Lamentations 2:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:20 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:20 — KJV
“Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? of a span...: or, swaddled with their hands?”
— Lamentations 2:20 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:20 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 2:20
“And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. came: Heb. approached”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:20: behold, lord, hast
“And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:20: lord, hast, done
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:20: lord, hast, done
“Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:20: lord, hast, sanctuary
“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:20: lord, eat, children
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