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!
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- 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.
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- 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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