Lamentations 4:10
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”Lamentations 4:10
What Does Lamentations 4:10 Mean?
Lamentations 4:10 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 4, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Lamentations 4:10 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:”Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget 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.”2 Kings 6:26“And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.”Lamentations 2:20“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 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.”Matthew 24:19“And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!”Luke 21:23“But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.”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.”Lamentations 3:48“Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”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.”Mark 13:17“But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!”Isaiah 9:20“And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:”Jeremiah 6:26“O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.”Jeremiah 15:9“She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.”Ezekiel 16:5“None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.”Jeremiah 4:11“At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,”
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