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Lamentations 4:17-20

17 Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
for a nation that could not save us.

18 Men stalked us at every step,
so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
for our end had come.

19 Our pursuers were swifter
than eagles in the sky;
they chased us over the mountains
and lay in wait for us in the desert.

20 The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath,
was caught in their traps.
We thought that under his shadow
we would live among the nations.

Cross References for Lamentations 4:17-20

Jeremiah 2:36 - Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:36 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:36

Lamentations 1:7 - In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were her... Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:7 Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:7

Job 11:20 - But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dyin... Click to read the verse Job 11:20 Click to read the verse Job 11:20

Isaiah 38:14 - I cried like a swift or thrush, I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew weak as I looked to... Click to read the verse Isaiah 38:14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 38:14

Jeremiah 14:19 - Have you rejected Judah completely? Do you despise Zion? Why have you afflicted us so that we c... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:19

Ezekiel 29:16 - Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence for the people of Israel but will be a reminder ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 29:16 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 29:16

Isaiah 31:1-3 - Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 31:1-3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 31:1-3

Ezekiel 17:17 - Pharaoh with his mighty army and great horde will be of no help to him in war, when ramps are b... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 17:17 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 17:17

Deuteronomy 28:32 - Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, and you will wear out your eyes watchi... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:32 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:32

Job 17:5 - If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail. Click to read the verse Job 17:5 Click to read the verse Job 17:5

Psalms 119:123 - My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:123 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:123

Jeremiah 13:16 - Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:16 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:16

Jeremiah 2:18 - Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Shihor? And why go to Assyria to drink water from t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:18 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:18

2 Kings 16:7 - Ahaz sent messengers to say to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, “I am your servant and vassal. ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 16:7 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 16:7

Jeremiah 4:30 - What are you doing, O devastated one? Why dress yourself in scarlet and put on jewels of gold? ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:30 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:30

Ezekiel 29:6-7 - Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. “‘You have been a staff of reed for th... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 29:6-7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 29:6-7

Jeremiah 37:7 - “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquir... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 37:7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 37:7

2 Kings 24:7 - The king of Egypt did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon had... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:7 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:7

Jeremiah 37:7-10 - “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquir... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 37:7-10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 37:7-10

Jeremiah 14:6 - Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyesight fails for lack o... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:6

Job 31:16 - “If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, Click to read the verse Job 31:16 Click to read the verse Job 31:16

Psalms 31:9 - Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my ... Click to read the verse Psalms 31:9 Click to read the verse Psalms 31:9

Isaiah 20:5 - Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be afraid and put to shame. Click to read the verse Isaiah 20:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 20:5

Psalms 108:12 - Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. Click to read the verse Psalms 108:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 108:12

Isaiah 30:1-7 - Woe to the Obstinate Nation “Woe to the obstinate children,” declares the Lord, “to those who c... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:1-7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:1-7

Ezekiel 29:6 - Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. “‘You have been a staff of reed for th... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 29:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 29:6

Lamentations 1:19 - “I called to my allies but they betrayed me. My priests and my elders perished in the city whil... Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:19 Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:19

Jeremiah 8:20 - “The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.” Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:20