Lamentations 2:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:14 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:14 — KJV
“Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.”
— Lamentations 2:14 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:14 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 2:14
“And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. made...: or, shall be violently taken away”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:14: things, discovered, thine
“I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. an...: or, filthiness”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:14: prophets, seen, thine
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! follow: Heb. walk after and...: or, and things which they have not seen”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:14: prophets, seen, foolish
“The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins. The...: or, Thine iniquity discover...: or, carry thee captive for thy sins”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:14: thine, iniquity, away
“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:14: seen, things, thine
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