Lamentations 2:4

The Passion Translation

He bent his bow like an enemy and clenched his fist like a foe. Like an enemy, he slaughtered all his pride and joy. He poured out his fury like fire on the temple of beloved Jerusalem.

Cross References

Psalm 37:14

Evil ones take aim at the poor and helpless; they are ready to slaughter those who do right.

Isaiah 42:25

So he poured out the heat of his anger and they suffered the fury of war. His anger enveloped them in flames, but they still did not understand— consumed by fire yet they did not take it to heart.

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled against him and grieved his Holy Spirit. Only then did he turn against them. He became their enemy and fought against them.

Isaiah 63:6

So I trampled down nations in my anger and shattered them in my fury and spilled their blood on the ground.”

Jeremiah 10:20

But my tent has been torn down, and all my cords are severed. I’ll never see my children again, for they have left me. There is no one left to stretch out my tent and no one who can hang my curtains.

Jeremiah 21:12

royal family of David. Here is what Yahweh says to you: Each new day, make sure that justice is done and rescue those who have been robbed from the power of their oppressor, or my wrath will go forth like an unquenchable fire on account of their evil deeds.

Jeremiah 21:5

And I myself will fight against you with a strong arm and with all my might. Yes, I will fight against you, fueled by my furious anger and by my great wrath!

Jeremiah 30:14

All those ‘lovers’ you had have abandoned you; they could not care less. Yes, I struck you with cruel punishment because of your great guilt and countless sins. I struck you mercilessly like you were my enemy.

Jeremiah 36:7

Perhaps they will pray to Yahweh and turn from their evil ways, for Yahweh has promised to punish these people with his terrible anger and fury.”

Jeremiah 4:4

Listen, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Circumcise your hearts and become vulnerable to me. If you do not, my anger will blaze up like unquenchable fire on account of your evil deeds.”

Jeremiah 42:18

Yes, I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, Commander of Angel Armies, say to you: Just as my furious anger was poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so will my fury be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will be something that people will curse, and people will use your name when they pronounce a curse. You will be a horrifying sight, and people will make fun of you, and you will never see this place again.’ ”

Jeremiah 7:20

Therefore, listen to the words of the Lord Yahweh: ‘My anger and my wrath will be poured out in this place, on the people and the animals, on the trees and on the crops; my anger will burn as a fire that no one can put out.’

Lamentations 1:13

“From on high, he sent a fire deep in my bones, and it conquered me. He trapped my feet in his snare and hurled me back. He left me stunned in misery that had no end.

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord became our enemy; he destroyed Israel. He devastated all her palaces and ruined her strongholds. He has multiplied weeping and wailing for Daughter Judah.

Lamentations 3:3

He laid a heavy hand on me, every day, over and over.

Lamentations 4:1

How the gold has lost its luster! How the pure gold has lost its value! The sacred stones lie scattered at the corner of every street.

Lamentations 4:11

At the peak of Yahweh’s wrath, he vented his fierce anger! He lit a fire in Zion and burned it down to the ground.

Ezekiel 13:13

“ ‘Therefore this is what I, Lord Yahweh, say to you: My anger will break forth as a windstorm and my wrath will break loose like a torrential rain, and I will send great hailstones to destroy your wall!

Ezekiel 20:34

“ ‘You have been scattered into many different nations and lands. But with a strong hand and my mighty power and outpoured wrath, I will bring you back.

Ezekiel 22:22

As silver is refined in the smelter, so you will be melted down inside the city, and you will understand and recognize that I, Yahweh, have vented my fury against you.’ ”

Ezekiel 24:25

“And you, son of man, this is what will happen on the day that I deprive them of their temple-stronghold, their beautiful joy and glory, their heart’s desire, and their greatest treasure—I will also take away their sons and daughters.

Ezekiel 36:18

So I vented my fury on them because of the violence and murders they had committed in the land and because of their worship of idols, which defiled the land.

Ezekiel 5:13

Then my anger will come to an end and be fully spent against them, and then my justice will have been satisfied. When I have carried out my anger against them, they will know how jealous I am for them. Afterward, they will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken in my zeal.

Ezekiel 6:12

“Those far away will die by the plague, those nearby shall fall by the sword, and those who survive will die of hunger. They will experience the fullness of my fury!

Ezekiel 7:14

The trumpet sounds, everyone gets ready, but no one goes into battle, since my anger rests on everyone alike.’ ”