Lamentations 2:7

"He has violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were a garden. He has destroyed his place of assembly. The LORD has caused solemn assembly and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion. In the indignation of his anger, he has despised the king and the priest."

Key Reflection

In Lamentations 2:7, the destruction of Jerusalem is portrayed as a violent uprooting of divine presence and institutions. The LORD's anger leads to the abandonment of sacred spaces and rituals, including the cessation of solemn assemblies and the Sabbath, symbolizing the complete desolation of Zion's spiritual life.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

sanctuary -The holy of holies; “the walls of her palaces” are those of the sacred buildings.

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