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Lamentations 4:12 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Lamentations 4:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 4 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.”
Lamentations 4:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 4:12
Universal shock at Jerusalem's fall: "The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem." The Hebrew lo he'eminu malkei-erets vekhol yoshevei tevel ki yavo tsar veoyev beshaarei Yerushalayim emphasizes the unexpected nature of Jerusalem's fall. Lo he'eminu (לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ, "they did not believe") indicates this seemed impossible."Kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world" (malkei-erets vekhol yoshevei tevel) uses parallel terms for universal scope. This wasn't mer...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 4:12
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“behold”
“Why has Yahweh done thus to this land? what means the heat of this great anger?”
“yet shall everyone who passes by it be astonished”
“I am against you”