In fierce anger He has cut off
[a]All the (A)strength of Israel;
He has (B)pulled back His right hand
From the enemy.
And He has (C)burned in Jacob like a flaming fire
Consuming on all sides.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:3 Lit Every horn

In fierce anger he has cut off
    every horn[a][b](A) of Israel.
He has withdrawn his right hand(B)
    at the approach of the enemy.
He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire
    that consumes everything around it.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:3 Or off / all the strength; or every king
  2. Lamentations 2:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.