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Lamentations 4:20 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Lamentations 4:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 4 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.”
Lamentations 4:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 4:20
The king's capture lamented: "The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen." The Hebrew ruach appeinu meshiach YHWH nilkad bishchototam asher amarnu betsillov nichen'eh vagoyim uses exalted language for the Davidic king. Ruach appeinu (רוּחַ אַפֵּינוּ, "breath of our nostrils") indicates the king was considered essential to life itself—like breath."The anointed of the LORD" (meshiach YHWH, מְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה) is the Hebrew term for Messiah—the divinely appointed king from David's line. "Was taken i...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 4:20
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“and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
“Shall Shimei not be put to death for this”
“and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him”
“and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it”
“How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?”
“let there be no dew nor rain on you”
“he had given his hand”
“my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil”
“her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.”
“Don't destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Yahweh's anointed”