Lamentations 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:4 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:4 — KJV
“He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire. all...: Heb. all the desirable of the eye”
— Lamentations 2:4 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:4 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 2:4
“And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. which...: Heb. and who multiplied our slain”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:4: hath, enemy, hand
“Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. pleasant: Heb. desirable”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:4: hand, pleasant, eye
“Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. in...: Heb. before his eyes”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:4: hath, right, hand
“O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. Execute: Heb. Judge”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:4: like, hand, fury
“Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. abide: Heb. stand up”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:4: like, poured, fury
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