Lamentations 2:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:22 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor rema..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:22 — KJV
“Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.”
— Lamentations 2:22 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:22 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 2:22
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib. Magormissabib: that is, Fear round about”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:22: called, round, about
“And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. as it were a day's...: Heb. as it were the way of a day”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:22: day, round, about
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:22: hast, lord, anger
“And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:22: round, about, lord
“And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:22: day, lord, brought
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