im.rah denotes the declared word or decree carried out in judgment against Jerusalem.

The sole attested use places im.rah in the fulfillment of a previously decreed pronouncement, followed by the overthrow described in the verse.

1. A decree fulfilled in judgment · dominant

   In Lamentations 2:17, the construct feminine singular form occurs in the clause about fulfilling what had been decreed; the APB renders the surrounding statement, "he has fulfilled his word that he decreed long ago," before describing overthrow without pity.

   Lamentations 2:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 2:17, the APB presents the clause as fulfillment of "his word that he decreed long ago." This rendering identifies the verse's clause rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.