Lamentations 2:13
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?”Lamentations 2:13
What Does Lamentations 2:13 Mean?
Lamentations 2:13 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 2, verse 13 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 2:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Kings 19:21“This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.”Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.”Isaiah 30:26“Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.”Jeremiah 14:17“Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.”Matthew 11:16“But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,”2 Samuel 5:20“And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.”Isaiah 37:22“This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.”Jeremiah 8:22“Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?”Jeremiah 30:7“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.”Jeremiah 30:12“For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.”Jeremiah 31:4“Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.”Ezekiel 13:5“Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.”Daniel 9:12“And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.”Nahum 3:7“And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?”Mark 4:30“And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?”Luke 7:31“And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?”Psalms 60:2“Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.”Isaiah 3:7“In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.”Jeremiah 6:2“I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.”Jeremiah 14:19“Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!”
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