Lamentations 2:18 meaning and explanation
The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, and your eyes no rest.
Lamentations 2:18, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker in Lamentations 2 is the poet who witnesses Jerusalem's destruction by Babylon in 586 BC. After describing God as Israel's enemy and the city's ruin, he turns to address the wall of the Daughter of Zion directly, personifying it as a weeping mother.
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