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Lamentations 4:16 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Lamentations 4:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 4 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. anger: or, face”
Lamentations 4:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 4:16
Divine rejection confirmed: "The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders." The Hebrew penei YHWH chillekam lo yosif lehabbitam penei kohanim lo nas'u zeqenim lo chananu declares God's active dispersal and rejection. Chillekam (חִלְּקָם, "divided them, scattered them") indicates God intentionally dispersed these corrupt leaders. Lo yosif lehabbitam (לֹא יוֹסִיף לְהַבִּיטָם, "he will no more regard them") means God has withdrawn His favorable attention.The indictment follows: "they respected not...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 4:16
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“palm branch and reed”
“Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.”
“I would scatter them afar. I would make the memory of them to cease from among men;”
“from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods”
“a taunt and a curse”
“in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they didn't continue in my covenant”
“and shall flee seven ways before them: and you shall be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.”
“who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary”
“when he heard their cry.”
“for it was fierce; and their wrath”