Verse 4
Lamentations 2:4
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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He hath bent his bow like an enemy, he hath stood with his right hand as an adversary, And hath slain all that were pleasant to the eye: In the tent of the daughter of Zion he hath poured out his wrath like fire.
Original Language Text
hebrew
דָּרַ֨ךְ קַשְׁתּ֜/וֹ כְּ/אוֹיֵ֗ב נִצָּ֤ב יְמִינ/וֹ֙ כְּ/צָ֔ר וַֽ/יַּהֲרֹ֔ג כֹּ֖ל מַחֲמַדֵּי עָ֑יִן בְּ/אֹ֨הֶל֙ בַּת צִיּ֔וֹן שָׁפַ֥ךְ כָּ/אֵ֖שׁ חֲמָתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
He drew his bow like an enemy, standing at his right hand like a foe; he killed all the desirable things in the tent of Zion; he poured out his fury like fire.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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