Lamentations 1:1
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Jerusalem in Affliction
1 How lonely sits the city
That was full of people!
(A)How like a widow is she,
Who was great among the nations!
The (B)princess among the provinces
Has become a [a]slave!
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:1 Lit. forced laborer
Isaiah 3:26
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Ezra 4:20
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20 There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have (A)ruled over all the region (B)beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and custom were paid to them.
1 Kings 4:21
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21 So (A)Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from (B)the[a] River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. (C)They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
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- 1 Kings 4:21 The Euphrates
Revelation 18:16-17
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16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, (A)that great city (B)that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17 (C)For in one hour such great riches [a]came to nothing.’ (D)Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance
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- Revelation 18:17 have been laid waste
Isaiah 54:4
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4 “Do(A) not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.
Zephaniah 2:15
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15 This is the rejoicing city
(A)That dwelt securely,
(B)That said in her heart,
“I am it, and there is none besides me.”
How has she become a desolation,
A place for beasts to lie down!
Everyone who passes by her
(C)Shall hiss and (D)shake his fist.
Lamentations 5:16
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16 (A)The crown has fallen from our head.
Woe to us, for we have sinned!
Isaiah 22:2
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2 You who are full of noise,
A [a]tumultuous city, (A)a joyous city?
Your slain men are not slain with the sword,
Nor dead in battle.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 22:2 boisterous
2 Kings 23:35
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Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah(A)
35 So Jehoiakim gave (B)the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho.
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Revelation 18:7
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7 (A)In the measure that she glorified herself and lived [a]luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as (B)queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’
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- Revelation 18:7 sensually
Zechariah 8:4-5
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4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(A)‘Old men and old women shall again sit
In the streets of Jerusalem,
Each one with his staff in his hand
Because of [a]great age.
5 The streets of the city
Shall be (B)full of boys and girls
Playing in its streets.’
Footnotes
- Zechariah 8:4 Lit. many days
Ezekiel 26:16
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Lamentations 4:1
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The Degradation of Zion
4 How the gold has become dim!
How changed the fine gold!
The stones of the sanctuary are [a]scattered
At the head of every street.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:1 Lit. poured out
Lamentations 2:10
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10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(A)Sit on the ground and keep silence;
[a]They (B)throw dust on their heads
And (C)gird themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Bow their heads to the ground.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:10 A sign of mourning
Lamentations 2:1
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God’s Anger with Jerusalem
2 How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion
With a (A)cloud in His anger!
(B)He cast down from heaven to the earth
(C)The beauty of Israel,
And did not remember (D)His footstool
In the day of His anger.
Jeremiah 50:23
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23 How (A)the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken!
How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
Jeremiah 40:9
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9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath before them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be (A)well with you.
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Jeremiah 9:11
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11 “I will make Jerusalem (A)a heap of ruins, (B)a den of jackals.
I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.”
Isaiah 52:7
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7 (A)How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,
(B)“Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 52:2
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2 (A)Shake yourself from the dust, arise;
Sit down, O Jerusalem!
(B)Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion!
Isaiah 47
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The Humiliation of Babylon
47 “Come (A)down and (B)sit in the dust,
O virgin daughter of (C)Babylon;
Sit on the ground without a throne,
O daughter of the Chaldeans!
For you shall no more be called
Tender and [a]delicate.
2 (D)Take the millstones and grind meal.
Remove your veil,
Take off the skirt,
Uncover the thigh,
Pass through the rivers.
3 (E)Your nakedness shall be uncovered,
Yes, your shame will be seen;
(F)I will take vengeance,
And I will not arbitrate with a man.”
4 As for (G)our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name,
The Holy One of Israel.
5 “Sit in (H)silence, and go into darkness,
O daughter of the Chaldeans;
(I)For you shall no longer be called
The Lady of Kingdoms.
6 (J)I was angry with My people;
(K)I have profaned My inheritance,
And given them into your hand.
You showed them no mercy;
(L)On the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily.
7 And you said, ‘I shall be (M)a lady forever,’
So that you did not (N)take these things to heart,
(O)Nor remember the latter end of them.
8 “Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures,
Who dwell securely,
Who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me;
I shall not sit as a widow,
Nor shall I know the loss of children’;
9 But these two things shall come to you
(P)In a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.
10 “For you have trusted in your wickedness;
You have said, ‘No one (Q)sees me’;
Your wisdom and your knowledge have [b]warped you;
And you have said in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
11 Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able [c]to put it off.
And (R)desolation shall come upon you (S)suddenly,
Which you shall not know.
12 “Stand now with your enchantments
And the multitude of your sorceries,
In which you have labored from your youth—
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you will prevail.
13 (T)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now (U)the[d] astrologers, the stargazers,
And [e]the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
14 Behold, they shall be (V)as stubble,
The fire shall (W)burn them;
They shall not deliver themselves
From the power of the flame;
It shall not be a coal to be warmed by,
Nor a fire to sit before!
15 Thus shall they be to you
With whom you have labored,
(X)Your merchants from your youth;
They shall wander each one to his [f]quarter.
No one shall save you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:1 dainty
- Isaiah 47:10 led you astray
- Isaiah 47:11 Lit. to cover it or atone for it
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. viewers of the heavens
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. those giving knowledge for new moons
- Isaiah 47:15 own side or way
Isaiah 14:12
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The Fall of Lucifer
12 “How(A) you are fallen from heaven,
O [a]Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:12 Lit. Day Star
Psalm 122:4
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4 (A)Where the tribes go up,
The tribes of the Lord,
[a]To (B)the Testimony of Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 122:4 Or As a testimony to
Nehemiah 9:37
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37 And (A)it yields much increase to the kings
You have set over us,
Because of our sins;
Also they have (B)dominion over our bodies and our cattle
At their pleasure;
And we are in great distress.
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