Lamentations 2:3

God's Word

In his burning anger he cut off all of Israel’s strength. He withdrew his right hand when they faced their enemy. He burned like a raging fire in ⌞the land of⌟ Jacob, destroying everything around him.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:25

I will do this because they have abandoned me and sacrificed to other gods in order to make me furious. Therefore, my anger will be poured on this place and will never come to an end.’ ”

Job 16:15

“I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, and I have thrown my strength in the dust.

Psalm 132:17

There I will make a horn sprout up for David. I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one.

Psalm 74:11

Why do you hold back your hand, especially your right hand? Take your hands out of your pockets. Destroy your enemies!

Psalm 75:10

I will destroy all the weapons of wicked people, but the weapons of righteous people will be raised proudly.

Psalm 75:5

Don’t raise your weapons so proudly or speak so defiantly.”

Psalm 79:5

How long, O Lord? Will you remain angry forever? Will your fury continue to burn like fire?

Psalm 89:24

My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious.

Psalm 89:46

How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Isaiah 1:31

Strong people will become tinder for a fire, and their work will be the spark. Both of them will burn together, and there will be no one to put out the fire.

Isaiah 42:25

So he poured out his burning anger and the horrors of war on them. It engulfed them in flames, but they did not understand. It burned them, but they did not take it to heart.

Jeremiah 21:14

“ ‘I will punish you because of the evil things you have done,’ ” declares the Lord. “ ‘I will start a fire in your forests, and it will burn up everything around you.’ ”

Jeremiah 4:4

Be circumcised by the Lord, and get rid of the foreskins of your hearts, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you don’t, my fury will flare up like a fire. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out, because of the evil you do.

Jeremiah 48:25

“Moab’s horn is cut off, and its arm is broken,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:20

“This is what the Almighty Lord says: My anger and fury will be poured out on this place, on humans and animals, and on trees and crops. My anger and fury will burn and not be put out.

Lamentations 1:13

He sent fire from above. He made it go deep into my bones. He spread a net for my feet. He made me turn back. He has left me devastated. He has made me sick all day long.

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.

Ezekiel 7:14

They have blown a ram’s horn, and everything is ready. But no one will go into battle, because my fury is against their whole crowd.

Nahum 1:6

Who can stand in the presence of his rage? Who can oppose his burning anger? He pours out his rage like fire and smashes the rocky cliffs.

Malachi 4:1

“Certainly the day is coming! It will burn like a furnace. All arrogant people and all evildoers will be ⌞like⌟ straw. The day that is coming will burn them up completely,” says the Lord of Armies. “It won’t leave a single root or branch.

Luke 1:69

He has raised up a mighty Savior for us in the family of his servant David.

Luke 3:17

His winnowing  shovel is in his hand to clean up his threshing floor. He will gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn the husks in a fire that can never be put out.”

Deuteronomy 32:22

My anger has started a fire that will burn to the depths of hell. It will consume the earth and its crops and set the foundations of the mountains on fire.