Lamentations 2:7 - Exposition

Her palaces; i.e. those of the daughter of Zion, especially "high buildings'' (this is the true meaning of 'armōn ) of the temple. They have made a noise, etc. Comp. Psalms 74:3 , "Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy place of meeting." The passages are parallel, though, whether the calamities referred to are the same in both, cannot a priori be determined. The shouts of triumph of the foe are likened to the festal shouts of the temple worshippers (comp. Isaiah 30:29 ; Amos 5:24 ).