Psalms 137:1 Cross References
Psalms 137:1
1: Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 1:1
- On July 31 of my thirtieth year, while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened to me, and I saw visions of God.
Ezekiel 3:15
- Then I came to the colony of Judean exiles in Tel-abib, beside the Kebar River. I sat there among them for seven days, overwhelmed.
Ezra 8:21
- And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled.
Lamentations 2:18
- Cry aloud before the Lord, O walls of Jerusalem! Let your tears flow like a river. Give yourselves no rest from weeping day or night.
Ezekiel 1:3
- The LORD gave a message to me, Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, there beside the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians, and I felt the hand of the LORD take hold of me.
Ezra 8:31
- We broke camp at the Ahava Canal on April 19 and started off to Jerusalem. And the gracious hand of our God protected us and saved us from enemies and bandits along the way.
Nehemiah 2:3
- but I replied, "Long live the king! Why shouldn't I be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been burned down."
Jeremiah 51:50
- Go, you who escaped the sword! Do not stand and watch--flee while you can! Remember the LORD, even though you are in a far-off land, and think about your home in Jerusalem."
- "We are ashamed," the people say. "We are insulted and disgraced because the LORD's Temple has been defiled by foreigners."
Jeremiah 13:17
- And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears because the LORD's flock will be led away into exile.
- 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."
Lamentations 2:10
- 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.
- I have cried until the tears no longer come. My heart is broken, my spirit poured out, as I see what has happened to my people. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets.
Psalms 102:9
- I eat ashes instead of my food. My tears run down into my drink
- because of your anger and wrath. For you have picked me up and thrown me out.
- My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows. I am withering like grass.
- But you, O LORD, will rule forever. Your fame will endure to every generation.
- You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem--and now is the time to pity her, now is the time you promised to help.
Job 2:12
- When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to demonstrate their grief.
- Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. And no one said a word, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.
Luke 19:41
- But as they came closer to Jerusalem and Jesus saw the city ahead, he began to cry.
Lamentations 3:48
- Streams of tears flow from my eyes because of the destruction of my people!
Nehemiah 1:3
- They said to me, "Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been burned."
- When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven.
Psalms 42:4
- My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks--it was the sound of a great celebration!
Lamentations 1:16
- "For all these things I weep; tears flow down my cheeks. No one is here to comfort me; any who might encourage me are far away. My children have no future, for the enemy has conquered us."
Jeremiah 15:17
- I never joined the people in their merry feasts. I sat alone because your hand was on me. I burst with indignation at their sins.
Daniel 10:2
- When this vision came to me, I, Daniel, had been in mourning for three weeks.
- All that time I had eaten no rich food or meat, had drunk no wine, and had used no fragrant oils.
Revelation 11:3
- And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will be clothed in sackcloth and will prophesy during those 1,260 days."
Genesis 2:10
- A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches.
- One of these branches is the Pishon, which flows around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found.
- The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.
- The second branch is the Gihon, which flows around the entire land of Cush.
- The third branch is the Tigris, which flows to the east of Asshur. The fourth branch is the Euphrates.
Lamentations 3:51
- My heart is breaking over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 66:10
- "Rejoice with Jerusalem! Be glad with her, all you who love her and mourn for her.
Daniel 9:3
- So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I wore rough sackcloth and sprinkled myself with ashes.