Lamentations 1:2

The Passion Translation

She is weeping bitterly through the night, with tears streaming down her cheeks. Among all her lovers, not one can be found to comfort her. Her friends have all betrayed her and have now become her enemies.

Cross References

Psalm 126:5

Those who sow their tears as seeds will reap a harvest with joyful shouts of glee.

Psalm 31:11

My enemies say, “You are nothing!” Even my friends and neighbors hold me in contempt! They dread seeing me, and they look the other way when I pass by.

Psalm 6:6

I’m worn out with my weeping and groaning. Night after night I soak my pillow with tears, and flood my bed with weeping.

Psalm 69:21

I was hungry and they gave me bitter food. I was thirsty and they offered me vinegar.

Proverbs 19:7

When a man is poor, even his family has no use for him. How much more will his “friends” avoid him— for though he begs for help, they won’t respond.

Jeremiah 13:17

If you will not listen, I will weep bitterly in secret from the depths of my soul because of your stubborn pride. My eyes gush with copious tears running down my face, because the flock of Yahweh is taken captive.

Jeremiah 2:25

Israel, don’t chase after other gods until you wear out your sandals and your throats are parched with thirst. Yet, you still say, ‘It’s hopeless; I can’t stop chasing them. I desperately love these foreign gods.’ ”

Jeremiah 3:1

Here’s what Yahweh says: “If a man divorces his wife and she marries another, would he return to her again? Doing that would thoroughly defile the land. And you, Israel, have prostituted yourself with many lovers, yet now you want to come back to me? I, Yahweh, have spoken.

Jeremiah 30:14

All those ‘lovers’ you had have abandoned you; they could not care less. Yes, I struck you with cruel punishment because of your great guilt and countless sins. I struck you mercilessly like you were my enemy.

Jeremiah 4:30

And you, desolate Zion, what are you doing dressing up in scarlet, adorning yourself in ornaments of gold and putting on eye shadow? You’re making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers don’t want you anymore. In fact, they seek your life!

Jeremiah 9:1

How I wish my head were a reservoir that could weep a fountain of tears. I would weep day and night for my beloved ones who have been slain!

Lamentations 1:19

“I called to my lovers, but they cheated on me. My leaders and priests died in the city while scrounging for food just to keep themselves alive.

Lamentations 1:21

“They have heard my groans, yet I have no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad you have done this to me. You threatened me and kept your promise— oh, that the same would happen to them!

Lamentations 1:9

Her filth stains her skirts— she never pictured this outcome. Therefore, her fall is terrible with no one to comfort her. Jerusalem groans, “Yahweh, look how miserable I am; all the while my enemy gloats!”

Lamentations 2:11

My eyes have no tears left, and my stomach is tied in knots. My heart is spilled out into the dirt over the destruction of the daughter of my people. Little toddlers and children collapse in the streets of the city.

Ezekiel 16:37

“ ‘Behold, I will bring together all your lovers to whom you gave pleasure—all those you loved and all those you hated. Yes, I will bring them from everywhere, and I will strip you naked in front of them and let them see your genitals.

Revelation 17:13

They are united in yielding their power and authority to the wild beast.

Revelation 17:16

The ten horns and the wild beast will hate the great prostitute and will make her a ruin. They will reduce her to nakedness, and they will devour her flesh and burn her up with fire.