Lamentations 2:4

Good News Translation

He aimed his arrows at us like an enemy; He killed all those who were our joy and delight. Here in Jerusalem we felt his burning anger.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:21

“Go and consult the Lord for me and for the people who still remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about the teachings of this book. The Lord is angry with us because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the Lord and have not done what this book says must be done.”

2 Chronicles 34:25

They have rejected me and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and so have stirred up my anger by all they have done. My anger is aroused against Jerusalem, and it will not die down.

Job 19:11

God is angry and rages against me; he treats me like his worst enemy.

Job 6:4

Almighty God has shot me with arrows, and their poison spreads through my body. God has lined up his terrors against me.

Psalm 37:14

The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and needy, to slaughter those who do what is right;

Psalm 7:13

he takes up his deadly weapons and aims his burning arrows.

Isaiah 42:25

So he made us feel the force of his anger and suffer the violence of war. Like fire his anger burned throughout Israel, but we never knew what was happening; we learned nothing at all from it.

Isaiah 63:10

but they rebelled against him and made his holy spirit sad. So the Lord became their enemy and fought against them.

Isaiah 63:6

In my anger I trampled whole nations and shattered them. I poured out their lifeblood on the ground.”

Jeremiah 10:20

Our tents are ruined; the ropes that held them have broken. Our children have all gone away; there is no one left to put up our tents again; there is no one to hang their curtains.”

Jeremiah 21:5

I will fight against you with all my might, my anger, my wrath, and my fury.

Jeremiah 30:14

All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer care about you. I have attacked you like an enemy; your punishment has been harsh because your sins are many and your wickedness is great.

Jeremiah 36:7

Perhaps they will pray to the Lord and turn from their evil ways, because the Lord has threatened this people with his terrible anger and fury.”

Jeremiah 4:4

Keep your covenant with me, your Lord, and dedicate yourselves to me, you people of Judah and Jerusalem. If you don't, my anger will burn like fire because of the evil things you have done. It will burn, and there will be no one to put it out.”

Jeremiah 42:18

“The Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Just as my anger and fury were poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so my fury will be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will be a horrifying sight; people will make fun of you and use your name as a curse. You will never see this place again.’”

Jeremiah 7:20

And so I, the Sovereign Lord, will pour out my fierce anger on this Temple. I will pour it out on people and animals alike, and even on the trees and the crops. My anger will be like a fire that no one can put out.

Lamentations 1:13

“He sent fire from above, a fire that burned inside me. He set a trap for me and brought me to the ground. Then he abandoned me and left me in constant pain.

Lamentations 2:5

Like an enemy, the Lord has destroyed Israel; He has left her forts and palaces in ruins. He has brought on the people of Judah unending sorrow.

Lamentations 3:3

And beat me again and again with merciless blows.

Lamentations 4:1

Our glittering gold has grown dull; the stones of the Temple lie scattered in the streets.

Lamentations 4:11

The Lord turned loose the full force of his fury; he lit a fire in Zion that burned it to the ground.

Ezekiel 13:13

Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “In my anger I will send a strong wind, pouring rain, and hailstones to destroy the wall.

Ezekiel 20:34

I will show you my power and my anger when I gather you together and bring you back from all the countries where you have been scattered.

Ezekiel 22:22

They will be melted in Jerusalem the way silver is melted in a furnace, and then they will know that they are feeling the anger of the Lord.”

Ezekiel 24:25

The Lord said, “Now, mortal man, I will take away from them the strong Temple that was their pride and joy, which they liked to look at and to visit. And I will take away their sons and daughters.

Ezekiel 36:18

I let them feel the force of my anger because of the murders they had committed in the land and because of the idols by which they had defiled it.

Ezekiel 5:13

“You will feel all the force of my anger and rage until I am satisfied. When all this happens, you will be convinced that I, the Lord, have spoken to you because I am outraged at your unfaithfulness.

Ezekiel 6:12

Those far away will get sick and die; those nearby will be killed in war; those who survive will starve to death. They will feel all the force of my anger.

Ezekiel 7:14

The trumpet blows, and everyone gets ready. But no one goes off to war, for God's anger will fall on everyone alike.

Leviticus 26:17

I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated, and those who hate you will rule over you; you will be so terrified that you will run when no one is chasing you.

Nahum 1:2

The Lord God tolerates no rivals; he punishes those who oppose him. In his anger he pays them back.

Nahum 1:6

When he is angry, who can survive? Who can survive his terrible fury? He pours out his flaming anger; rocks crumble to dust before him.

Deuteronomy 32:22

My anger will flame up like fire and burn everything on earth. It will reach to the world below and consume the roots of the mountains.

1 Samuel 28:16

Samuel said, “Why do you call me when the Lord has abandoned you and become your enemy?