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Lamentations 2:19-20 Lamentations 2 - The Desolation of Jerusalem

19 Arise, cry out in the night,
as the watches of the night begin;
pour out your heart like water
in the presence of the Lord.
Lift up your hands to him
for the lives of your children,
who faint from hunger
at the head of every street.

20 “Look, O Lord, and consider:
Whom have you ever treated like this?
Should women eat their offspring,
the children they have cared for?
Should priest and prophet be killed
in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Cross References for Lamentations 2:19-20

1 Timothy 2:8 - I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:8 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:8

Mark 13:35 - “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whethe... Click to read the verse Mark 13:35 Click to read the verse Mark 13:35

Malachi 1:9 - “Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings from your hands, will he accept y... Click to read the verse Malachi 1:9 Click to read the verse Malachi 1:9

Isaiah 26:9 - My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgment... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:9

Isaiah 26:16 - Lord, they came to you in their distress; when you disciplined them, they could barely whisper ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:16 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:16

Psalms 141:2 - May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evenin... Click to read the verse Psalms 141:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 141:2

Ezekiel 5:16 - When I shoot at you with my deadly and destructive arrows of famine, I will shoot to destroy yo... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:16 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:16

Ezekiel 5:10 - Therefore in your midst fathers will eat their children, and children will eat their fathers. I... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:10 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:10

Psalms 134:2 - Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. Click to read the verse Psalms 134:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 134:2

Ezekiel 16:5 - No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rath... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:5 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:5

Psalms 42:8 - By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life. Click to read the verse Psalms 42:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 42:8

Lamentations 2:11-12 - My eyes fail from weeping, I am in torment within, my heart is poured out on the ground because... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:11-12 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:11-12

Isaiah 51:20 - Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like antelope caught in a net. Th... Click to read the verse Isaiah 51:20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 51:20

Mark 1:35 - Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got u... Click to read the verse Mark 1:35 Click to read the verse Mark 1:35

1 Samuel 7:6 - When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that d... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 7:6 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 7:6

Judges 7:19 - Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle... Click to read the verse Judges 7:19 Click to read the verse Judges 7:19

1 Samuel 1:15 - “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinki... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:15 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:15

Psalms 42:4 - These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the... Click to read the verse Psalms 42:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 42:4

Psalms 62:8 - Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah Click to read the verse Psalms 62:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 62:8

Luke 6:12 - The Twelve Apostles One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the n... Click to read the verse Luke 6:12 Click to read the verse Luke 6:12

Psalms 28:2 - Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Pl... Click to read the verse Psalms 28:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 28:2

2 Samuel 23:16 - So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the g... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 23:16 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 23:16

Psalms 63:4 - I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. Click to read the verse Psalms 63:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 63:4

Nahum 3:10 - Yet she was taken captive and went into exile. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of... Click to read the verse Nahum 3:10 Click to read the verse Nahum 3:10

Psalms 142:2 - I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble. Click to read the verse Psalms 142:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 142:2

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

Job 3:24 - For sighing comes to me instead of food; my groans pour out like water. Click to read the verse Job 3:24 Click to read the verse Job 3:24

Psalms 63:6 - On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Click to read the verse Psalms 63:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 63:6

Psalms 119:148 - My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:148 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:148

Psalms 119:55 - In the night I remember your name, O Lord, and I will keep your law. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:55 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:55

Psalms 119:147-148 - I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:147-148 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:147-148

Matthew 14:25 - During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. Click to read the verse Matthew 14:25 Click to read the verse Matthew 14:25

Psalms 107:5 - They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Click to read the verse Psalms 107:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 107:5

Lamentations 4:1-9 - 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 4:1-9 Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:1-9

Zechariah 8:5 - The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.” Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:5 Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:5