Lamentations 1:2

New English Translation

She weeps bitterly at night; tears stream down her cheeks. She has no one to comfort her among all her lovers. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies. ג (Gimel)

Cross References

Job 6:15

My brothers have been as treacherous as a seasonal stream, and as the riverbeds of the intermittent streams that flow away.

Job 7:3

thus I have been made to inherit months of futility, and nights of sorrow have been appointed to me.

Psalm 126:5

Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.

Psalm 31:11

Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering – those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.

Psalm 6:6

I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.

Psalm 69:21

They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

Proverbs 19:7

All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him – he pursues them with words, but they do not respond.

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not pay attention to this warning, I will weep alone because of your arrogant pride. I will weep bitterly and my eyes will overflow with tears because you, the Lord’s flock, will be carried into exile.”

Jeremiah 2:25

Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say, ‘It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!’

Jeremiah 3:1

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man’s wife, he may not take her back again. Doing that would utterly defile the land. But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. So what makes you think you can return to me?” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 30:14

All your allies have abandoned you. They no longer have any concern for you. For I have attacked you like an enemy would. I have chastened you cruelly. For your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much.

Jeremiah 4:30

And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.

Jeremiah 9:1

(8:23) I wish that my head were a well full of water and my eyes were a fountain full of tears! If they were, I could cry day and night for those of my dear people who have been killed.

Lamentations 1:19

I called for my lovers, but they had deceived me. My priests and my elders perished in the city. Truly they had searched for food to keep themselves alive. ר (Resh)

Lamentations 1:21

They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me! ת (Tav)

Lamentations 1:9

Her menstrual flow has soiled her clothing; she did not consider the consequences of her sin. Her demise was astonishing, and there was no one to comfort her. She cried, “Look, O Lord, on my affliction because my enemy boasts!” י (Yod)

Lamentations 2:11

My eyes are worn out from weeping; my stomach is in knots. My heart is poured out on the ground due to the destruction of my helpless people; children and infants faint in the town squares. ל (Lamed)

Ezekiel 16:37

therefore, take note: I am about to gather all your lovers whom you enjoyed, both all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around, and I will expose your nakedness to them, and they will see all your nakedness.

Hosea 2:7

Then she will pursue her lovers, but she will not catch them; she will seek them, but she will not find them. Then she will say, “I will go back to my husband, because I was better off then than I am now.”

Micah 7:5

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don’t even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!

Revelation 17:13

These kings have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

Revelation 17:16

The ten horns that you saw, and the beast – these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire.