Lamentations 1:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 1:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 1:10 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 1:10 — KJV
“The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation. pleasant: or, desirable”
— Lamentations 1:10 (KJV)
Lamentations 1:10 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 1:10
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:10: hath, things, seen
“Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. be ye...: Heb. harden not your necks yield...: Heb. give the hand”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:10: hath, hand, into
“They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:10: hand, entered, into
“Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity; substance: or, forces”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:10: hand, entered, into
“And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:10: hath, hand, entered
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