Lamentations 2:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He attacked like an enemy with a bow and arrows, killing our loved ones. He has burnt to the ground the homes on Mount Zion.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:21

“The LORD must be furious with me and everyone else in Israel and Judah, because our ancestors did not obey the laws written in this book. Go and find out what the LORD wants us to do.”

2 Chronicles 34:25

The people of Judah and Israel have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshipped their own idols. I can't stand it any longer. I am furious.

Job 19:11

and attacks with fierce anger, as though I were his enemy.

Job 6:4

The fearsome arrows of God All-Powerful have filled my soul with their poison.

Psalm 37:14

The wicked kill with swords and shoot arrows to murder the poor and the needy and all who do right.

Psalm 7:13

Your deadly arrows are ready with flaming tips.

Isaiah 42:25

He was furious with them and punished their nation with the fires of war. Still they paid no attention. They didn't even care when they were surrounded and scorched by flames.

Isaiah 63:10

Then the LORD's people turned against him and made his Holy Spirit sad. So he became their enemy and attacked them.

Isaiah 63:6

In my fury I trampled on nations and made them drunk; their blood poured out everywhere on earth.”

Jeremiah 10:20

Our homes are destroyed; our children are dead. No one is left to help us find shelter.”

Jeremiah 30:14

Your friends have forgotten you; they don't care any more. Even I have acted like an enemy. And because your sins are horrible and countless, I will be cruel as I punish you. So don't bother to cry out for relief from your pain.

Jeremiah 36:7

The LORD is furious, and if the people hear how he is going to punish them, perhaps they will ask to be forgiven.

Jeremiah 4:4

With all your hearts, keep the agreement I made with you. But if you are stubborn and keep on sinning, my anger will burn like a fire that cannot be put out.

Jeremiah 42:18

I, the LORD, was angry with the people of Jerusalem and punished them. And if you go to Egypt, I will be angry and punish you the same way. You will never again see your homeland. People will be horrified at what I do to you, and they will use the name of your city as a curse word.

Jeremiah 7:20

And now, I, the LORD All-Powerful, will flood Judah with my fiery anger until nothing is left—no people or animals, no trees or crops.

Lamentations 1:13

From heaven you sent a fire that burnt in my bones; you set a trap for my feet and made me turn back. All day long you leave me in shock from constant pain.

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord was like an enemy! He left Israel in ruins with its palaces and fortresses destroyed, and with everyone in Judah moaning and weeping.

Lamentations 3:3

I am the only one he punishes over and over again, without ever stopping.

Lamentations 4:1

The purest gold is ruined and has lost its shine; jewels from the temple lie scattered in the streets.

Lamentations 4:11

The LORD was so fiercely angry that he burnt the city of Zion to the ground.

Ezekiel 13:13

That wall is the city of Jerusalem. And I, the LORD God, am so angry that I will send strong winds, rainstorms, and hailstones to destroy it.

Ezekiel 20:34

and my power, when I gather you from the places where you are scattered

Ezekiel 22:22

like silver in a furnace. Then they will know that I, the LORD, have punished them in my anger.

Ezekiel 24:25

The LORD said, “Ezekiel, I will soon destroy the temple that makes everyone feel proud and safe, and I will take away their children as well.

Ezekiel 36:18

They committed murders and worshipped idols, which made the land even worse. So in my anger, I punished my people

Ezekiel 5:13

You will feel my fierce anger until I have finished taking revenge. Then you will know that I, the LORD, was furious because of your disobedience.

Ezekiel 6:12

Those who live far away will be struck with deadly diseases. Those who live nearby will be killed in war. And the ones who are left will starve to death. I will let loose my anger on them!

Ezekiel 7:14

A signal has been blown on the trumpet, and weapons are prepared for battle. But no one goes to war, because in my anger I will strike down everyone in Israel.

Leviticus 26:17

and I will turn from you and let you be destroyed by your attackers. You will even run at the very rumour of attack.

Nahum 1:2

The LORD God demands loyalty. In his anger, he takes revenge on his enemies.

Nahum 1:6

Who can stand the heat of his furious anger? It flashes out like fire and shatters stones.

Deuteronomy 32:22

“My people, I will breathe out fire that sends you down to the world of the dead. It will scorch your farmlands and burn deep down under the mountains.

1 Samuel 28:16

Samuel said: If the LORD has turned away from you and is now your enemy, don't ask me what to do.