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Lamentations 1:1-4

1 How deserted lies the city,
once so full of people!
How like a widow is she,
who once was great among the nations!
She who was queen among the provinces
has now become a slave.

2 Bitterly she weeps at night,
tears are upon her cheeks.
Among all her lovers
there is none to comfort her.
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.

3 After affliction and harsh labor,
Judah has gone into exile.
She dwells among the nations;
she finds no resting place.
All who pursue her have overtaken her
in the midst of her distress.

4 The roads to Zion mourn,
for no one comes to her appointed feasts.
All her gateways are desolate,
her priests groan,
her maidens grieve,
and she is in bitter anguish.

Cross References for Lamentations 1:1-4

Isaiah 54:4 - “Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.... Click to read the verse Isaiah 54:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 54:4

Leviticus 26:31 - I will turn your cities into ruins and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will take no delight i... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:31 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:31

2 Chronicles 9:26 - He ruled over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 9:26 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 9:26

1 Kings 4:21 - And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far a... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:21 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:21

Ezra 4:20 - Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over the whole of Trans-Euphrates, and taxes, tribute a... Click to read the verse Ezra 4:20 Click to read the verse Ezra 4:20

Jeremiah 40:9 - Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do no... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 40:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 40:9

Nehemiah 5:4 - Still others were saying, “We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:4 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:4

Isaiah 50:5 - The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears, and I have not been rebellious; I have not drawn back. Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:5

Ezekiel 26:16 - Then all the princes of the coast will step down from their thrones and lay aside their robes a... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 26:16 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 26:16

Leviticus 13:46 - As long as he has the infection he remains unclean. He must live alone; he must live outside th... Click to read the verse Leviticus 13:46 Click to read the verse Leviticus 13:46

Obadiah 1:5 - “If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night— Oh, what a disaster awaits you— would they no... Click to read the verse Obadiah 1:5 Click to read the verse Obadiah 1:5

Jeremiah 9:11 - “I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of J... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:11

Jeremiah 44:2 - “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster I brought ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 44:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 44:2

Daniel 9:2 - in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the wor... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:2 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:2

Psalms 122:4 - That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, to praise the name of the Lord accordin... Click to read the verse Psalms 122:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 122:4

Jeremiah 42:2 - Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please hear our petition and pray to the Lord your God f... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:2

2 Kings 23:33 - Pharaoh Neco put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he might not reign in Je... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:33 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:33

Deuteronomy 28:16 - You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:16

Nehemiah 9:37 - Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:37 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:37

Lamentations 2:10 - The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have sprinkled dust on th... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:10 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:10

Revelation 18:7 - Give her as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she b... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:7 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:7

Jeremiah 15:9 - The mother of seven will grow faint and breathe her last. Her sun will set while it is still da... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 15:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 15:9

Lamentations 5:16 - The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! Click to read the verse Lamentations 5:16 Click to read the verse Lamentations 5:16

Lamentations 2:1 - How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has hurled down t... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:1 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:1

Isaiah 52:7 - How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, w... Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:7

Jeremiah 51:34 - “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, he has thrown us into confusion, he has made u... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:34 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:34

2 Kings 23:35 - Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Neco the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the la... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:35 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:35

Isaiah 47:5 - “Sit in silence, go into darkness, Daughter of the Babylonians; no more will you be called quee... Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:5

Jeremiah 34:22 - I am going to give the order, declares the Lord, and I will bring them back to this city. They ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 34:22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 34:22

Lamentations 4:1 - How the gold has lost its luster, the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered at t... Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:1 Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:1

Isaiah 3:26 - The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:26 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:26

Zephaniah 2:15 - This is the carefree city that lived in safety. She said to herself, “I am, and there is none b... Click to read the verse Zephaniah 2:15 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 2:15

Ezekiel 26:2 - “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken, and i... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 26:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 26:2

Amos 6:1 - Woe to the Complacent Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Moun... Click to read the verse Amos 6:1 Click to read the verse Amos 6:1

Isaiah 47:1-15 - The Fall of Babylon “Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground wi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:1-15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:1-15

Isaiah 24:12 - The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces. Click to read the verse Isaiah 24:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 24:12

Isaiah 22:2 - O town full of commotion, O city of tumult and revelry? Your slain were not killed by the sword... Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:2

Isaiah 14:12 - How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to th... Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:12

Jeremiah 50:23 - How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth! How desolate is Babylon among the na... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:23

Isaiah 52:2 - Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your... Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:2

Zechariah 8:4-5 - This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:4-5 Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:4-5

Jeremiah 48:39 - “How shattered she is! How they wail! How Moab turns her back in shame! Moab has become an obje... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 48:39 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 48:39

Revelation 18:16-17 - and cry out: “‘Woe! Woe, O great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glitterin... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:16-17 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:16-17

Ezekiel 26:17 - Then they will take up a lament concerning you and say to you: “‘How you are destroyed, O city ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 26:17 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 26:17