Lamentations 2:3

Easy To Read Version

The Lord was angry and he destroyed\par all the strength of Israel.\par He took away his right hand from Israel.\par He did this when the enemy came.\par He burned like a flaming fire in Jacob. {\cf2\super [11]} \par He was like a fire that burns all around.\par

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:25

I will do this because the people left me and burned incense {\cf2\super [433]} to other gods. Those people made me angry because of all the bad things they have done. So I will pour out my anger on this place. Like a hot burning fire, my anger will not be put out!’

Job 16:15

“I am very sad,\par so I wear these clothes of sadness.\par I sit here in the dust and ashes,\par and I feel defeated.\par

Psalm 132:17

In this place, I will make David strong.\par I will provide a lamp for my chosen king.\par

Psalm 74:11

God, why did you punish us so hard?\par You used your great power\par and destroyed us completely!\par

Psalm 75:10

I will take power away from wicked people,\par and I will give power to good people.\par

Psalm 79:5

God, will you be angry at us forever?\par Will your strong feelings {\cf2\super [455]} \par continue to burn like a fire?\par

Psalm 89:24

I will always love and support\par my chosen king.\par I will always make him strong.\par

Psalm 89:46

Lord, how long will this continue?\par Will you ignore us forever?\par Will your anger burn like a fire forever?\par

Isaiah 42:25

So the Lord became angry at them. The Lord caused powerful wars against them. It was like the people of Israel had fire all around them. But they did not know what was happening. It was like they were burning. But they did not try to understand the things that were happening.

Jeremiah 21:14

‘You will get the punishment you deserve.\par I will start a fire in your forests.\par That fire will completely burn everything\par around you.’”\par

Jeremiah 4:4

Become the Lord’s people.\par Change your hearts! {\cf2\super [20]} \par Men of Judah and people of Jerusalem,\par if you don’t change,\par then I will become very angry.\par My anger will spread fast like a fire,\par and my anger will burn you up.\par And no person will be able to put out that fire.\par Why will this happen?\par Because of the evil things you have done.”\par

Jeremiah 48:25

Moab’s strength has been cut off.\par Moab’s arm has been broken.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Jeremiah 7:20

So the Lord says this: “I will show my anger against this place. I will punish people and animals. I will punish the trees in the field and the crops that grow in the ground. My anger will be like a hot fire—and no person will be able to stop it.”

Lamentations 1:13

The Lord sent fire from above.\par That fire went down into my bones.\par He stretched out a net for my feet.\par He turned me all the way around.\par He made me into a wasteland.\par I am sick all day.\par

Lamentations 4:11

The Lord used all of his anger.\par He poured out all his anger.\par He made a fire in Zion. {\cf2\super [31]} \par That fire burned down Zion\par to its foundations.\par

Ezekiel 13:13

The Lord my Master says, “I am angry and I will send a storm against you. I am angry and I will send a strong rain. I am angry and I will make hail fall from the sky and completely destroy you!

Ezekiel 7:14

But I will raise my arm over you people and punish you and your people, wherever they live! I will destroy your country! It will be emptier than Diblah Desert. {\cf2\super [52]} Then they will know that I am the Lord!”

Nahum 1:6

No person can stand against\par the Lord’s great anger.\par No one can endure his terrible anger.\par His anger will burn like fire.\par The rocks will shatter when he comes.\par

Malachi 4:1

“That time of judgment is coming. It will be like a hot furnace. All those proud people will be punished. All those evil people will burn like straw. At that time, they will be like a bush burning in the fire—and there will not be a branch or root left.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Luke 1:69

God has given us a powerful Savior\par from the family of God’s servant, David. {\cf2\super [21]} \par

Luke 3:17

He will come ready to clean the grain. {\cf2\super [56]} He will separate the good grain from the straw. He will put the good part of the grain into his barn. Then he will burn the part that is not good. He will burn it with a fire that cannot be stopped.”

Deuteronomy 32:22

My anger will burn like a fire, burning down to the deepest grave, [214] burning the earth and all it produces, burning deep down below the mountains!