Lamentations 5:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 5:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 5:22 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us. But...: or, For wilt thou utterly reject us?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 5:22 — KJV
“But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us. But...: or, For wilt thou utterly reject us?”
— Lamentations 5:22 (KJV)
Lamentations 5:22 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 5:22
“Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:22: hast, utterly, rejected
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:22: hast, art, very
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:22: hast, art, very
“That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S. set...: Heb. cause to pass over”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:22: hast, art, very
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:22: utterly, art, against
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