Lamentations 2:3
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.”Lamentations 2:3
What Does Lamentations 2:3 Mean?
Lamentations 2:3 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 2, verse 3 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 2:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 74:11“Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.”Jeremiah 7:20“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.”Psalms 75:5“Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.”Psalms 75:10“All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.”Isaiah 42:25“Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.”Psalms 79:5“How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?”Psalms 89:46“How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?”Jeremiah 21:12“O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”Jeremiah 48:25“The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.”Deuteronomy 32:22“For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.”Job 16:15“I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.”Psalms 89:24“But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.”Psalms 132:17“There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.”Isaiah 1:31“And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.”Isaiah 52:5“Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.”Jeremiah 4:4“Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”Jeremiah 21:4“Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.”Jeremiah 21:14“But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.”Lamentations 1:13“From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.”Zechariah 1:2“The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.”
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