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Lamentations 1:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Lamentations 1:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 1 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. is: Heb. is become a removing, or, wandering”
Lamentations 1:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 1:8
The verse begins with stark clarity: "Jerusalem hath grievously sinned" (chet chatah Yerushalayim, חֵטְא חָטְאָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם). The infinitive absolute construction emphasizes magnitude—"sinning, she has sinned" or "grievously sinned." The verb chata means to miss the mark, to fall short of God's standard. Jerusalem's failure was neither accidental nor minor but deliberate and egregious. The consequence is equally clear: "therefore she is removed" (le-nidah hayetah, לְנִדָה הָיְתָה). The term nidah refers to ceremonial uncleanness, specifically menstrual impurity (Leviticus 15:19-30). This st...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 1:8
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“Yahweh; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaves”
“and your sins have hidden his face from you”
“they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: look”
“and your shame shall appear.”
“because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate”
“Why are these things come on me? for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered”
“because of Manasseh”
“and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.”
“Because they forsook Yahweh their God”
“when a land sins against me by committing a trespass”