Lamentations 2:17

The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

Cross-reference

Lamentations 2:8 details God tearing down Zion's walls; verse 17 summarizes that God fulfilled this planned judgment.

Lamentations 2:2 details the Lord swallowing up habitations without mercy — the same merciless destruction declared purposed in 2:17.

Lamentations 2:1 describes the Lord's anger casting down Israel — the very judgment that 2:17 says he purposed long ago.

Lamentations 2:21 depicts slaughter without pity — the direct result of God 'throwing down without pity' in Lamentations 2:17.

Lamentations 4:11 describes God pouring out wrath to consume Zion — the fulfillment of the purpose Lamentations 2:17 says he accomplished.

Lamentations 3:43 repeats 'slain without pity', reinforcing the merciless judgment Lamentations 2:17 attributes to God.

Lamentations 1:17 says God commanded enemies against Jacob — the very purpose Lamentations 2:17 says he executed.

In Lamentations 1:5, enemies prosper because God afflicted His people — the same outcome as God making the enemy rejoice in 2:17.

Deuteronomy 28:15–68 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 lists the covenant curses — here God has fulfilled those threats against Judah for disobedience.

Micah 2:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Micah 2:3 prophesies a time of disaster from which they cannot escape — the disaster God has now executed.

Ezekiel 9:10 again uses 'my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity' — the same determined judgment as in Lamentations 2:17.

Ezekiel 8:18 repeats 'my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity' — reinforcing the pitiless judgment in Lamentations 2:17.

Ezekiel 7:9 Allusion

Ezekiel 7:9 says 'my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity' — the exact phrase echoed in Lamentations 2:17 as 'without pity'.

Ezekiel 5:11 Prophetic fulfillment

Ezekiel 5:11 declares God will have no pity because of defilement — the same 'without pity' judgment now fulfilled.

Jeremiah 18:11 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 18:11 warns of disaster being devised against Judah — the disaster God has now brought to pass.

Leviticus 26:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Leviticus 26:18 warns of multiplied punishment for disobedience — the covenant curse God fulfilled here as decreed long ago.

Deuteronomy 28:43 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:43 is the covenant curse of the enemy rising higher — the ancient decree God fulfills in Lamentations 2:17 by exalting the foe.

Deuteronomy 28:44 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:44 is another curse from the same passage — the enemy becomes head, fulfilled in Lamentations 2:17 where enemies are exalted.

Deuteronomy 29:18–23 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 29:18-23 warns of utter destruction for covenant breakers — the fate that has now come upon Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 31:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:16 foretells Israel's apostasy and covenant breaking — the root cause of the judgment executed here.

Deuteronomy 31:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:17 predicts God hiding his face and bringing evils — exactly the judgment described here.

Deuteronomy 32:15–27 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 32:15-27 prophesies Israel's rebellion and God's consuming judgment — now carried out as purposed.

Psalm 89:42 Parallel

Psalm 89:42 says God exalted the right hand of His foes and made enemies rejoice — almost identical to Lamentations 2:17.

1 Kings 9:9 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Kings 9:9 contains the covenant warning that abandoning God brings disaster — the very word Lamentations 2:17 says God has now fulfilled.

2 Chronicles 7:22 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Chronicles 7:22 repeats the same covenant warning from 1 Kings, reinforcing that Lamentations 2:17 records the fulfillment of that warning.

Daniel 9:12 Parallel

Daniel 9:12 echoes the same wording — God fulfilled his word by bringing great calamity on Jerusalem, confirming the judgment.

Jeremiah 51:12 uses identical language ('planned and done what he spoke') about Babylon, mirroring Lamentations 2:17's claim that God fulfilled his word against Judah.

Ezekiel 7:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Ezekiel 7:8 describes God pouring out His wrath in judgment — the same divine purpose fulfilled in Lamentations 2:17.

Nehemiah 9:30 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:30 summarizes God's warnings through prophets — the same warnings whose fulfillment Lamentations 2:17 describes.

Psalm 38:16 Contrast

Psalm 38:16 prays that enemies not rejoice — the opposite of Lamentations 2:17 where God causes enemies to rejoice.

Ezekiel 12:25 Related theme

Ezekiel 12:25 declares God's word will be performed without delay — echoing Lamentations 2:17's affirmation that God carried out his spoken word.

Zechariah 1:6 Related theme

Zechariah 1:6 recounts how God's words overtook the fathers, leading them to repent — the same pattern of fulfilled judgment as here.