Lamentations 2:1

God's Word

“Look how the Lord has covered the people of Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has thrown down Israel’s beauty from heaven to earth. He didn’t ⌞even⌟ remember his footstool on the day of his anger.

Cross References

Psalm 132:7

Let’s go to his dwelling place. Let’s worship at his footstool.

1 Chronicles 28:2

David stood in front of them and said, “Listen to me, my relatives and subjects. I had my heart set on building the temple where the ark of the Lord’s promise could be placed. This temple would be a stool for our God’s feet, and I have made preparations to build it.

Luke 10:18

Jesus said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to heaven? No, you will go down to hell! If the miracles that had been worked in you had been worked in Sodom, it would still be there today.

Joel 2:2

It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and overcast skies. A large and mighty army will spread over the mountains like the dawn. Nothing like this has ever happened. Nothing like this will ever happen again.

Ezekiel 30:18

At Tahpanhes the day will turn dark when I break Egypt’s power. Egypt’s strong army will be defeated. Clouds will cover Egypt, and people from its villages will go into exile.

Psalm 99:5

Highly honor the Lord our God. Bow down at his footstool. He is holy!

Luke 10:15

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to heaven? No, you will go to hell!

Ezekiel 24:21

‘Tell the nation of Israel, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to dishonor my holy place. You brag that my holy place gives you strength. It’s the thing you love the most. It’s your hearts’ desire. So the sons and daughters that you left behind will die in battle.

Lamentations 4:1

“Look how the gold has become tarnished! The fine gold has changed! The sacred stones are scattered at every street corner.

Lamentations 1:1

“Look how deserted Jerusalem is! Once the city was crowded with people. Once it was important among the nations. Now it is a widow. Once it was a princess among the provinces. Now it does forced labor.

Isaiah 64:11

Our holy and beautiful temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned to the ground. All that we valued has been ruined.

2 Samuel 1:19

“Your glory, Israel, lies dead on your hills. See how the mighty have fallen!

1 Samuel 4:21

She called the boy Ichabod [No Glory], saying, “Israel’s glory is gone,” because the ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and her husband ⌞died⌟.

Lamentations 2:17

The Lord has accomplished what he had planned to do. He carried out the threat he announced long ago. He tore you down without any pity, ⌞Jerusalem⌟. He made your enemies gloat over you. He raised the weapons of your opponents.

Ezekiel 19:12

But in anger it was uprooted and thrown to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches broke off. They withered and were burned.

1 Samuel 4:22

“Israel’s glory is gone because the ark of God has been captured,” she said.

Psalm 89:45

You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. Selah

Jeremiah 30:14

All your lovers have forgotten you, and they don’t want you anymore. I’ve punished you as an enemy would. I’ve corrected you as a cruel person would. You are very wicked, and you have many sins.

Lamentations 1:12

“Doesn’t this affect all of you who pass by? Look and see if there’s any pain like the pain that the Lord has caused me, like the pain that he has made me suffer on the day of his fierce anger.

Lamentations 4:11

The Lord’s fury has accomplished his purpose. He unleashed his burning anger. He started a fire in Zion that even burned its foundations.

Ezekiel 13:13

“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: In my fury I’ll cause a storm to break out. In my anger rain will pour down, and hailstones will destroy the wall.