Lamentations 2:5

New American Bible - revised edition

The Lord has become the enemy, he has devoured Israel: Devoured all its strongholds, destroyed its defenses, Multiplied moaning and groaning throughout daughter Judah.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:9

He burned the house of the Lord, the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem (every noble house); he destroyed them by fire.

Job 13:24

Why do you hide your face and consider me your enemy?

Job 19:11

He has kindled his wrath against me; he counts me one of his enemies.

Psalm 89:40

You renounced the covenant with your servant, defiled his crown in the dust.

Psalm 89:41

You broke down all city walls, left his strongholds in ruins.

Isaiah 29:2

But I will bring distress upon Ariel, and there will be mourning and moaning. You shall be to me like Ariel:

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; So he turned to become their enemy, and warred against them.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me, my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them away from me and let them go.

Jeremiah 21:4

Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I will turn against you the weapons with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls. These weapons I will pile up in the midst of this city,

Jeremiah 30:14

All your lovers have forgotten you, they do not seek you out. I struck you as an enemy would strike, punishing you cruelly.

Jeremiah 52:13

He burned the house of the Lord, the palace of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem; every large building he destroyed with fire.

Lamentations 2:2

The Lord has devoured without pity all of Jacob’s dwellings; In his fury he has razed daughter Judah’s defenses, Has brought to the ground in dishonor a kingdom and its princes.

Lamentations 2:4

He bent his bow like an enemy; the arrow in his right hand Like a foe, he killed all those held precious; On the tent of daughter Zion he poured out his wrath like fire.

Ezekiel 2:10

He unrolled it before me; it was covered with writing front and back. Written on it was: Lamentation, wailing, woe!

1 Samuel 28:16

To this Samuel said: “But why do you ask me, if the Lord has abandoned you for your neighbor?