Lamentations 1:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 1:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 1:2 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 1:2 — KJV
“She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.”
— Lamentations 1:2 (KJV)
Lamentations 1:2 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 1:2
“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.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:2: among, hath, none
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:2: among, hath, become
“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. fetch: Heb. take unto us”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:2: among, hath, enemies
“And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. God...: Heb. Let the king live”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:2: among, hath, none
“My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. sore: Heb. stroke my kinsmen: or, my neighbours”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:2: sore, lovers, friends
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