Lamentations 1:20

New Century Version

“Look at me, Lord. I am upset and greatly troubled. My heart is troubled, because I have been so stubborn. Out in the streets, the sword kills; inside the houses, death destroys.

Cross References

Job 30:27

I never stop being upset; days of suffering are ahead of me.

Job 33:27

Then he will say to others, ‘I sinned and twisted what was right, but I did not receive the punishment I should have received.

Psalm 22:14

My strength is gone, like water poured out onto the ground, and my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it has melted inside me.

Psalm 38:8

I am weak and faint. I moan from the pain I feel.

Proverbs 28:13

If you hide your sins, you will not succeed. If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.

Isaiah 16:11

My heart cries for Moab like a harp playing a funeral song; I am very sad for Kir Hareseth.

Isaiah 38:14

I cried like a bird and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired as I looked to the heavens. Lord, I have troubles. Please help me.”

Jeremiah 14:18

If I go into the country, I see people killed by swords. If I go into the city, I see much sickness, because the people have no food. Both the priests and the prophets have been taken to a foreign land.’ ”

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we admit that we are wicked and that our ancestors did evil things. We have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 2:35

but you say, ‘I am innocent. God is not angry with me.’ But I will judge you guilty of lying, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

Jeremiah 3:13

All you have to do is admit your sin— that you turned against the Lord your God and worshiped gods under every green tree and didn’t obey me,’ ” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:20

“You know that Israel is my dear son, The child I love. Yes, I often speak against Israel, but I still remember him. I love him very much, and I want to comfort him,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:19

Oh, how I hurt! How I hurt! I am bent over in pain. Oh, the torture in my heart! My heart is pounding inside me. I cannot keep quiet, because I have heard the sound of the trumpet. I have heard the shouts of war.

Jeremiah 48:36

“My heart cries sadly for Moab like a flute playing a funeral song. It cries like a flute for the people from Kir Hareseth. The money they made has all been taken away.

Lamentations 1:11

All of Jerusalem’s people groan, looking for bread. They are trading their precious things for food so they can stay alive. The city says, “Look, Lord, and see. I am hated.”

Lamentations 1:18

Jerusalem says, “The Lord is right, but I refused to obey him. Listen, all you people, and look at my pain. My young women and men have gone into captivity.

Lamentations 1:8

Jerusalem sinned terribly, so she has become unclean. Those who honored her now hate her, because they have seen her nakedness. She groans and turns away.

Lamentations 1:9

She made herself dirty by her sins and did not think about what would happen to her. Her defeat was surprising, and no one could comfort her. She says, “Lord, see how I suffer, because the enemy has won.”

Lamentations 2:11

My eyes have no more tears, and I am sick to my stomach. I feel empty inside, because my people have been destroyed. Children and babies are fainting in the streets of the city.

Lamentations 5:16

The crown has fallen from our head. How terrible it is because we sinned.

Ezekiel 7:15

“The sword is outside, and disease and hunger are inside. Whoever is in the field will die by the sword. Hunger and disease will destroy those in the city.

Daniel 9:5

“But we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and turned against you, your commands, and your laws.

Hosea 11:8

“Israel, how can I give you up? How can I give you away, Israel? I don’t want to make you like Admah or treat you like Zeboiim. My heart beats for you, and my love for you stirs up my pity.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear these things, and my body trembles; my lips tremble when I hear the sound. My bones feel weak, and my legs shake. But I will wait patiently for the day of disaster that will come to the people who attack us.

Deuteronomy 32:25

In the streets the sword will kill; in their homes there will be terror. Young men and women will die, and so will babies and gray-haired men.