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Lamentations 2:20 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Lamentations 2:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 2 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? of a span: or, swaddled with their hands?”
Lamentations 2:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 2:20
A stunning challenge to God: "Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long?" (re'eh YHWH ve-habitah le-mi olalta koh to'khalnah nashim piryam olelei tifukhim). The question "to whom thou hast done this" (le-mi olalta koh) emphasizes that this is God's own covenant people, not pagans. "Women eat their fruit" (nashim piryam)—"fruit" being their children—references the horrific cannibalism of Lamentations 4:10. "Children of a span long" (olelei tifukhim) refers to nursing infants. The question continues: "shall the priest a...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 2:20
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“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
“in the siege and in the distress”
“and their widows couldn't weep.”
“and said”
“[and] the iniquities of her priests”
“and said”
“Yahweh”
“palm branch and reed”
“they didn't favor the elders.”
“and you will eat the flesh of your daughters.”