Lamentations 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:17 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he ha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:17 — KJV
“The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.”
— Lamentations 2:17 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:17 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 2:17
“But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. take...: or, overtake”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:17: lord, hath, word
“Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:17: lord, hath, old
“The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. brought...: Heb. made to touch”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:17: lord, hath, old
“And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:17: lord, hath, done
“Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. Our...: or, Our high hand, and not the LORD hath done”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:17: lord, hath, done
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