Lamentations 2:10
The Scripture
(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.
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 4:5Lamentations 4:16Lamentations 5:12Lamentations 5:14Job 2:13Isaiah 3:26Isaiah 47:1Isaiah 47:5Lamentations 1:1Lamentations 3:28Jeremiah 8:14Amos 5:13
Related verses (shared words)
Isaiah 47:1Isaiah 29:4Genesis 3:19Exodus 4:3Deuteronomy 9:21Joshua 3:17