Lamentations 2:1-2

                                        LAMENTATIONS

                         The faithful love of the LORD never ends! 

                                     His mercies never cease.

                                    Great is his faithfulness;

                            his mercies begin afresh each morning.

                                        Lamentations 3:22-23  

            I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely 

        with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow 

        with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 

                                    🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

 

The Lord in his anger 

    has cast a dark shadow over beautiful Jerusalem.

The fairest of Israel's cities lies in the dust,

    thrown down from the heights of heaven.

In his day of great anger,

    the Lord has shown no mercy even to his Temple.

Without mercy the Lord has destroyed 

    every home in Israel.

In his anger he has broken down

    the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem.

He has brought them to the ground,

    dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers. 

  

The Lord in his anger has cast a dark shadow over beautiful Jerusalem.

Lamentations 3:44

"You have hidden yourself in a cloud

    so our prayers cannot reach you."

 

The fairest of Israel's cities lies in the dust, thrown down from the heights of heaven. 

Isaiah 64:10-11  

Your holy cities are destroyed.

    Zion is a wilderness;

    yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.

The holy and beautiful Temple

    where our ancestors praised you

has been burned down,

    and all the things of beauty are destroyed.

 

In his day of great anger, the Lord has shown no mercy even to his Temple. 

Jeremiah 12:7  

"I have abandoned my people, my special possession.

    I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies."  

    (see all Jeremiah 12)

Jeremiah 52:13  

He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.  

(see Jeremiah 52:12-16)

 

Without mercy the Lord has destroyed every home in Israel. 

Lamentations 3:43  

"You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down,

    and slaughtered us without mercy." 

Lamentations 2:17  

But it is the LORD who did just as he planned.

    He has fulfilled the promises of disaster

    he made long ago.

He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy.

    He has caused her enemies to gloat over her

    and has given them power over her.

 

In his anger he has broken down the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem. 

Psalm 89:40  

You have broken down the walls protecting him

    and ruined every fort protecting him.  (see Psalm 89:38-45)

Micah 5:11  

"I will tear down your walls 

    and demolish your defenses."  (see Micah 5:10-15)

 

He has brought them to the ground, dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers. 

Isaiah 2:12  

For the LORD of Heaven's Armies 

    has a day of reckoning.

He will punish the proud and mighty

    and bring down everything that is exalted.  (see Isaiah 2:5-17)

2 Kings 25:9  

He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.  

(see 2 Kings 25:8-12)

2 Chronicles 36:19  

Then his army burned the Temple of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, burned all the palaces, and completely destroyed everything of value.  

(see 2 Chronicles 36:17-20) 

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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