Lamentations 1:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 1:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 1:14 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strengt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 1:14 — KJV
“The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.”
— Lamentations 1:14 (KJV)
Lamentations 1:14 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 1:14
“And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:14: hand, hath, fall
“And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:14: hand, hath, lord
“When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:14: hand, hath, lord
“And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. faint: Heb. melt”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:14: hand, hath, lord
“And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. interpretation: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:14: hand, hath, lord
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