Lamentations 1:1 Cross References

Lamentations 1:1

1: Jerusalem's streets, once bustling with people, are now silent. Like a widow broken with grief, she sits alone in her mourning. Once the queen of nations, she is now a slave.

1 Kings 4:21

  1. King Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far south as the border of Egypt. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.

Isaiah 3:26

  1. The gates of Jerusalem will weep and mourn. The city will be like a ravaged woman, huddled on the ground.

Ezra 4:20

  1. Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River and have received vast tribute, customs, and tolls.

Lamentations 5:16

  1. The garlands have fallen from our heads. Disaster has fallen upon us because we have sinned.

Isaiah 22:2

  1. The whole city is in a terrible uproar. What do I see in this reveling city? Bodies are lying everywhere, killed by famine and disease.

Isaiah 54:4

  1. "Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. The shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood will be remembered no more,

Revelation 18:16

  1. "How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was so beautiful--like a woman clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!
  2. And in one single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!" And all the shipowners and captains of the merchant ships and their crews will stand at a distance.

2 Kings 23:35

  1. In order to get the silver and gold demanded as tribute by Pharaoh Neco, Jehoiakim collected a tax from the people of Judah, requiring them to pay in proportion to their wealth.

Lamentations 2:1

  1. The Lord in his anger has cast a dark shadow over Jerusalem. The fairest of Israel's cities lies in the dust, thrown down from the heights of heaven. In his day of awesome fury, the Lord has shown no mercy even to his Temple.

Jeremiah 50:23

  1. Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth, lies broken and shattered. Babylon is desolate among the nations!

Jeremiah 9:11

  1. "I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins," says the LORD. "It will be a place haunted by jackals. The towns of Judah will be ghost towns, with no one living in them."

Jeremiah 40:9

  1. Gedaliah assured them that it would be safe for them to surrender to the Babylonians. "Stay here, and serve the king of Babylon," he said, "and all will go well for you.

Zephaniah 2:15

  1. This is the fate of that boisterous city, once so secure. "In all the world there is no city as great as I," it boasted. But now, look how it has become an utter ruin, a place where animals live! Everyone passing that way will laugh in derision or shake a defiant fist.

Isaiah 52:2

  1. Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem. Remove the slave bands from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

Psalms 122:4

  1. All the people of Israel--the LORD's people--make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the LORD as the law requires.

Isaiah 47:1

  1. "Come, Babylon, unconquered one, sit in the dust. For your days of glory, pomp, and honor have ended. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be the lovely princess, tender and delicate.
  2. Take heavy millstones and grind the corn. Remove your veil and strip off your robe. Expose yourself to public view.
  3. You will be naked and burdened with shame. I will take vengeance against you and will not negotiate."
  4. Our Redeemer, whose name is the LORD Almighty, is the Holy One of Israel.
  5. "O daughter of Babylonia, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.

Isaiah 52:7

  1. How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!

2 Kings 23:33

  1. Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath to prevent him from ruling from Jerusalem. He also demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute.

Lamentations 4:1

  1. How the gold has lost its luster! Even the finest gold has become dull. The sacred gemstones lie scattered in the streets!

Zechariah 8:4

  1. This is what the LORD Almighty says: Once again old men and women will walk Jerusalem's streets with a cane and sit together in the city squares.
  2. And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls at play.

Revelation 18:7

  1. She has lived in luxury and pleasure, so match it now with torments and sorrows. She boasts, 'I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow. I will not experience sorrow.'

Nehemiah 5:4

  1. And others said, "We have already borrowed to the limit on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes.

Ezekiel 26:16

  1. All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at what they have seen.

Lamentations 2:10

  1. The leaders of Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence, clothed in sackcloth. They throw dust on their heads in sorrow and despair. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame.

Nehemiah 9:37

  1. The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our cattle. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.

Isaiah 14:12

  1. "How you are fallen from heaven, O shining star, son of the morning! You have been thrown down to the earth, you who destroyed the nations of the world.

2 Chronicles 9:26

  1. He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt.

Isaiah 50:5

  1. The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and I have listened. I do not rebel or turn away.
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