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)
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 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
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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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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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 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
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 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 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
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.
Psalm 42:4
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4 These things I remember,
as I pour out my soul:
how I went with the throng[a]
and led them in procession to the house of God,
with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving,
a multitude keeping festival.(A)
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- 42.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Job 2:12-13
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12 When they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept aloud; they tore their robes and threw dust in the air upon their heads.(A) 13 They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.(B)
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Nehemiah 2:3
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3 I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my ancestors’ graves, lies waste and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”(A)
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Nehemiah 1:3-4
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3 They replied, “The remnant there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.”(A)
4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.(B)
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Ezra 8:31
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The Return to Jerusalem
31 Then we left the River Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem; the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes along the way.(A)
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Ezra 8:21
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Fasting and Prayer for Protection
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the River Ahava, that we might humble ourselves[a] before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our possessions.(A)
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- 8.21 Or fast
Revelation 11:3
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3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”(A)
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Daniel 10:2-3
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2 At that time I, Daniel, had been mourning for three weeks.(A) 3 I had eaten no rich food, no meat or wine had entered my mouth, and I had not anointed myself at all, for the full three weeks.
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Daniel 9:3
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3 Then I turned to the Lord God to seek an answer by prayer and supplication with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.(A)
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Lamentations 3:51
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51 My eyes cause me grief
at the fate of all the young women in my city.
Isaiah 66:10
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10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
all you who mourn over her—(A)
Genesis 2:10-14
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10 A river flows out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it divides and becomes four branches. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold, 12 and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.(A) 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.(B)
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