Lamentations 4:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 4:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 4:13 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of he..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 4:13 — KJV
“For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,”
— Lamentations 4:13 (KJV)
Lamentations 4:13 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 4:13
“For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:13: priests, shed, midst
“When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:13: shed, blood, midst
“And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:13: prophets, priests, shed
“Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:13: shed, blood, midst
“In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. that...: Heb. of slanders”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:13: shed, blood, midst
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