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Lamentations 1:3 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Lamentations 1:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 1 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. because of great: Heb. for the greatness of servitude”
Lamentations 1:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 1:3
This verse succinctly describes Judah's exile: "Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude." The Hebrew galtah Yehudah (גָּלְתָה יְהוּדָה) emphasizes the totality of exile—not just individuals but the nation itself has been removed from covenant land. The dual cause—"affliction" (oni, עֳנִי) and "great servitude" (rov avodah, רֹב עֲבֹדָה)—points to both external oppression and internal burdens that preceded exile. The phrase "she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest" fulfills Deuteronomy's covenant curse: "among these nations shalt thou find ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 1:3
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“her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.”
“from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods”
“so that we can't go in our streets: Our end is near”
“and all the princes”
“a taunt and a curse”
“and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.”
“and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive”
“I will send for many fishermen”
“and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.”