Lamentations 4:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 4:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 4:11 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath d..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 4:11 — KJV
“The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.”
— Lamentations 4:11 (KJV)
Lamentations 4:11 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 4:11
“For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. shall burn: or, hath burned shall consume: or, hath consumed”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:11: hath, anger, kindled
“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 4:11: hath, fury, poured
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:11: lord, hath, 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 4:11: fury, poured, fierce
“Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:11: lord, fierce, anger
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