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Lamentations 1:17 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Lamentations 1:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 1 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.”
Lamentations 1:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 1:17
Isolation compounds suffering: "Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her" (perserah Tsiyon be-yadeha ein menachem lah). The spread hands gesture signals distress and petition (Psalm 143:6, Isaiah 1:15). "No comforter" echoes verses 2, 9, 16—a repeated refrain emphasizing abandonment. "The LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him" (tsivah YHWH le-Ya'akov sevivav tsarav). God commands (tsivah, צִוָּה) enemies to surround Jacob—actively orchestrating judgment. Psalm 76:10 affirms even human wrath serves God's purposes. "Jerusalem...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 1:17
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“the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child”
“I will hide my eyes from you. Yes”
“Yahweh”
“[but] they deceived me: My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city”
“the God of Israel”
“I will command”
“in the tenth month”
“and bands of the Syrians”
“my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate”
“And hasn't remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.”