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Lamentations 2:15 Explained in Context
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Verse 15. 15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
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Role in This Section
This verse quotes passersby clapping, hissing, and weaponizing Jerusalem's former reputation for beauty and joy.
Read It With
- Lamentations 2:14-17
Read Lamentations 2:15 with 2:14-17. This verse quotes passersby clapping, hissing, and weaponizing Jerusalem's former reputation for beauty and joy. The complete unit establishes this movement: Prophets failed to expose wrongdoing and instead offered deceptive visions; passersby and enemies turn Zion's former beauty into mockery, while the poet attributes the overthrow to the LORD's prior word without excusing enemy delight.
Why It Needs Context
Read this line with Lamentations 2:14-17. The surrounding alphabet stanza supplies the complete lament movement summarized here: Prophets failed to expose wrongdoing and instead offered deceptive visions; passersby and enemies turn Zion's former beauty into mockery, while the poet attributes the overthrow to the LORD's prior word without excusing enemy delight.
Continue in Context
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Read Lamentations 2:14-17 — Failed Prophets, Public Mockery, and Fulfilled JudgmentSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Lamentations 2:14-17, repository-pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Lamentations
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