tn Heb “He has overthrown and has not shown mercy.” The two verbs חָרַס וְלֹא חָמָל (kharas vÿlo’ khamal) form a verbal hendiadys in which the first retains its verbal sense and the second functions adverbially: “He has overthrown you without mercy.” וְלֹא חָמָל (vÿlo’ khamal) alludes to 2:2.

⁶tn Heb “He has exalted the horn of your adversaries.” The term “horn” (קֶרֶן, qeren) normally refers to the horn of a bull, one of the most powerful animals in ancient Israel. This term is often used figuratively as a symbol of strength, usually in reference to the military might of an army (Deut 33:17; 1 Sam 2:1, 10; 2 Sam 22:3; Pss 18:3; 75:11; 89:18, 25; 92:11; 112:9; 1 Chr 25:5; Jer 48:25; Lam 2:3; Ezek 29:21), just as warriors are sometimes figuratively described as “bulls.” To lift up the horn often means to boast and to lift up someone else’s horn is to give victory or cause to boast.