Lamentations 2:1
The Scripture
(1) How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The chapter describes the sorrow of Jerusalem as its walls are breached and the city is overrun by the enemy. It reflects on the people’s grief, the loss of their homes and the failure of their leaders to protect them. The passage urges the nation to mourn and trust that God will bring restoration.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lamentations 1:1Lamentations 4:1Lamentations 3:43Lamentations 3:44Ezekiel 30:18Ezekiel 32:7Ezekiel 32:8Joel 2:2Isaiah 14:12Isaiah 14:13Isaiah 14:14Isaiah 14:15
Related verses (shared words)
Jeremiah 8:19Luke 12:53Deuteronomy 32:21II Chronicles 25:10Isaiah 5:25Jeremiah 3:12