Lamentations 2:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:3 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:3 — KJV
“He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.”
— Lamentations 2:3 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:3 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 2:3
“And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:3: anger, israel, hand
“Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:3: hath, anger, burned
“In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:3: right, hand, like
“And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:3: off, hand, before
“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:3: cut, off, anger
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