He
“Yahweh has become
Like an enemy.
He has destroyed
Israel.
He has destroyed
All its palaces.
He has laid in ruins
Its strongholds.
He has multiplied
Mourning
In daughter Judah.
He has multiplied
Lamentations.”
Yahweh has become the enemy of Israel. He has destroyed it, with all its palaces, with all its fortresses. Among Judah and Judeans, he has multiplied mourning and lamentations. It is as if Yahweh was fighting against Israel. This verse starts with the Hebrew consonant letter He. Each verse after this will use the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet in this acrostic poem.
