Lamentations 4:12
The Scripture
(12) The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the people of Jerusalem are overwhelmed by grief as the city faces imminent destruction and the king is taken captive. The text records their lamentation and God’s promise that He will bring them back from the valley of the shadow of death. It emphasizes the pain of loss and the hope of future restoration.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 29:24Deuteronomy 29:25Deuteronomy 29:26Deuteronomy 29:27Deuteronomy 29:28I Kings 9:8I Kings 9:9Psalms 48:4Psalms 48:5Psalms 48:6
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John 15:19Joshua 17:11Judges 1:27Judges 1:33Revelation 21:13James 4:4