Lamentations 1:15

How Lonely Lies the City! · Lamentations 1:1–22
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Translations

Modern
The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.
Traditional
The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
Literal
The Lord has rejected all my mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young men as in a winepress; the Lord has trodden on the virgin daughter of Judah!
Latin
Abstulit omnes magnificos meos Dominus de medio mei; vocavit adversum me tempus ut contereret electos meos. Torcular calcavit Dominus virgini filiæ Juda.

Original

Hebrew
English
The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.

Notes

  • the Virgin Daughter of Judah: God cared for Jerusalem, like a father protecting his daughter. But she continued to sin, and her punishment was horrible.

  • Like grapes in a winepress: In ancient times, people crushed grapes by walking on them in a winepress (a large container used to press out juice). The juice flowed out as the grapes were crushed. This image shows how complete and forceful the punishment was.

    Isaiah uses this picture to describe judgment in Isaiah 63:3. In Revelation 14:18–20 and 19:15, this image describes God’s judgment on the whole earth.

Chapter 1 mourns the destruction and desolation of Jerusalem, recognizing that this was God’s well-deserved judgment on Israel’s sins.

Parallels

2 Kings 24:10–17

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Acrostic Lamentations, Book of Poetry, Biblical Winepress

Topics

The Feet: (Treading Under) Complete Destruction Wine Press of the Judgments of God