Lamentations 1:6 Cross References

Lamentations 1:6

6: All the beauty and majesty of Jerusalem are gone. Her princes are like starving deer searching for pasture, too weak to run from the pursuing enemy.

Ezekiel 24:25

  1. Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold--their joy and glory, their heart's desire, their dearest treasure--I will also take away their sons and daughters.

Jeremiah 13:18

  1. Say to the king and his mother, "Come down from your thrones and sit in the dust, for your glorious crowns will soon be snatched from your heads."

Jeremiah 14:5

  1. The deer abandons her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
  2. The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass to eat, but there is none to be found."

Isaiah 1:21

  1. See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, has become a prostitute. Once the home of justice and righteousness, she is now filled with murderers.

Jeremiah 29:4

  1. The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, sends this message to all the captives he has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem:

2 Kings 19:21

  1. This is the message that the LORD has spoken against him: `The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs at you. The daughter of Jerusalem scoffs and shakes her head as you flee.

2 Samuel 4:11

  1. Now what reward should I give the wicked men who have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed? Should I not also demand your very lives?"
  2. So David ordered his young men to kill them, and they did. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies beside the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.

Jeremiah 48:41

  1. "Her cities will fall; her strongholds will be seized. Even the mightiest warriors will be as frightened as a woman about to give birth.

Deuteronomy 28:25

  1. "The LORD will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You will attack your enemies from one direction, but you will scatter from them in seven! You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Psalms 132:12

  1. If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant and follow the decrees that I teach them, then your royal line will never end."
  2. For the LORD has chosen Jerusalem; he has desired it as his home.

Zephaniah 3:14

  1. Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
  2. For the LORD will remove his hand of judgment and will disperse the armies of your enemy. And the LORD himself, the King of Israel, will live among you! At last your troubles will be over, and you will fear disaster no more.
  3. On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be, "Cheer up, Zion! Don't be afraid!
  4. For the LORD your God has arrived to live among you. He is a mighty savior. He will rejoice over you with great gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will exult over you by singing a happy song."

Psalms 44:9

  1. But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor. You no longer lead our armies to battle.
  2. You make us retreat from our enemies and allow them to plunder our land.
  3. You have treated us like sheep waiting to be slaughtered; you have scattered us among the nations.

Ezekiel 11:22

  1. Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
  2. Then the glory of the LORD went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east.

Psalms 50:2

  1. From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.

Ezekiel 24:21

  1. and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will desecrate my Temple, the source of your security and pride. Your sons and daughters in Judea will be slaughtered by the sword.

Jeremiah 51:30

  1. Her mightiest warriors no longer fight. They stay in their barracks. Their courage is gone. They have become as fearful as women. The invaders have burned the houses and broken down the city gates.
  2. Messengers from every side come running to the king to tell him all is lost!
  3. All the escape routes are blocked. The fortifications are burning, and the army is in panic.

Psalms 48:2

  1. It is magnificent in elevation--the whole earth rejoices to see it! Mount Zion, the holy mountain, is the city of the great King!
  2. God himself is in Jerusalem's towers. He reveals himself as her defender.

Jeremiah 52:13

  1. He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.

Leviticus 26:36

  1. "And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies far away. You will live there in such constant fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though chased by a warrior with a sword, and you will fall even when no one is pursuing you.
  2. Yes, though no one is chasing you, you will stumble over each other in flight, as though fleeing in battle. You will have no power to stand before your enemies.

Ezekiel 7:20

  1. They were proud of their gold jewelry and used it to make vile and detestable idols. That is why I will make all their wealth disgusting to them.
  2. I will give it as plunder to foreigners from the most wicked of nations, and they will defile it.
  3. I will hide my eyes as these robbers invade my treasured land and corrupt it.

Isaiah 4:5

  1. Then the LORD will provide shade for Jerusalem and all who assemble there. There will be a canopy of smoke and cloud throughout the day and clouds of fire at night, covering the glorious land.

Deuteronomy 32:30

  1. How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?

Joshua 7:12

  1. That is why the Israelites are running from their enemies in defeat. For now Israel has been set apart for destruction. I will not remain with you any longer unless you destroy the things among you that were set apart for destruction.
  2. "Get up! Command the people to purify themselves in preparation for tomorrow. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Hidden among you, O Israel, are things set apart for the LORD. You will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things.

Psalms 96:9

  1. Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him.

Jeremiah 52:11

  1. Then they gouged out Zedekiah's eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. Zedekiah remained there in prison for the rest of his life.

Jeremiah 52:7

  1. Then a section of the city wall was broken down, and all the soldiers made plans to escape from the city. But since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians, they waited for nightfall and fled through the gate between the two walls behind the king's gardens. They made a dash across the fields, in the direction of the Jordan Valley.
  2. But the Babylonians chased after them and caught King Zedekiah on the plains of Jericho, for by then his men had all abandoned him.

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.
  2. Without mercy the Lord has destroyed every home in Israel. In his anger he has broken down the fortress walls of Jerusalem. He has brought to dust the kingdom and all its rulers.
  3. All the strength of Israel vanishes beneath his fury. The Lord has withdrawn his protection as the enemy attacks. He consumes the whole land of Israel like a raging fire.
  4. He bends his bow against his people as though he were their enemy. His strength is used against them to kill their finest youth. His fury is poured out like fire on beautiful Jerusalem.
  5. Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel like an enemy. He has destroyed her forts and palaces. He has brought unending sorrow and tears to Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 47:3

  1. Hear the clatter of hooves and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by. Terrified fathers run madly, without a backward glance at their helpless children.

Isaiah 12:6

  1. Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you."
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