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Lamentations 2:3–4

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He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
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From verse 3

  1. Psalms 74:11Rank 1 from verse 3
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    11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

  2. Isaiah 42:25Rank 2 from verse 3
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    25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

  3. Psalms 75:10Rank 3 from verse 3
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    10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

  4. Psalms 75:5Rank 4 from verse 3
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    5Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

  5. Jeremiah 48:25Rank 5 from verse 3
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    25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.

  6. Psalms 79:5Rank 6 from verse 3
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    5How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

  7. Psalms 89:46Rank 7 from verse 3
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    46How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

  8. Deuteronomy 32:22Rank 8 from verse 3
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    22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

  9. Isaiah 1:31Rank 9 from verse 3
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    31And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

  10. Jeremiah 21:14Rank 10 from verse 3
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    14But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.

  11. Jeremiah 21:4–5Rank 11 from verse 3
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    4Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

    5And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

  12. Jeremiah 4:4Rank 12 from verse 3
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    4Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

  13. Jeremiah 7:20Rank 13 from verse 3
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    20Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

  14. Job 16:15Rank 14 from verse 3
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    15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

  15. Luke 1:69Rank 15 from verse 3
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    69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

  16. Luke 3:17Rank 16 from verse 3
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    17Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

  17. Malachi 4:1Rank 17 from verse 3
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    1FOR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

  18. Psalms 132:17Rank 18 from verse 3
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    17There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

  19. Psalms 89:24Rank 19 from verse 3
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    24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

From verse 4

  1. Jeremiah 7:20Rank 1 from verse 4
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    20Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

  2. Ezekiel 24:25Rank 2 from verse 4
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    25Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,

  3. Isaiah 42:25Rank 3 from verse 4
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    25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

  4. Jeremiah 21:5Rank 4 from verse 4
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    5And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

  5. Job 6:4Rank 5 from verse 4
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    4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

  6. Lamentations 3:12–13Rank 6 from verse 4
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    12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

    13He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

  7. Jeremiah 30:14Rank 7 from verse 4
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    14All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.

  8. Nahum 1:6Rank 8 from verse 4
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    6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

  9. 2 Chronicles 34:21Rank 9 from verse 4
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    21Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book.

  10. 2 Chronicles 34:25Rank 10 from verse 4
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    25Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

  11. Ezekiel 22:22Rank 11 from verse 4
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    22As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you.

  12. Ezekiel 36:18Rank 12 from verse 4
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    18Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:

  13. Ezekiel 5:13Rank 13 from verse 4
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    13Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.

  14. Ezekiel 6:12Rank 14 from verse 4
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    12He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.

  15. Isaiah 51:17–20Rank 15 from verse 4
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    17¶ Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

    18There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.

    19These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

    20Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God.

  16. Isaiah 63:10Rank 16 from verse 4
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    10¶ But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

  17. Isaiah 63:6Rank 17 from verse 4
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    6And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

  18. Jeremiah 21:12Rank 18 from verse 4
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    12O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

  19. Jeremiah 36:7Rank 19 from verse 4
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    7It may be they will present their supplication before the Lord, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the Lord hath pronounced against this people.

  20. Jeremiah 4:4Rank 20 from verse 4
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    4Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

  21. Job 16:12–14Rank 21 from verse 4
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    12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

    13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

    14He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.

  22. Lamentations 2:5Rank 22 from verse 4
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    5The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

  23. Lamentations 3:3Rank 23 from verse 4
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    3Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.

  24. Lamentations 4:1Rank 24 from verse 4
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    1HOW is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.

  25. Nahum 1:2Rank 25 from verse 4
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    2God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

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DEFINED WORDS

Lamentations 2:3

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

anger

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Sense 1: Strong displeasure or indignation. Sense 2: As a verb, to provoke to such displeasure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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drawn

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1. Pulled or dragged. 2. Brought, led, or attracted. 3. Taken out or extracted. 4. Marked out in a line.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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back

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Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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burned

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of burn, meaning to consume, injure, heat, dry, or harden by fire or intense heat. Sense 2: To be on fire.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Lamentations 2:4

COMBINED MEANING

bent

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Sense 1: Curved, bowed, or drawn. Sense 2: Firmly inclined or purposed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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bow

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Sense 1: A weapon for shooting arrows. Sense 2: The bow set in the cloud as a covenant token. Sense 3: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward in reverence, respect, submission, or worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eye

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Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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2:2The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.

2:3He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.

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2:4He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.

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2:5The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

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