Lamentations 2:2

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The Lord has destroyed without mercy all the places where the descendants of Jacob lived. In his anger he has torn down the fortresses of the Daughter of Judah. He has demolished and degraded the kingdom and its leaders.

Cross References

Job 2:3

“Have you noticed my servant Job?” asked the Lord. “There's no one like him on earth, a man of integrity who does what is right, who respects God and avoids evil. And he has kept his integrity, even though you wanted me to harm him for no reason.”

Psalm 21:9

When you appear on the scene you will burn them up like in a furnace; the Lord in his anger will destroy them, burning them up with fire.

Psalm 74:7

Then they set fire to your Temple, burning it to the ground. They defiled the place where you live, the place that bears your name.

Isaiah 22:5

For the Lord has a day of defeat, of panic and confusion in the Valley of Vision, a day of tearing down walls and crying for help to the mountains.

Isaiah 23:9

The Lord Almighty planned it, to humble its pride in all its glory, and to bring down all who receive worldly honor.

Isaiah 25:12

Moab, he will demolish your fortress with the high walls, bringing it down to the ground, into the dust.

Isaiah 26:5

He brings down those who live so high and mighty; he demolishes the proud city with its high walls, bringing it down to the ground, into the dust.

Isaiah 27:11

Their dry branches are broken off and used by women to make fires. This is a people that doesn't have any sense, so their Maker won't feel sorry for them, and their Creator won't help them.

Isaiah 43:28

So I treated the priests of the sanctuary with contempt, and I handed Jacob over to be destroyed, and Israel to be scorned.”

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people, and I abandoned those who belonged to me. I handed them over to you. But you didn't show them mercy—you even mistreated old people.

Jeremiah 13:14

I'm going to smash them against each other like wine jars, both parents and children, declares the Lord. I won't let any mercy or pity or compassion stop me from destroying them.

Jeremiah 19:15

This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Watch out! I am about to bring down on this city and on all its surrounding villages every disaster I warned them about, because they have stubbornly refused to listen to what I say.

Jeremiah 21:7

After that, declares the Lord, I'm going to hand you over, Zedekiah king of Judah, as well as your officers and the people who are left in this city after the plague and war and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to your enemies who want you dead. He will attack you; he won't spare you or show you any pity or mercy.

Jeremiah 5:10

Go through her vineyards and damage them, but don't destroy them completely. Rip off her branches, because they don't belong to the Lord.

Lamentations 2:17

The Lord has achieved what he decided; he has done what he warned he would. Just as he determined to do long ago, he has destroyed you, showing no mercy. He has allowed the enemy to gloat over your defeat, and he has given power to those who attack you.

Lamentations 2:21

The dead, young and old, lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and young women, have been killed by the sword. You killed them when you were angry; you have slaughtered them without mercy.

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord has become like an enemy, completely destroying Israel and its palaces, demolishing its fortresses, making the Daughter of Judah cry and mourn more and more.

Lamentations 3:43

You have wrapped yourself in anger and chased us down, killing without mercy. You have killed without pity.

Ezekiel 5:11

As I live, declares the Lord God, because you have made my sanctuary unclean with all your offensive idols and disgusting practices, I will stop treating you well. I won't be kind to you—I won't show you any pity.

Ezekiel 7:4

I won't have any pity for you, or show you any mercy. I'm going to punish you for what you've done, for your disgusting sins. Then you'll know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 7:9

I won't have any pity for you or show you any mercy. I'm going to punish you for what you've done, for your disgusting sins. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is attacking you.

Ezekiel 8:18

As a result I will respond in anger. I won't treat them kindly; I won't be merciful to them. Even though they shout loudly for my help, I won't listen to them.”

Ezekiel 9:10

But I certainly won't be kind to them or have mercy on them. I will make sure they suffer the consequences of what they've done.”

Micah 5:14

I will pull up the Asherah poles that you have and destroy your pagan places.

Malachi 1:4

The people of Edom may be saying: “We have been beaten down, but we will rebuild the ruins.” But this is what the Lord Almighty says, They may try and build, but I will tear down. They will be called a land of wickedness, and the people those who make the Lord angry forever.

Matthew 18:33

Shouldn't you have been merciful to your fellow-servant as well, just as I was merciful to you?’

2 Corinthians 10:4

Our weapons are not of this world but God's mighty power that destroys fortresses of human thinking, demolishing misleading theories.

Deuteronomy 28:52

They will besiege all the towns in your country, until the high, fortified walls that you trust in have fallen. They will besiege all your towns in your country that the Lord your God has given you.

Deuteronomy 32:22

My anger has been set on fire, burning down to the depths of the grave, destroying the earth and all it produces, even setting fire to the foundations of the mountains.