LAMENTATIONS
The faithful love of the LORD never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
Lamentations 3:22-23
Jerusalem, once so full of people,
is now deserted.
She who was once great among the nations
now sits alone like a widow.
Once queen of all the earth,
she is now a slave.
She sobs through the night;
tears stream down her cheeks.
Among all her lovers,
there is no one left to comfort her.
All her friends have betrayed her
and become her enemies.
She sobs through the night; tears stream down her cheeks.
Psalm 6:6
I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping,
drenching it with my tears. (see all Psalm 6)
Lamentations 1:16
"For all these things I weep;
tears flow down my cheeks.
No one is here to comfort me;
any who might encourage me are far away.
My children have no future,
for the enemy has conquered us." (see Lamentations 1:12-16)
Jeremiah 22:20-22
"Weep for your allies in Lebanon.
Shout for them in Bashan.
Search for them in the regions east of the river.
See, they are all destroyed.
No one is left to help you.
I warned you when you were prosperous,
but you replied, 'Don't bother me.'
You have been that way since childhood--
you simply will not obey me!
And now the wind will blow away your allies.
All your friends will be taken away as captives.
Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed.
(see all Jeremiah 22)
Among all her lovers there is no one left to comfort her.
Jeremiah 2:25
"When will you stop running?
When will you stop panting after other gods?
But you say, 'Save your breath.
I'm in love with these foreign gods,
and I can't stop loving them now!' " (see Jeremiah 2:14-37)
Jeremiah 3:1
"If a man divorces a woman
and she goes and marries someone else,
he will not take her back again,
for that would surely corrupt the land.
But you have prostituted yourself with many lovers,
so why are you trying to come back to me?"
says the LORD. (see all Jeremiah 3)
Jeremiah 4:30
What are you doing,
you who have been plundered?
Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing
and put on gold jewelry?
Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara?
Your primping will do you no good!
The allies who were your lovers
despise you and seek to kill you.
Jeremiah 30:14
"All your lovers--your allies--have left you
and do not care about you anymore.
I have wounded you cruelly,
as though I were your enemy.
For your sins are many,
and your guilt is great." (see all Jeremiah 30)
All her friends have betrayed her and become her enemies.
Job 19:13-14
"My relatives stay far away,
and my friends have turned against me.
My family is gone,
and my close friends have forgotten me." (see all Job 19)
(parentheses are mine) Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.
Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois
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