Lamentations 2:20
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?”Lamentations 2:20
What Does Lamentations 2:20 Mean?
Lamentations 2:20 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 2, verse 20 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 2:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 28:53“And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:”Jeremiah 19:9“And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.”Lamentations 4:10“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”Psalms 78:64“Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.”Lamentations 1:19“I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.”Lamentations 4:3“Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.”Exodus 32:11“And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?”Deuteronomy 9:26“I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.”Deuteronomy 28:18“Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.”Isaiah 22:2“Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.”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,”Ezekiel 5:10“Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.”Luke 13:1“There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.”Leviticus 26:29“And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.”2 Kings 6:28“And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.”2 Chronicles 36:17“Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.”Job 39:16“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;”Psalms 119:153“Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.”Isaiah 9:14“Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.”Isaiah 63:16“Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.”
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