Lamentations 2:4

He stood with his right hand... — The point of the phrase is that the “right hand,” the natural symbol of divine power, which had been of old stretched forth to protect, was now seen shooting the arrows and wielding the sword of vengeance.

Slew all that were pleasant... — Better, “Destroyed ail that was pleasant,” the destruction including not only warriors and youths, but everything dear and precious.

The tabernacle... — Not the Temple, but the city itself as the habitation of the people, who are collectively represented as “the daughter of Zion.”