Lamentations 2:6
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.”Lamentations 2:6
What Does Lamentations 2:6 Mean?
Lamentations 2:6 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 2, verse 6 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 2:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 1:13“Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.”Lamentations 1:4“The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.”Zephaniah 3:18“I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.”Matthew 25:29“For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.”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.”1 Kings 9:7“Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:”Psalms 76:2“In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.”Jeremiah 50:28“The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.”Lamentations 4:16“The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.”Ezekiel 24:21“Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.”Deuteronomy 32:19“And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.”Psalms 53:5“There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.”Psalms 80:12“Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?”Psalms 89:40“Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.”Isaiah 5:5“And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:”Isaiah 43:28“Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.”Isaiah 63:18“The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.”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 4:20“Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.”Jeremiah 14:21“Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.”
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