Lamentations 2:7

God's Word

The Lord rejected his altar and disowned his holy place. He handed the walls of Zion’s palaces over to its enemies. The enemies made noise in the Lord’s temple as though it were a festival day.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:9

He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.

2 Chronicles 36:19

They burned God’s temple, tore down Jerusalem’s walls, burned down all its palaces, and destroyed everything of value.

Psalm 89:39

You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt.

Isaiah 64:9

Don’t be too angry, Lord. Don’t remember our sin forever. Now look, we are all your people.

Jeremiah 21:4

‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I’m going to take your weapons away from you. You are using these weapons to fight the king of Babylon as well as the Babylonians who are now blockading you outside the wall. I will bring the Babylonians inside this city.

Jeremiah 26:18

“Micah from Moresheth prophesied at the time of Judah’s King Hezekiah and said to all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble, and the temple mountain will become a worship site covered with trees.’

Jeremiah 26:6

Then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. I will turn this city into something that will be cursed by all the nations on earth.’ ”

Jeremiah 32:29

“The Babylonians who are attacking this city will break in, set this city on fire, and burn it down. They will burn down the houses of people who made me furious by going up to the roofs to burn incense to Baal and to pour out wine offerings to other gods.

Jeremiah 39:8

The Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the people’s homes, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 4:26

I see that the fertile land has become a desert, and all its cities are torn down because of the Lord and his burning anger.

Jeremiah 4:27

This is what the Lord says: The whole earth will be ruined, although I will not destroy it completely.

Jeremiah 50:28

Listen! Fugitives and refugees from Babylon are coming to Zion to tell about the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance for his temple.

Jeremiah 52:13

He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.

Lamentations 1:4

“The roads to Zion are deserted. No one comes to the annual festivals. No one passes through any of its gates. Its priests are groaning. Its young women are made to suffer. Zion is bitter.

Lamentations 2:1

“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.

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord became an enemy. He swallowed up Israel. He swallowed up all of its palaces. He destroyed its strongholds. He made the people of Judah mourn and moan.

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.

Ezekiel 7:24

So I will send the most evil nation, and it will take possession of people’s houses. I will stop those who are strong from feeling proud, and their holy places will be dishonored.

Leviticus 26:31

I will make your cities deserted and ruin your sacred places. I will no longer accept the soothing aroma from your sacrifices.

Leviticus 26:44

Even when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or look at them with disgust. I will not reject or cancel my promise to them, because I am the Lord their God.

Amos 2:5

I will send a fire on Judah and burn down the palaces of Jerusalem.

Micah 3:12

Because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble, and the temple mountain will become a worship site covered with trees.

Matthew 24:2

Jesus said to them, “You see all these buildings, don’t you? I can guarantee this truth: Not one of these stones will be left on top of another. Each one will be torn down.”