Lamentations 1:16
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.”Lamentations 1:16
What Does Lamentations 1:16 Mean?
Lamentations 1:16 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 1, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Lament, Suffering, and Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Lamentations 1:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 11:35“Jesus wept.”Psalms 119:136“Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.”Lamentations 1:2“She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.”Lamentations 2:11“Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.”Lamentations 2:18“Their heart cried unto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.”Luke 13:34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!”Job 16:16“My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;”Jeremiah 13:17“But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive.”Jeremiah 14:17“Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.”Lamentations 1:21“They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.”Lamentations 3:48“Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”Psalms 6:6“I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.”Psalms 13:4“Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.”Psalms 137:1“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”Isaiah 54:11“O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.”Jeremiah 8:18“When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.”Lamentations 1:17“Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.”Lamentations 3:17“And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.”Joel 1:9“The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD’s ministers, mourn.”Psalms 69:20“Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.”
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