Lamentations 4:6
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.”Lamentations 4:6
What Does Lamentations 4:6 Mean?
Lamentations 4:6 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 4, 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 4:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 19:25“And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.”Genesis 19:24“Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;”Deuteronomy 32:32“For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:”Isaiah 1:9“Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.”Jeremiah 30:7“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.”Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.”Matthew 11:24“But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.”Matthew 24:21“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.”Luke 10:12“But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.”Luke 12:47“And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.”Exodus 33:5“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”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,”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.”Lamentations 4:9“They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.”Lamentations 4:22“The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.”Ezekiel 16:46“And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.”Ezekiel 16:48“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.”Ezekiel 16:50“And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.”Daniel 8:25“And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.”Daniel 9:12“And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.”
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