Lamentations 1:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jerusalem’s enemies have won. Her enemies have been successful. This happened because the Lord punished her. He punished Jerusalem for her many sins. Her children have gone away. Their enemies captured them and took them away.

Cross References

Ezekiel 9:9

He said, “The family of Israel and Judah has committed many terrible sins! People are being murdered everywhere in this country, and the city is filled with crime. That is because the people say to themselves, ‘The Lord has left this country. The Lord cannot see what we are doing.’

Jeremiah 39:9

Nebuzaradan was the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guards. He took all the people who had surrendered to him and all the people still in Jerusalem and made them captives. He carried them away to Babylon.

Lamentations 3:46

All of our enemies speak angrily against us.

Lamentations 2:17

The Lord did what he planned to do. He did what he said he would do. He did what he commanded a long time ago. He destroyed, and he had no pity. He made your enemies happy because of what happened to you. He made your enemies strong.

Lamentations 1:18

Now Jerusalem says, “I refused to listen to the Lord, so he is right for doing these things. So listen, all you people! Look at my pain! My young women and men have gone into captivity.

Jeremiah 23:14

I have even seen the prophets of Jerusalem doing sinful things. They are committing adultery and living a life of lies. They support their fellow prophets and never stop doing evil. They have become like Sodom; they are all like Gomorrah.”

Jeremiah 12:7

“I have abandoned my house. I have left my own property. I have given Judah, the one I love, to her enemies.

Jeremiah 5:29

Should I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” This message is from the Lord. “You know I should punish a nation such as this. I should give it the punishment it deserves.

Isaiah 63:18

Your holy people had their land only a short time. Then our enemies trampled down your holy Temple.

Psalm 89:42

You made all the king’s enemies happy and let his enemies win the war.

Psalm 80:6

You made us the target of everyone’s hatred. Our enemies make fun of us.

Deuteronomy 31:29

I know that after my death you will become evil. You will turn from the way I commanded you to follow. Terrible things will happen to you in the future, because you want to do what the Lord says is wrong. You will make him angry because of the evil things you do.”

Isaiah 22:5

The Lord GOD All-Powerful chose a special day for there to be riots and confusion. People trampled on each other in the Valley of Vision. The city walls were pulled down. People in the valley shouted up at those on the mountain.

Jeremiah 10:20

My tent is ruined. All its ropes are broken. My children left me. They are gone. No one is left to put up my tent. No one is left to fix a shelter for me.

Lamentations 1:8

Jerusalem sinned very badly. Because Jerusalem sinned, she became a ruined city that people shake their heads about. In the past people respected her. But now they hate her, because they abused her. Jerusalem groaned and turned away.

Ezekiel 9:10

So I will not show any mercy or feel sorry for them. They brought it on themselves. I am only giving them the punishment they deserve!”

2 Kings 21:15

This is because my people did what I said was wrong. They have made me angry with them since the day their ancestors came up out of Egypt.

Lamentations 1:16

“I cry about all these things. Tears are flowing down my cheeks. There is no one near to comfort me. There is no one who can make me feel better. My children are like a wasteland, because the enemy won.”