Lamentations 2
Full Song Lyrics
Verse 1
How the Lord has covered Zion in a cloud of anger,
Thrown down her beauty from heaven to the ground.
He did not remember His footstool in the day of wrath,
Strongholds of Jacob shattered without a sound.
He swallowed up the dwellings, tore the walls apart,
The kingdom and its rulers laid low in the dark.
Verse 2
In burning anger He cut off Israel’s strength,
Pulled back His hand when the enemy drew near.
He burned like fire against the sons of Jacob,
Devouring all around, far and near.
Like a foe He bent His bow, His right hand stood ready,
Slaying all delight of the eye, relentless and steady.
Chorus
The Lord has done what He planned long ago,
Fulfilled His word spoken from days of old.
He has torn down without mercy or pause,
Made the enemy rejoice, exposed every flaw.
Cry out to the Lord through the night,
Let your tears fall like rivers in His sight.
Verse 3
Her prophets saw false visions, lies without truth,
They did not expose her sin or call her back.
So her punishment came, heavy and full,
Her gates sank into the earth, her law went slack.
The elders sit silent upon the ground,
Young and old brought low, no comfort found.
Verse 4
Children faint in the streets for bread and for wine,
Mothers hold them close as their strength slips away.
“What can I say to you, daughter of Zion?
Who can heal a wound so wide this day?”
Your ruin is vast as the sea before me—
Who can restore you? Who can set you free?
Bridge
Arise, cry aloud in the watches of night,
Pour out your heart like water before the Lord’s sight.
Lift your hands for the lives of the young,
For famine and sword have cut them down.
Look, O Lord, and consider this pain—
Should women eat the fruit of their womb again?
Priest and prophet slain in Your house,
From feast to terror, joy driven out.
Final Chorus
The Lord has done what He planned long ago,
His word stands firm though the pain overflows.
You called terror on every side,
No refuge remained when the day arrived.
In the day of the Lord’s burning breath,
None escaped… none were left.
Outro (soft, unresolved)
You summoned terror on every side.
In the day of Your anger…
There was no escape.
