Lamentations 4:16
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“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.”Lamentations 4:16
What Does Lamentations 4:16 Mean?
Lamentations 4:16 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 4, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Lamentations 4:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 9:14“Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.”Lamentations 5:12“Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.”Deuteronomy 32:26“I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:”Deuteronomy 28:25“The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.”Deuteronomy 28:64“And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.”Jeremiah 24:9“And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.”Lamentations 2:6“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.”Hebrews 8:9“Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.”Genesis 49:7“Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.”Leviticus 26:33“And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.”2 Kings 25:18“And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:”2 Kings 25:20“And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:”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.”Psalms 106:44“Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:”Jeremiah 15:4“And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.”Lamentations 2:10“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”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?”
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