Lamentations 2:15
The Scripture
(15) All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
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
Deuteronomy 29:22Deuteronomy 29:23Deuteronomy 29:24Deuteronomy 29:25Deuteronomy 29:26Deuteronomy 29:27Deuteronomy 29:28I Kings 9:7I Kings 9:8I Kings 9:9II Chronicles 7:21Jeremiah 18:16
Related verses (shared words)
Luke 12:53Matthew 9:22Mark 5:34Genesis 36:2Leviticus 18:17Isaiah 9:3