Lamentations 5:1 Cross References - Thomson

¹ Remember, Lord, what hath befallen us: look down

³ and they informed me that the remnant of the captivity who were left, were in that country in great affliction and reproach, and that the walls of Jerusalem continued demolished, and that the gates thereof were burned with fire.

⁸ Remember, I beseech thee, the word which thou didst give in charge to Moses thy servant, saying, When you break covenant with me, and I scatter you among the nations;

⁴ Hear, our God, how we are made a laughing stock, and turn their reproach back on their own head, and make them an object of derision in a land of captivity,

⁷ Remember therefore that my life is but a breath; and that mine eyes shall never return again to see good.

⁹ Remember that thou hast made me of clay, and art turning me again into mould.

¹³ Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbours; a scoff and derision to those around us. ¹⁴ Thou hast made us a by word among the nations; a shaking of the head among the tribes. ¹⁵ All the day long, my confusion is before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, ¹⁶ because of a reproacher's and a defamer's voice; and by reason of an enemy and an avenger.

¹⁰ How long O God, shall the enemy reproach? Shall the adversary blaspheme thy name forever? ¹¹ Why dost thou withdraw thy hand? Let thy right hand be ever out of thy bosom.

⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbours; A scoff and a derision to them around us.

¹² Retribute to these neighbours of ours; into their bosom seven fold; their reproach, with which they have reproached thee, Lord.

⁵⁰ Remember, O Lord, the reproach of thy servants; that of many nations, which I retain in my bosom; ⁵¹ that with which thine enemies, O Lord, have reproached; with which they have reproached the redemption of thine anointed one.

³ Have mercy on us, Lord; have mercy on us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ⁴ Our soul is filled exceedingly; we are the scoff of the prosperous and the contempt of the haughty.

¹⁵ [p] O Lord, remember me and visit me and save me from them, who are persecuting me past forbearance. Consider how I have for Thy sake borne reproach from them who despise my words.

²⁰ Look, O Lord! because of my distress my bowels are troubled; and my heart within me is distracted, because I have grievously rebelled. Abroad the sword, and at home death have bereaved me of children.

¹⁵ All that passed by clapped their hands for thee, they expressed the sound of pity and shaked their heads for the daughter of Jerusalem. Is this, say they, the city, the crown of joy of the whole earth!

²⁰ Look, O Lord, and see. For whom hast thou caused such a search to be made? Shall women eat the fruit of their womb! The cook hath made search! Shall infants at the breast be butchered? Wilt thou slay in the sanctuary of the Lord, priest and prophet?

¹⁹ I recollected because of mine affliction. When by reason of persecution, my bitterness and gall shall be remembered;

⁶¹ Thou hast heard their reproach; all their charges against me;

² Lord, I have heard the report of thee and am terrified; I have considered thy works and am struck with amaze. In the midst of two living beings thou wilt be known; when the years draw nigh thou wilt be acknowledged; when the time is come thou wilt be pointed out: when my soul is troubled, in wrath remember mercy.

⁴² Then he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest to thy kingdom.