Lamentations 2:1
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“How hath the LORD covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!”Lamentations 2:1
What Does Lamentations 2:1 Mean?
Lamentations 2:1 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 2, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Lamentations 2:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 132:7“We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.”1 Chronicles 28:2“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:”Lamentations 2:17“The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.”Lamentations 3:43“Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.”Ezekiel 28:14“Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.”Luke 10:18“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”Revelation 12:7“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,”2 Samuel 1:19“The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!”Psalms 99:5“Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.”Isaiah 1:8“And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.”Isaiah 14:12“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”Jeremiah 12:7“I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.”Ezekiel 30:18“At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.”Joel 2:2“A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.”Zephaniah 2:15“This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.”Matthew 11:23“And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”Isaiah 5:25“Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.”Isaiah 64:11“Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.”Jeremiah 6:2“I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.”Jeremiah 48:39“They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.”
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