Lamentations 4:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 4:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 4:4 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 4:4 — KJV
“The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.”
— Lamentations 4:4 (KJV)
Lamentations 4:4 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 4:4
“Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:4: tongue, child, mouth
“And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:4: child, young, children
“And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:4: child, young, children
“And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. commandment: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:4: child, mouth, children
“And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:4: child, children, ask
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