Lamentations 1:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

The roads to Zion mourn because no one travels there to celebrate the festivals. The city gates are deserted; priests are weeping. Young women are raped; Zion is in sorrow!

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:11

I heard the Lord reply, “When I am finished, Jerusalem and the towns of Judah will be piles of ruins where only jackals live.”

Jeremiah 14:2

Judah and Jerusalem weep as the land dries up.

Jeremiah 10:22

“Sounds of destruction rumble from the north like distant thunder. Soon our towns will be ruins where only jackals live.”

Micah 3:12

And so, because of you, Jerusalem will be plowed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.

Lamentations 5:13

Young men are forced to do the work of slaves; boys must carry heavy loads of wood.

Isaiah 3:26

The city will mourn and sit in the dirt, emptied of its people.

Lamentations 1:21

Everyone heard my groaning, but no one offered comfort. My enemies know of the trouble that you have brought on me, and it makes them glad. Hurry and punish them, as you have promised.

Leviticus 26:22

I'll send wild animals to attack you, and they will gobble up your children and livestock. So few of you will be left that your roads will be deserted.

Lamentations 5:14

Our leaders are not allowed to decide cases in court, and young people no longer play music.

Hosea 2:13

I'll punish her for the days she worshiped Baal and burned incense to him. I'll punish her for the times she forgot about me and wore jewelry and rings to attract her lovers. I, the Lord, have spoken!