Lamentations 2:14
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.”Lamentations 2:14
What Does Lamentations 2:14 Mean?
Lamentations 2:14 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 2, verse 14 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 2:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 28:15“Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.”Jeremiah 14:14“Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.”2 Peter 2:1“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”Jeremiah 6:14“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.”Ezekiel 13:3“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!”Isaiah 58:1“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.”Jeremiah 5:31“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?”Jeremiah 23:32“Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.”Ezekiel 22:28“And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.”Jeremiah 20:6“And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.”Ezekiel 22:25“There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.”Micah 3:5“Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.”Zephaniah 3:4“Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.”Jeremiah 2:8“The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.”Jeremiah 8:10“Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.”Jeremiah 29:21“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;”Lamentations 4:13“For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,”Zechariah 11:15“And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.”Ephesians 5:13“But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.”Isaiah 9:15“The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.”
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