Lamentations 5:17

God's Word

This is why we feel sick. This is why our eyes see less and less.

Cross References

Job 17:7

Now my eyes are blurred from grief. Now all my limbs are like a shadow.

Psalm 31:9

Have pity on me, O Lord, because I am in distress. My eyes, my soul, and my body waste away from grief.

Psalm 38:8

I am numb and completely devastated. I roar because my heart’s in turmoil.

Psalm 6:7

My eyes blur from grief. They fail because of my enemies.

Psalm 69:3

I am exhausted from crying for help. My throat is hoarse. My eyes are strained ⌞from⌟ looking for my God.

Isaiah 1:5

“Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is failing.

Isaiah 38:14

I chirped like swallows and cranes. I cooed like doves. My eyes were tired from looking up to heaven. I’ve suffered miserably, O Lord! Please help me!

Jeremiah 46:5

“What do I see in them? They are terrified. They are retreating. Their warriors are defeated. They flee without looking back. Terror is all around them,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 8:18

Sorrow has overwhelmed me. I am sick at heart!

Lamentations 1:13

He sent fire from above. He made it go deep into my bones. He spread a net for my feet. He made me turn back. He has left me devastated. He has made me sick all day long.

Lamentations 1:22

Recall all of their wickedness. Then deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my rebellious acts. I groan so much and feel so sick at heart.”

Lamentations 2:11

My eyes are worn out with tears. My stomach is churning. My heart is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people. Little children and infants faint in the city streets.

Ezekiel 21:15

I have appointed my sword to slaughter people at all their gates so that their hearts will sink and many will die. Yes! It’s ready to flash like lightning. It’s polished to kill.

Ezekiel 21:7

When they ask you why you are groaning, say, ‘News has come that will discourage everyone. People’s hands will hang limp, their hearts will lose courage, and their knees will become as weak as water. It’s coming! It will surely take place!’ declares the Almighty Lord.”

Leviticus 26:36

I will fill with despair those who are left in the land of their enemies. The sound of a windblown leaf will make them run. They will run away and fall, but no one will be chasing them.

Micah 6:13

I have begun to strike you with heavy blows and to ruin you because of your sins.

Deuteronomy 28:65

Among those nations you will find no peace, no place to call your own. There the Lord will give you an unsettled mind, failing eyesight, and despair.