Lamentations 2:22
The Scripture
(22) Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
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
Psalms 31:13Isaiah 24:17Isaiah 24:18Jeremiah 6:25Jeremiah 20:3Jeremiah 46:5Amos 9:1Amos 9:2Amos 9:3Amos 9:4Deuteronomy 28:18Jeremiah 16:2
Related verses (shared words)
I Kings 6:5Lamentations 2:3Ezekiel 46:23Numbers 32:13Zephaniah 2:2