Lamentations 2:8

The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.

Cross-reference

In Lamentations 2:17, this destruction is affirmed as God's purposeful fulfillment of his word — confirming the divine agency behind the ruin here.

In Lamentations 2:5, God lays ruins to strongholds and multiplies mourning — the same lamentation of walls seen here.

In Lamentations 2:2, God breaks down strongholds without mercy — the same destruction of protective structures described here.

In Lamentations 2:18, the wall is personified and called to weep, continuing the lament over the ruins described here in the same book.

In Lamentations 5:18, Mount Zion lies desolate with jackals prowling, the end result of the wall's ruin described here.

In Lamentations 4:11, God pours out all his wrath, kindling a fire that consumes foundations, showing the complete destruction begun here.

In Jeremiah 14:2, gates languish and people mourn — the same languishing of the city's defenses seen here.

Amos 7:8 Parallel

In Amos 7:8, the plumb line signals God's irreversible judgment — here His hand is not restrained, confirming the finality of the destruction.

Amos 7:7 Parallel

In Amos 7:7, the plumb line symbolizes God's standard of judgment — here it is applied as the instrument of destruction, showing the same divine measuring for judgment.

In Ezekiel 20:22, God withholds His hand for His name's sake — opposite of the unrestrained destruction here, showing mercy versus wrath.

In 2 Samuel 8:2, David uses a measuring line to execute judgment on Moab — the same instrument of measured destruction used here by God against Jerusalem.

In Isaiah 34:11, God stretches a line of confusion over Edom — a parallel image of divine judgment using a measuring line, as here over Jerusalem.

In Isaiah 28:17, God uses a line and plumb line as instruments of judgment — the same metaphor of measured destruction seen here.

Isaiah 5:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:5, God removes the vineyard's wall as judgment — the same divine action of breaking down protective walls seen here.

Isaiah 3:26 Parallel

In Isaiah 3:26, gates lament and mourn — parallel to the wall lamenting here, both personifying the city's grief.

2 Kings 21:13 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Kings 21:13, God promised to stretch the measuring line of Samaria over Jerusalem — here that judgment is realized.

In Jeremiah 9:11, Jerusalem becomes a heap of ruins and jackals' lair, directly echoing the ruined wall here as the outcome of divine judgment.

In Nehemiah 2:17, the wall lies in ruins but is to be rebuilt — a later restoration that contrasts with the divine destruction here.

In Jeremiah 6:12, God stretches out his hand against the land, matching the unrestrained hand of destruction here. Both portray divine judgment through hand imagery.

Job 13:21 Contrast

In Job 13:21, Job pleads for God to withdraw His hand — the opposite of God's unrestrained hand here, highlighting contrast between mercy and judgment.