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Psalm 137:1
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Psalm 137

1 Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept
    as we thought of Jerusalem.[a]

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  1. 137:1 Hebrew Zion; also in 137:3.
Listen to Psalm 137:1, Ezekiel 1:1, Luke 19:41, Ezekiel 3:15, Ezekiel 1:3, Lamentations 3:51, Lamentations 3:48, Lamentations 2:18, Lamentations 2:10-11, Lamentations 1:16, Jeremiah 51:50-51, Jeremiah 15:17, Jeremiah 13:17-18
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Psalm 137:1
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Psalm 137

1 By the rivers of Babylon(A) we sat and wept(B)
    when we remembered Zion.(C)

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Ezekiel 1:1
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A Vision of Living Beings

1 On July 31[a] of my thirtieth year,[b] while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

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  1. 1:1a Hebrew On the fifth day of the fourth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. A number of dates in Ezekiel can be cross-checked with dates in surviving Babylonian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. This event occurred on July 31, 593 B.c.
  2. 1:1b Or in the thirtieth year.
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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.

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Luke 19:41
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Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41 But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep.

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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)

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Ezekiel 3:15
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15 Then I came to the colony of Judean exiles in Tel-abib, beside the Kebar River. I was overwhelmed and sat among them for seven days.

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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.

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Ezekiel 1:3
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3 (The Lord gave this message to Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, beside the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians,[a] and he felt the hand of the Lord take hold of him.)

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  1. 1:3 Or Chaldeans.
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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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  1. Ezekiel 1:3 Or Chaldeans
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Lamentations 3:51
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51 My heart is breaking
    over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.

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Lamentations 3:51
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51 What I see brings grief to my soul
    because of all the women of my city.

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Lamentations 3:48
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48 Tears stream from my eyes
    because of the destruction of my people!

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Lamentations 3:48
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48 Streams of tears(A) flow from my eyes(B)
    because my people are destroyed.(C)

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Lamentations 2:18
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18 Cry aloud[a] before the Lord,
    O walls of beautiful Jerusalem!
Let your tears flow like a river
    day and night.
Give yourselves no rest;
    give your eyes no relief.

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  1. 2:18 Hebrew Their heart cried.
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Lamentations 2:18
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18 The hearts of the people
    cry out to the Lord.(A)
You walls of Daughter Zion,(B)
    let your tears(C) flow like a river
    day and night;(D)
give yourself no relief,
    your eyes no rest.(E)

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Lamentations 2:10-11
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10 The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem
    sit on the ground in silence.
They are clothed in burlap
    and throw dust on their heads.
The young women of Jerusalem
    hang their heads in shame.

11 I have cried until the tears no longer come;
    my heart is broken.
My spirit is poured out in agony
    as I see the desperate plight of my people.
Little children and tiny babies
    are fainting and dying in the streets.

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Lamentations 2:10-11
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10 The elders of Daughter Zion
    sit on the ground in silence;(A)
they have sprinkled dust(B) on their heads(C)
    and put on sackcloth.(D)
The young women of Jerusalem
    have bowed their heads to the ground.(E)

11 My eyes fail from weeping,(F)
    I am in torment within(G);
my heart(H) is poured out(I) on the ground
    because my people are destroyed,(J)
because children and infants faint(K)
    in the streets of the city.

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Lamentations 1:16
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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.”

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Lamentations 1:16
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16 “This is why I weep
    and my eyes overflow with tears.(A)
No one is near to comfort(B) me,
    no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute
    because the enemy has prevailed.”(C)

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Jeremiah 51:50-51
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50 Get out, all you who have escaped the sword!
    Do not stand and watch—flee while you can!
Remember the Lord, though you are in a far-off land,
    and think about your home in Jerusalem.”

51 “We are ashamed,” the people say.
    “We are insulted and disgraced
because the Lord’s Temple
    has been defiled by foreigners.”

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Jeremiah 51:50-51
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50 You who have escaped the sword,
    leave(A) and do not linger!
Remember(B) the Lord in a distant land,(C)
    and call to mind Jerusalem.”

51 “We are disgraced,(D)
    for we have been insulted
    and shame covers our faces,
because foreigners have entered
    the holy places of the Lord’s house.”(E)

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Jeremiah 15:17
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17 I never joined the people in their merry feasts.
    I sat alone because your hand was on me.
    I was filled with indignation at their sins.

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Jeremiah 15:17
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17 I never sat(A) in the company of revelers,
    never made merry with them;
I sat alone because your hand(B) was on me
    and you had filled me with indignation.

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Jeremiah 13:17-18
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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.

18 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.”

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Jeremiah 13:17-18
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17 If you do not listen,(A)
    I will weep in secret
    because of your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly,
    overflowing with tears,(B)
    because the Lord’s flock(C) will be taken captive.(D)

18 Say to the king(E) and to the queen mother,(F)
    “Come down from your thrones,
for your glorious crowns(G)
    will fall from your heads.”

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