Lamentations 1:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 1:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 1:21 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 1:21 — KJV
“They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me. called: or, proclaimed”
— Lamentations 1:21 (KJV)
Lamentations 1:21 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 1:21
“Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:21: none, mine, hast
“And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:21: sigh, hast, wilt
“And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:21: mine, enemies, hast
“And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:21: mine, enemies, hast
“Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. Let me...: or, I find friendly: Heb. to the heart”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:21: sigh, comfort, hast
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