Lamentations 1:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 1:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 1:22 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 1:22 — KJV
“Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.”
— Lamentations 1:22 (KJV)
Lamentations 1:22 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 1:22
“And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:22: let, before, done
“And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; faint: Heb. be tender tremble: Heb. make haste”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:22: let, hast, heart
“Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:22: come, before, hast
“Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:22: let, wickedness, come
“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. thing: or, word”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:22: let, before, hast
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