Lam 2:2 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 2. The Lord hath swallowed up ] It is a strange figure when thus applied: but Jehovah is here represented as having swallowed down Jerusalem and all the cities and fortifications in the land: that is, he has permitted them to be destroyed. See .

‏ Lamentations 2:2

Verse 2. The Lord hath swallowed up] It is a strange figure when thus applied: but Jehovah is here represented as having swallowed down Jerusalem and all the cities and fortifications in the land: that is, he has permitted them to be destroyed. See La 1:5.