Lamentations 5:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 5:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 5:1 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 5:1 — KJV
“Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.”
— Lamentations 5:1 (KJV)
Lamentations 5:1 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 5:1
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:1: lord, come, behold
“And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.”
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“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.”
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“Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:1: remember, lord, come
“Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.”
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