Lamentations 5:8

New International Reader's Version

Slaves rule over us. No one can set us free from their power.

Cross References

Genesis 9:25

He said, “May a curse be put on Canaan! He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.”

Nehemiah 2:19

But Sanballat, the Horonite, heard about it. So did Tobiah, the official from Ammon. Geshem, the Arab, heard about it too. All of them laughed at us. They made fun of us. “What do you think you are doing?” they asked. “Are you turning against the king?”

Nehemiah 5:15

But there had been governors before me. They had put a heavy load on the people. They had taken a pound of silver from each of them. They had also taken food and wine from them. Their officials had acted like high and mighty rulers over them. But because of my great respect for God, I didn’t act like that.

Job 10:7

You already know I’m not guilty. No one can save me from your power.

Job 5:4

Their children aren’t safe at all. They lose their case in court. No one speaks up for them.

Psalm 50:22

“You who forget God, think about this. If you don’t, I will tear you to pieces. No one will be able to save you.

Psalm 7:2

If you don’t, they will tear me apart as if they were lions. They will rip me to pieces so that no one can save me.

Proverbs 30:22

The first is a servant who becomes a king. The second is a foolish and ungodly person who gets plenty to eat.

Isaiah 43:13

“And that is not all! I have always been God, and I always will be. No one can save people from my power. When I do something, who can undo it?”

Hosea 2:10

So now I’ll uncover her body. All her lovers will see it. No one can stop me from punishing her.

Zechariah 11:6

I will no longer have pity on the people in the land,” announces the Lord. “I will hand all of them over to their neighbors and their king. They will destroy the land. And I will not save anyone from their power.”

Deuteronomy 28:43

Outsiders who live among you will become your leaders. They will rise higher and higher. But you will sink lower and lower.