Lamentations 2:2

The 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.

Cross-reference

In Lamentations 2:17, the same phrase 'has thrown down and not pitied' appears, showing God fulfilled His word.

In Lamentations 2:5, the same swallowing and destruction imagery reinforces God's role as an enemy against His people.

Lamentations 2:8 continues the same scene: the Lord laying ruins to the wall — reinforcing the total destruction of Judah's defenses.

In Lamentations 3:43, 'You have slain and not pitied' echoes the lack of pity in 2:2, emphasizing relentless judgment.

Psalm 21:9 Parallel

In Psalm 21:9, the same 'swallow up in wrath' image appears, reinforcing God's consuming judgment without pity.

In Zechariah 11:6, God declares no more pity on the land, echoing the same divine abandonment and lack of pity seen in Lamentations 2:2.

Micah 5:11 Parallel

In Micah 5:11, God's promise to tear down fortifications directly parallels the destruction of strongholds in Lamentations 2:2.

In Ezekiel 9:10, 'neither will I have pity' again states God's uncompromising judgment, matching Lamentations.

In Ezekiel 8:18, 'neither will I have pity' and God not hearing cries parallels the unyielding judgment.

Ezekiel 7:9 Parallel

In Ezekiel 7:9, 'neither will I have pity' echoes the same divine refusal to spare in judgment.

Ezekiel 7:4 Parallel

In Ezekiel 7:4, 'neither will I have pity' repeats the same phrase of unrelenting judgment from God.

In Ezekiel 5:11, God says 'neither will I have any pity' because of defilement, a parallel to Lamentations' divine judgment.

In Jeremiah 21:7, God delivers Judah to the sword 'neither have pity', reinforcing the same judgment without mercy.

In Jeremiah 13:14, God declares 'I will not pity' but destroy, directly matching the 'not pitied' theme.

Isaiah 43:28 speaks of God profaning princes and delivering Jacob to destruction, directly paralleling the judgment on Judah's rulers here.

Isaiah 26:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 26:5, God lays the proud city low to the ground, matching the imagery of Lamentations 2:2's bringing down of Judah's strongholds.

In Isaiah 25:12, God brings down fortified walls to the ground, directly mirroring the casting down of strongholds in Lamentations 2:2.

Psalm 89:40 Allusion

Psalm 89:40 directly echoes the same language of breached walls and ruined strongholds, emphasizing God's judgment on the kingdom.

Jeremiah 39:8 Historical context

Jeremiah 39:8 records the historical burning of houses and breaking of walls — the very event that Lamentations 2:2 laments as God's swallowing.

In Jeremiah 9:11, Jerusalem becomes a heap of ruins, echoing the swallowed habitations here — both depict divine judgment destroying cities.

Isaiah 22:5 Parallel

Isaiah 22:5 depicts a day of tumult with walls battered down, the same kind of divine judgment on Judah's strongholds.

Hosea 8:8 Parallel

Hosea 8:8 uses the exact phrase 'swallowed up' for Israel among nations — a direct verbal parallel to the Lord swallowing Jacob's habitations.

Psalm 89:39 Parallel

Psalm 89:39 shows God renouncing His covenant and defiling the king's crown, paralleling the dishonor of Judah's kingdom in Lamentations.

Nehemiah 2:17 Historical context

Nehemiah 2:17 recounts Jerusalem's ruined state as a call to rebuild, reflecting the same destruction described here.

Malachi 1:4 Parallel

In Malachi 1:4, God tears down Edom's rebuilt ruins, echoing the tearing down of Judah's strongholds in Lamentations 2:2, but for a different nation.

In Matthew 18:33, the command to have mercy on others contrasts sharply with God's withholding of pity in Lamentations 2:2.