Lamentations 4:17

New International Version

Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:7

The king of Egypt did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

Isaiah 20:5

Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be dismayed and put to shame.

Isaiah 28:18

Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be beaten down by it.

Jeremiah 2:18

Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates?

Jeremiah 2:36

Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria.

Jeremiah 2:37

You will also leave that place with your hands on your head, for the Lord has rejected those you trust; you will not be helped by them.

Jeremiah 8:20

“The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.”

Lamentations 1:19

“I called to my allies but they betrayed me. My priests and my elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.

Lamentations 1:7

In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands, there was no one to help her. Her enemies looked at her and laughed at her destruction.

Lamentations 5:6

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

Ezekiel 29:16

Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence for the people of Israel but will be a reminder of their sin in turning to her for help. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.’ ”