Lamentations 2:5

New International Reader's Version

The Lord was like an enemy. He swallowed up Israel. He swallowed up all of its palaces. He destroyed its forts. He filled the people of Judah with sorrow and sadness.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:9

Nebuzaradan set the Lord’s temple on fire. He also set fire to the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. He burned down every important building.

Job 13:24

Why do you turn your face away from me? Why do you think of me as your enemy?

Job 19:11

His anger burns against me. He thinks I’m one of his enemies.

Psalm 89:40

You have broken through the walls around his city. You have completely destroyed his secure places.

Psalm 89:41

All those who pass by have carried off what belonged to him. His neighbors make fun of him.

Isaiah 29:2

The Lord says, “Ariel, I will surround you. Jerusalem, I will get ready to attack you. Your people will mourn. They will sing songs of sadness. I will make you like the front of an altar covered with blood.

Isaiah 63:10

But they refused to obey him. They made his Holy Spirit sad. So he turned against them and became their enemy. He himself fought against them.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, “Suppose Moses and Samuel were standing in front of me. Even then my heart would not feel sorry for these people. Send them away from me! Let them go!

Jeremiah 21:4

‘The Lord is the God of Israel. He says, “The king of Babylon and his armies are all around this city. They are getting ready to attack you. You have weapons of war in your hands to fight against them. But I am about to turn your weapons against you. And I will bring your enemies inside this city.

Jeremiah 30:14

All those who were going to help you have forgotten you. They do not care about you. I have struck you as if I were your enemy. I have punished you as if I were very mean. That is because your guilt is so great. You have sinned so much.

Jeremiah 52:13

Nebuzaradan set the Lord’s temple on fire. He also set fire to the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. He burned down every important building.

Lamentations 2:2

Without pity the Lord swallowed up all the homes of Jacob’s people. When he was angry, he tore down the forts of the people of Judah. He brought down their kingdom and princes to the ground in dishonor.

Lamentations 2:4

Like an enemy the Lord got his bow ready to use. He had a sword in his right hand. Like an enemy he destroyed everything that used to be pleasing to him. His anger blazed out like fire. It burned up the homes in the city of Zion.

Ezekiel 2:10

He unrolled it in front of me. Both sides had words written on them. They spoke about sadness, sorrow and trouble.

1 Samuel 28:16

Samuel said, “The Lord has left you. He has become your enemy. So why are you asking me what you should do?