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Lamentations 2:20 · KJV

"Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?"

King James Version

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Passage Context

18Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
19Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
20Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
21The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
22Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.

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Reflection Questions

1

How do you process feelings of injustice in your life?

2

What does it mean for you to witness suffering around you?

3

When have you felt helpless in a situation of suffering?

Life Application

compassion

Seek ways to support those who are suffering in your community.

advocacy

Speak out against injustice and support initiatives that protect the vulnerable.

Places in This Verse

Jerusalem(Jerusalem today)

The city central to Jewish identity and history, now in ruins.

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