Lamentations 5:2

God's Word

“The land we inherited has been turned over to strangers. Our homes have been turned over to foreigners.

Cross References

Psalm 109:11

Let a creditor take everything he owns. Let strangers steal what he has worked for.

Isaiah 1:7

“Your country is devastated. Your cities are burned down. Your fields are destroyed right before your eyes by foreigners. Your fields are devastated and taken over by foreigners.

Isaiah 5:17

Then lambs will graze as if they were in their own pasture, and foreigners will eat among the ruins of the rich.

Isaiah 63:18

Your holy people possessed the land for a little while. Our enemies have trampled on your holy place.

Jeremiah 17:4

You will lose the inheritance that I gave you. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you haven’t heard of. I will do this because you have stirred up the fire of my anger. It will burn forever.

Jeremiah 6:12

Their households, their fields, and their wives will be turned over to others. I will use my power against those who live in the land,” declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 7:21

I will hand their jewels over to foreigners as loot and to the most evil people on earth as prizes. These foreigners will dishonor the people of Israel.

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.

Hosea 8:7

“The people of Israel plant the wind, but they harvest a storm. A field of grain that doesn’t ripen will never produce any grain. Even if it did produce grain, foreigners would eat it all.

Hosea 8:8

Israel will be swallowed up. It has already mixed in with the other nations. It has become worthless.

Zephaniah 1:13

Their wealth will be looted. Their homes will be demolished. They will build houses, but they won’t live in them. They will plant vineyards, but they won’t drink their wine.”