Lamentations 4:20
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.”Lamentations 4:20
What Does Lamentations 4:20 Mean?
Lamentations 4:20 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 4, 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 4:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 91:1“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”Ecclesiastes 4:14“For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.”Matthew 26:56“But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.”Genesis 2:7“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”2 Samuel 1:14“And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”2 Samuel 19:21“But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”2 Chronicles 35:25“And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.”Jeremiah 39:5“But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.”Ezekiel 12:13“My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.”Mark 4:32“But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.”2 Samuel 1:21“Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.”Psalms 89:20“I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:”Psalms 146:4“His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.”Isaiah 30:2“That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!”Lamentations 2:9“Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.”Ezekiel 17:18“Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.”Ezekiel 19:8“Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.”Daniel 4:12“The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.”Micah 4:9“Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.”Genesis 37:24“And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.”
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