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Lamentations 2:8 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Lamentations 2:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 2 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. destroying: Heb. swallowing up”
Lamentations 2:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 2:8
God's determined judgment: "The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion" (chashav YHWH lehashkhit chomat bat-Tsiyon). The verb chashav (חָשַׁב, "purposed, planned, devised") shows deliberate divine intention, not impulsive anger. "He hath stretched out a line" (natah kav)—builders used measuring lines for construction; here God uses one for demolition, ironically reversing creation. Isaiah 34:11 and 2 Kings 21:13 use similar imagery. "He hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying" (lo-heshiv yado mi-bale)—God's hand, once stretched out to build (Psalm 127:1), now to des...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 2:8
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“and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish”
“And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.”
“and the gates of it languish”
“and the plumb line of emptiness.”
“the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line”
“and destroy; but don't make a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Yahweh's.”
“and has not pitied: He has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; he has profaned the kingdom and the princes of it.”
“and has not pitied: He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you; he has exalted the horn of your adversaries.”
“and worked for my name's sake”
“and measured them with the line”