Psalm 137:1
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Psalm 137
Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem
1 By the rivers of Babylon—
there we sat down, and there we wept
when we remembered Zion.(A)
Psalm 137:1
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Ezekiel 1:1
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The Vision of the Chariot
1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the River Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.(A)
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Ezekiel 1:1
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Ezekiel’s Inaugural Vision
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles(A) by the Kebar River,(B) the heavens were opened(C) and I saw visions(D) of God.
Ezekiel 3:15
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15 I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who lived by the River Chebar.[a] And I sat there among them, stunned, for seven days.(A)
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- 3.15 Heb mss Syr: MT Chebar, and to where they lived
Ezekiel 3:15
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15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River.(A) And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days(B)—deeply distressed.
Luke 19:41
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Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it,(A)
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Luke 19:41
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41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it(A)
Ezekiel 1:3
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3 the word of the Lord came to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar, and the hand of the Lord was on him there.
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Ezekiel 1:3
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3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel(A) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.(B)
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- Ezekiel 1:3 Or Chaldeans
Lamentations 3:48
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48 My eyes flow with rivers of tears
because of the destruction of my people.[a]
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- 3.48 Heb the daughter of my people
Lamentations 3:48
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Lamentations 2:18
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18 Cry aloud[a] to the Lord!
O wall of daughter Zion!
Let tears stream down like a torrent
day and night!
Give yourself no rest,
your eyes no respite!(A)
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- 2.18 Cn: Heb Their heart cried
Lamentations 2:10-11
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10 The elders of daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence;
they have thrown dust on their heads;
they put on sackcloth;
the young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.(A)
11 My eyes are spent with weeping;
my stomach churns;
my bile is poured out on the ground
because of the destruction of my people,[a]
because infants and babes faint
in the streets of the city.(B)
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- 2.11 Heb the daughter of my people
Lamentations 1:16
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16 For these things I weep;
my eyes[a] flow with tears;
for a comforter is far from me,
one to revive my courage;
my children are desolate,
for the enemy has prevailed.(A)
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- 1.16 Heb my eye, my eye
Lamentations 1:16
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Jeremiah 51:50-51
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50 You survivors of the sword,
go; do not linger!
Remember the Lord in a distant land,
and let Jerusalem come into your mind:(A)
51 We are put to shame, for we have heard insults;
dishonor has covered our faces,
for aliens have come
into the holy places of the Lord’s house.(B)
Jeremiah 51:50-51
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Jeremiah 15:17
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17 I did not sit in the company of merrymakers,
nor did I rejoice;
under the weight of your hand I sat alone,
for you had filled me with indignation.(A)
Jeremiah 15:17
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Jeremiah 13:17-18
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17 But if you will not listen,
my soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears
because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.(A)
18 Say to the king and the queen mother:
“Take a lowly seat,
for your beautiful crown
has come down from your head.”[a](B)
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- 13.18 Gk Syr Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 13:17-18
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Psalm 102:9-14
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9 Indeed, I eat ashes like bread
and mingle tears with my drink,(A)
10 because of your indignation and anger,
for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like a lengthening shadow;
I wither away like grass.(B)
12 But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever;
your name endures to all generations.(C)
13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to favor it;
the appointed time has come.(D)
14 For your servants hold its stones dear
and have pity on its dust.
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