Lamentations 5:6

God's Word

We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.

Cross References

Hosea 12:1

The people of Ephraim try to catch the wind and try to chase the east wind all day. They are very violent and destructive. They make treaties with Assyria and take olive oil to Egypt.

Hosea 9:3

The people of Ephraim won’t stay in the Lord’s land. They will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean  food in Assyria.

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim, you are like a silly, senseless dove. You call for Egypt and run to Assyria for help.

Hosea 5:13

“When Ephraim saw that he was sick and when Judah saw his own wounds, Ephraim went to Assyria to ask the great king for help. But the king couldn’t cure them or heal their wounds.

Jeremiah 2:36

You change your mind so easily. You will be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.

Jeremiah 2:18

You won’t gain anything by going to Egypt to drink water from the Nile River. You won’t gain anything by going to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates River.

Genesis 24:2

So Abraham said to the senior servant of his household who was in charge of all that he owned, “Take a solemn oath.

Ezekiel 17:18

The king of Judah broke the promise and the treaty that he pledged to keep. He did all these things, and he can’t go unpunished.

Jeremiah 50:15

Shout a war cry against them on every side. They’ll surrender. Their towers will fall and their walls will be torn down. Since this is the Lord’s vengeance, take revenge against them. Do to them what they did to others.

Isaiah 57:9

You’ve journeyed to the king with perfumed oils and put on plenty of perfume. You’ve sent your ambassadors far away and sent them down to Sheol.

2 Kings 10:15

When he left that place, he met Jehonadab, son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?” “I am,” Jehonadab answered. ⌞So Jehu said,⌟ “If you are, give me your hand.” When he gave Jehu his hand, Jehu helped him up into the chariot.

Lamentations 4:17

“We are still straining our eyes, trying in vain to find help. We waited and waited for a nation that didn’t save us.