his strong holds # 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. his strong holds # 19_PSA_89_40 # Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.