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Lamentations 2:12 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Lamentations 2:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 2 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.”
Lamentations 2:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 2:12
Children's suffering intensifies tragedy: "They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine?" (le-imotam yomru ayeh dagan vayayin). Dagan (דָּגָן, grain) and yayin (יַיִן, wine) represent basic sustenance. Children asking mothers for food that doesn't exist portrays heartbreaking helplessness. "When they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city" (be-hit'atafam ka-chalal bi-rchovot ir). The verb ataf (עָטַף, "swoon, faint") describes life ebbing away. Comparing children to "wounded" (chalal, חָלָל) in streets equates famine's effects with warfare's casualties. "When their soul was pou...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 2:12
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“and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death”
“and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh”