Lamentations 2:21
The Scripture
(21) The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
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 28:50Joshua 6:21I Samuel 15:3II Chronicles 36:17Esther 3:13Jeremiah 51:22Ezekiel 9:6Lamentations 1:15Lamentations 1:18Psalms 78:63Jeremiah 9:21Jeremiah 11:22
Related verses (shared words)
Deuteronomy 22:6Numbers 23:24Numbers 8:8Judges 9:54Ruth 2:9I Samuel 25:5