Lamentations 2:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:2 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the stron..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:2 — KJV
“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”
— Lamentations 2:2 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:2 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 2:2
“He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. against...: or, concerning a merchantman the merchant city: Heb. Canaan strong...: or, strengths”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:2: lord, hath, strong
“The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:2: lord, hath, swallowed
“And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him. torn: Heb. broken”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:2: lord, hath, brought
“Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. endued...: Heb. knowing prudence and understanding”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:2: lord, hath, kingdom
“And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come. holy: Heb. holiness”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:2: lord, hath, daughter
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