holds and hath # 25_LAM_02_05  The Lord was as an enemy_ he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces_ he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation. ## The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.