Lam 2:15 | NET2full | STEP | All who passed by on the road clapped their hands to mock you. They sneered and shook their heads at Daughter Jerusalem . “Ha! Is this the city they called ‘the perfection of beauty , the source of joy of the whole earth !’?”

‏ Lamentations 2:15

ס (Samek)

15 All who passed by on the road
clapped their hands to mock you. ^{▼▼tn Heb “clap their hands at you.” Clapping hands at someone was an expression of malicious glee, derision, and mockery (Num 24:10; Job 27:23; Lam 2:15).}
They sneered and shook their heads
at Daughter Jerusalem.
“Ha! Is this the city they called ^{▼▼tn Heb “of which they said.”}
‘the perfection of beauty, ^{▼▼tn Heb “perfection of beauty.” The noun יֹפִי (yofi, “beauty”) functions as a genitive of respect in relation to the preceding construct noun: Jerusalem was perfect in respect to its physical beauty.}
the source of joy of the whole earth!’?” ^{▼▼tn Heb “the joy of all the earth.” This is similar to statements found in Pss 48:2 and 50:2.}