JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="scope">
	<div>
		<a href="1">1</a>
	</div>
	<div>
		<a href="2">2</a>
	</div>
	<div>
		<a href="3">3</a>
	</div>
	<div>
		<a href="4">4</a>
	</div>
</div>

<a href="x">NOT THIS</a>

JavaScript

var $two = $('a[href="2"]');

var selection = [];

var comes_after_2 = false;
$two.closest('.scope').find('a').each(function(){
    console.log(this, $two.get(0));
    if(comes_after_2){
        selection.push(this);
    }
    if(this == $two.get(0)){
        comes_after_2 = true;
    }
});

$(selection).css('background', 'red');