Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
cry out in the night
cry out in the night Lamentations 2:17-22 (JDV) Lamentations 2:17 Yahveh has done what he planned; he has accomplished his decree, which he ordained in days of old. He has demolished without compassion, letting the enemy gloat over you and … Continue reading
life wasted on hating
life wasted on hating Lamentations 2:15-16 (JDV) Lamentations 2:15 All who pass by scornfully clap their hands at you. They hiss and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the … Continue reading
empty and misleading
empty and misleading Lamentations 2:13-14 (JDV) Lamentations 2:13 What can I say on your behalf? What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem? What can I liken you to, so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion? For your … Continue reading
churning within
churning within Lamentations 2:11-12 (JDV) Lamentations 2:11 My eyes are worn out from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief because of the destruction of my dear people, because infants and nursing babies pass out … Continue reading
what crisis does
what crisis does Lamentations 2:8-10 (JDV) Lamentations 2:8 Yahveh determined to destroy the wall of Daughter Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not restrain himself from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls grieve; together they waste … Continue reading
end of worship
end of worship Lamentations 2:6-7 (JDV) Lamentations 2:6 He has wrecked his temple as if it were merely a shack in a field, destroying his place of meeting. Yahveh has abolished appointed festivals and Sabbaths in Zion. He has despised … Continue reading
like an enemy
like an enemy Lamentations 2:1-5 (JDV) Lamentations 2:1 How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has thrown down Israel’s glory from the sky to the land. He did not acknowledge his footstool in … Continue reading
bring on the day
bring on the day Lamentations 1:20-22 (JDV) Lamentations 1:20 Yahveh, see how I am in distress. I am churning within; my heart is broken, because I have been very rebellious. Outside, the sword takes the children; inside, there is death. … Continue reading
look at my pain
look at my pain Lamentations 1:18-19 (JDV) Lamentations 1:18 Yahveh is being just, because I have rebelled against his command. Listen, all you people; look at my pain. My young women and young men have gone into captivity. Lamentations 1:19 … Continue reading
something impure
something impure Lamentations 1:16-17 (JDV) Lamentations 1:16 I cry because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to keep me alive. My children are desolate because the enemy … Continue reading
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