Lamentations 1:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 1:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 1:3 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 1:3 — KJV
“Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. because of great...: Heb. for the greatness of servitude”
— Lamentations 1:3 (KJV)
Lamentations 1:3 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 1:3
“Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. honourable...: Heb. glory are men of famine”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:3: gone, into, captivity
“Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. which...: Heb. by my causing of them, etc”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:3: into, captivity, among
“And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. remaineth: Heb. dwelleth”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:3: because, dwelleth, among
“And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:3: great, among, rest
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:3: judah, into, great
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