Lamentations 2:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Those who pass by shake their heads and sneer as they make fun and shout, “What a lovely city you were, the happiest on earth, but look at you now!”

Cross References

2 Kings 19:21

Now this is what I say to that king: The people of Jerusalem hate and make fun of you; they laugh behind your back.

2 Chronicles 7:21

This temple is now magnificent. But when these things happen, everyone who walks by it will be shocked and will ask, “Why did the LORD do such a terrible thing to his people and to this temple?”

Psalm 109:25

When my enemies see me, they say cruel things and shake their heads.

Psalm 22:7

Everyone who sees me makes fun and sneers. They shake their heads,

Psalm 48:2

beautiful and majestic, brings joy to all on earth. Mount Zion, truly sacred, is home for the Great King.

Psalm 48:3

God is there to defend it and has proved to be its protector.

Psalm 50:2

God shines brightly from Zion, the most beautiful city.

Psalm 64:8

They will be destroyed by their own words, and everyone who sees them will tremble with fear.

Isaiah 28:21

The LORD will fiercely attack as he did at Mount Perazim and in Gibeon Valley. But this time the LORD will do something surprising, not what you expect.

Isaiah 64:11

Zion's glorious and holy temple where our ancestors praised you has been destroyed by fire. Our beautiful buildings are now a pile of ruins.

Jeremiah 18:16

Your land will be ruined, and every passer-by will look at it with horror and make insulting remarks.

Jeremiah 19:8

I will turn Jerusalem into a pile of rubble, and every passer-by will be shocked and horrified and will make insulting remarks.

Jeremiah 25:18

I started with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, and the king and his officials were removed from power in disgrace. Everyone still makes insulting jokes about them and uses their names as curse words.

Jeremiah 25:9

and now I will let you be attacked by nations from the north, and especially by my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. You and other nearby nations will be destroyed and left in ruins for ever. Everyone who sees what has happened will be shocked, but they will still make fun of you.

Jeremiah 26:6

I will destroy this temple, just as I destroyed the town of Shiloh. Then everyone on earth will use the name “Jerusalem” as a curse word.

Jeremiah 48:27

You made fun of my people and treated them like criminals caught in the act.

Jeremiah 51:37

Babylon will be a pile of rubble where only jackals live. People will laugh, but they will be afraid to walk among the ruins.

Lamentations 1:21

Everyone heard my groaning, but no one offered comfort. My enemies know of the trouble that you have brought on me, and it makes them glad. Hurry and punish them, as you have promised.

Lamentations 1:8

Jerusalem's horrible sins have made the city a joke. Those who once admired her now hate her instead— she has been disgraced; she groans and turns away.

Lamentations 2:16

Zion, your enemies curse you and snarl like wild animals, while shouting, “This is the day we've waited for! At last, we've got you!”

Lamentations 2:6

He shattered his temple like a hut in a garden; he completely wiped out his meeting place, and did away with festivals and Sabbaths in the city of Zion. In his fierce anger he rejected our king and priests.

Ezekiel 16:13

Your jewellery was gold and silver, and your clothes were made of only the finest material and embroidered linen. Your bread was baked from fine flour, and you ate honey and olive oil. You were as beautiful as a queen,

Ezekiel 16:14

and everyone on earth knew it. I, the LORD God, had helped you become a lovely young woman.

Ezekiel 23:32

I, the LORD God, gave your sister a large, deep cup filled with my anger. And when you drink from that cup, you will be mocked and insulted.

Ezekiel 25:6

You hated Israel so much that you clapped and shouted and celebrated.

Ezekiel 5:15

will insult you and make fun of you, but they will also be shocked and terrified at what I did in my anger.

Daniel 9:16

In the past, you treated us with such kindness, that we now beg you to stop being so terribly angry with Jerusalem. After all, it is your chosen city built on your holy mountain, even though it has suffered public disgrace because of our sins and those of our ancestors.

Micah 6:16

Jerusalem, this will happen because you followed the sinful example of kings Omri and Ahab. Now I will destroy you and your property. Then the people of every nation will make fun and insult you.

Nahum 3:19

You're fatally wounded. There's no hope for you. But everyone claps when they hear this news, because your constant cruelty has caused them pain.

Zephaniah 2:15

This is the glorious city that felt secure and said, “I am the only one!” Now it's merely ruins, a home for wild animals. Every passer-by simply sneers and makes vulgar signs.

Matthew 27:39

People who passed by said terrible things about Jesus. They shook their heads and

Mark 15:29

People who passed by said terrible things about Jesus. They shook their heads and shouted, “Ha! So you're the one who claimed you could tear down the temple and build it again in three days.