Lamentations 2:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:21 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:21 — KJV
“The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.”
— Lamentations 2:21 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:21 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 2:21
“Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:21: men, sword, hast
“Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:21: old, lie, men
“Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:21: young, old, lie
“Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:21: young, men, sword
“And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:21: old, lie, hast
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