Lamentations 5:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 5:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 5:11 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 5:11 — KJV
“They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.”
— Lamentations 5:11 (KJV)
Lamentations 5:11 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 5:11
“For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:11: zion, cities, judah
“O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! O Zion...: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion O Jerusalem...: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:11: zion, cities, judah
“And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain: the men...: Heb. every city of men, and women, and little ones”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:11: women, cities
“And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:11: cities, judah
“And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:11: cities, judah
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