Verse 14

A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.’ This is a lament song, and has become a lament song.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 24:20 : 20 What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the LORD’s anger; he finally threw them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
  • Ezek 19:1 : 1 Lament for the Princes of Israel“And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel,
  • Ezek 19:11 : 11 Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers’ scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches.
  • Ezek 20:47 : 47 and say to the scrub land of the Negev,‘Listen to the LORD’s message: This is what the Sovereign LORD has said: Look here, I am about to start a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The flaming fire will not be extinguished, and the whole surface of the ground from the Negev to the north will be scorched by it.
  • Ezek 21:25-27 : 25 “‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of final punishment, 26 this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Tear off the turban, take off the crown! Things must change! Exalt the lowly, bring down the proud! 27 A total ruin I will make it! It will come to an end when the one arrives to whom I have assigned judgment.’
  • Hos 3:4 : 4 For the Israelites must live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred fertility pillar, without ephod or idols.
  • Hos 10:3 : 3 The Lord Will Punish Israel by Removing Its Kings Very soon they will say,“We have no king since we did not fear the LORD. But what can a king do for us anyway?”
  • Amos 9:11 : 11 The Restoration of the Davidic Dynasty“In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David. I will seal its gaps, repair its ruins, and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.
  • Luke 19:41 : 41 Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,
  • John 19:15 : 15 Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”
  • Rom 9:2-4 : 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed– cut off from Christ– for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen, 4 who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
  • 2 Chr 36:13 : 13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return to the LORD God of Israel.
  • Neh 9:37 : 37 Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress!
  • Ps 79:7 : 7 For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.
  • Ps 80:15-16 : 15 the root your right hand planted, the shoot you made to grow! 16 It is burned and cut down. They die because you are displeased with them.
  • Isa 9:18-19 : 18 For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke. 19 Because of the anger of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the land was scorched, and the people became fuel for the fire. People had no compassion on one another.
  • Jer 38:23 : 23 “All your wives and your children will be turned over to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from them but will be captured by the king of Babylon. This city will be burned down.”
  • Jer 52:3 : 3 What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the LORD’s anger when he drove them out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
  • Lam 4:20 : 20 ר(Resh) Our very life breath– the LORD’s anointed king– was caught in their traps, of whom we thought,“Under his protection we will survive among the nations.”
  • Ezek 15:4 : 4 No! It is thrown in the fire for fuel; when the fire has burned up both ends of it and it is charred in the middle, will it be useful for anything?
  • Ezek 17:18-20 : 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note– he gave his promise and did all these things– he will not escape! 19 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant! 20 I will throw my net over him and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylon and judge him there because of the unfaithfulness he committed against me.
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.
  • Judg 9:15 : 15 The thornbush said to the trees,‘If you really want to choose me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! Otherwise may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’