Verse 4

The ways{H1870} of Zion{H6726} do mourn,{H57} because none come{H935} to the solemn assembly;{H4150} All her gates{H8179} are desolate,{H8074} her priests{H3548} do sigh:{H584} Her virgins{H1330} are afflicted,{H3013} and she herself is in bitterness.{H4843}

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 9:11 : 11 And I will make{H5414} Jerusalem{H3389} heaps,{H1530} a dwelling-place{H4583} of jackals;{H8577} and I will make{H5414} the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063} a desolation,{H8077} without inhabitant.{H3427}
  • Joel 1:8-9 : 8 Lament{H421} like a virgin{H1330} girded{H2296} with sackcloth{H8242} for the husband{H1167} of her youth.{H5271} 9 The meal-offering{H4503} and the drink-offering{H5262} are cut off{H3772} from the house{H1004} of Jehovah;{H3068} the priests,{H3548} Jehovah's{H3068} ministers,{H8334} mourn.{H56} 10 The field{H7704} is laid waste,{H7703} the land{H127} mourneth;{H56} for the grain{H1715} is destroyed,{H7703} the new wine{H8492} is dried up,{H3001} the oil{H3323} languisheth.{H535} 11 Be confounded,{H3001} O ye husbandmen,{H406} wail,{H3213} O ye vinedressers,{H3755} for the wheat{H2406} and for the barley;{H8184} for the harvest{H7105} of the field{H7704} is perished.{H6} 12 The vine{H1612} is withered,{H3001} and the fig-tree{H8558} languisheth;{H535} the pomegranate-tree,{H8384} the palm-tree{H8598} also, and the apple-tree,{H8598} even all the trees{H8558} of the field{H7704} are withered:{H3001} for joy{H8342} is withered away{H3001} from the sons{H1121} of men.{H120} 13 Gird{H2296} yourselves [with sackcloth], and lament,{H5594} ye priests;{H3548} wail,{H3213} ye ministers{H8334} of the altar;{H4196} come,{H935} lie all night{H3885} in sackcloth,{H8242} ye ministers{H8334} of my God:{H430} for the meal-offering{H4503} and the drink-offering{H5262} are withholden{H4513} from the house{H1004} of your God.{H430}
  • Isa 24:4-6 : 4 The earth{H776} mourneth{H56} and fadeth away,{H5034} the world{H8398} languisheth{H535} and fadeth away,{H5034} the lofty{H4791} people{H5971} of the earth{H776} do languish.{H535} 5 The earth{H776} also is polluted{H2610} under the inhabitants{H3427} thereof; because they have transgressed{H5674} the laws,{H8451} violated{H2498} the statutes,{H2706} broken{H6565} the everlasting{H5769} covenant.{H1285} 6 Therefore hath the curse{H423} devoured{H398} the earth,{H776} and they that dwell{H3427} therein are found guilty:{H816} therefore the inhabitants{H3427} of the earth{H776} are burned,{H2787} and few{H4213} men{H582} left.{H7604}
  • Jer 10:22 : 22 The voice{H6963} of tidings,{H8052} behold, it cometh,{H935} and a great{H1419} commotion{H7494} out of the north{H6828} country,{H776} to make{H7760} the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063} a desolation,{H8077} a dwelling-place{H4583} of jackals.{H8577}
  • Jer 14:2 : 2 Judah{H3063} mourneth,{H56} and the gates{H8179} thereof languish,{H535} they sit in black{H6937} upon the ground;{H776} and the cry{H6682} of Jerusalem{H3389} is gone up.{H5927}
  • Lam 2:6-7 : 6 And he hath violently taken away{H2554} his tabernacle,{H7900} as if it were of a garden;{H1588} he hath destroyed{H7843} his place of assembly:{H4150} Jehovah{H3068} hath caused solemn assembly{H4150} and sabbath{H7676} to be forgotten{H7911} in Zion,{H6726} And hath despised{H5006} in the indignation{H2195} of his anger{H639} the king{H4428} and the priest.{H3548} 7 The Lord{H136} hath cast off{H2186} his altar,{H4196} he hath abhorred{H5010} his sanctuary;{H4720} He hath given up{H5462} into the hand{H3027} of the enemy{H341} the walls{H2346} of her palaces:{H759} They have made{H5414} a noise{H6963} in the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} as in the day{H3117} of a solemn assembly.{H4150}
  • Lam 2:9-9 : 9 Her gates{H8179} are sunk{H2883} into the ground;{H776} he hath destroyed{H6} and broken{H7665} her bars:{H1280} Her king{H4428} and her princes{H8269} are among the nations{H1471} where the law{H8451} is not; Yea, her prophets{H5030} find{H4672} no vision{H2377} from Jehovah.{H3068} 10 The elders{H2205} of the daughter{H1323} of Zion{H6726} sit{H3427} upon the ground,{H776} they keep silence;{H1826} They have cast up{H5927} dust{H6083} upon their heads;{H7218} They have girded{H2296} themselves with sackcloth:{H8242} The virgins{H1330} of Jerusalem{H3389} hang down{H3381} their heads{H7218} to the ground.{H776} 11 Mine eyes{H5869} do fail{H3615} with tears,{H1832} my heart{H4578} is troubled;{H2560} My liver{H3516} is poured{H8210} upon the earth,{H776} because of the destruction{H7667} of the daughter{H1323} of my people,{H5971} Because the young children{H5768} and the sucklings{H3243} swoon{H5848} in the streets{H7339} of the city.{H7151}
  • Lam 2:19-21 : 19 Arise,{H6965} cry out{H7442} in the night,{H3915} at the beginning{H7218} of the watches;{H821} Pour out{H8210} thy heart{H3820} like water{H4325} before{H5227} the face{H6440} of the Lord:{H136} Lift up{H5375} thy hands{H3709} toward him for the life{H5315} of thy young children,{H5768} that faint{H5848} for hunger{H7458} at the head{H7218} of every street.{H2351} 20 See,{H7200} O Jehovah,{H3068} and behold{H7200} to whom thou hast done{H5953} thus!{H3541} Shall the women{H802} eat{H398} their fruit,{H6529} the children{H5768} that are dandled{H2949} in the hands? Shall the priest{H3548} and the prophet{H5030} be slain{H2026} in the sanctuary{H4720} of the Lord?{H136} 21 The youth{H5288} and the old{H2205} man lie{H7901} on the ground{H776} in the streets;{H2351} My virgins{H1330} and my young men{H970} are fallen{H5307} by the sword:{H2719} Thou hast slain{H2026} them in the day{H3117} of thine anger;{H639} Thou hast slaughtered,{H2873} [and] not pitied.{H2550}
  • Lam 5:13 : 13 The young men{H970} bare{H5375} the mill;{H2911} And the children{H5288} stumbled{H3782} under the wood.{H6086}
  • Jer 33:10-12 : 10 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Yet again there shall be heard{H8085} in this place,{H4725} whereof ye say,{H559} It is waste,{H2720} without man{H120} and without beast,{H929} even in the cities{H5892} of Judah,{H3063} and in the streets{H2351} of Jerusalem,{H3389} that are desolate,{H8074} without man{H120} and without inhabitant{H3427} and without beast,{H929} 11 the voice{H6963} of joy{H8342} and the voice{H6963} of gladness,{H8057} the voice{H6963} of the bridegroom{H2860} and the voice{H6963} of the bride,{H3618} the voice{H6963} of them that say,{H559} Give thanks{H3034} to Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} for Jehovah{H3068} is good,{H2896} for his lovingkindness{H2617} [endureth] for ever;{H5769} [and of them] that bring{H935} [sacrifices of] thanksgiving{H8426} into the house{H1004} of Jehovah.{H3068} For I will cause the captivity{H7622} of the land{H776} to return{H7725} as at the first,{H7223} saith{H559} Jehovah.{H3068} 12 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts:{H6635} Yet again shall there be in this place,{H4725} which is waste,{H2720} without man{H120} and without beast,{H929} and in all the cities{H5892} thereof, a habitation{H5116} of shepherds{H7462} causing their flocks{H6629} to lie down.{H7257}
  • Lam 1:11-12 : 11 All her people{H5971} sigh,{H584} they seek{H1245} bread;{H3899} They have given{H5414} their pleasant things{H4261} for food{H400} to refresh{H7725} the soul:{H5315} See,{H7200} O Jehovah,{H3068} and behold;{H5027} for I am become abject.{H2151} 12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass{H5674} by?{H1870} Behold,{H5027} and see{H7200} if there be{H3426} any sorrow{H4341} like unto my sorrow,{H4341} which is brought{H5953} upon me, Wherewith Jehovah{H3068} hath afflicted{H3013} [me] in the day{H3117} of his fierce{H2740} anger.{H639}
  • Lam 1:18-20 : 18 Jehovah{H3068} is righteous;{H6662} for I have rebelled{H4784} against his commandment:{H6310} Hear,{H8085} I pray you, all ye peoples,{H5971} and behold{H7200} my sorrow:{H4341} My virgins{H1330} and my young men{H970} are gone{H1980} into captivity.{H7628} 19 I called{H7121} for my lovers,{H157} [but] they deceived{H7411} me: My priests{H3548} and mine elders{H2205} gave up the ghost{H1478} in the city,{H5892} While they sought{H1245} them food{H400} to refresh{H7725} their souls.{H5315} 20 Behold,{H7200} O Jehovah;{H3068} for I am in distress;{H6887} my heart{H4578} is troubled;{H2560} My heart{H3820} is turned{H2015} within{H7130} me; for I have grievously{H4784} rebelled:{H4784} Abroad{H2351} the sword{H2719} bereaveth,{H7921} at home{H1004} there is as death.{H4194}
  • Isa 32:9-9 : 9 Rise up,{H6965} ye women{H802} that are at ease,{H7600} [and] hear{H8085} my voice;{H6963} ye careless{H982} daughters,{H1323} give ear{H238} unto my speech.{H565} 10 For days{H3117} beyond a year{H8141} shall ye be troubled,{H7264} ye careless women;{H982} for the vintage{H1210} shall fail,{H3615} the ingathering{H625} shall not come.{H935} 11 Tremble,{H2729} ye women that are at ease;{H7600} be troubled,{H7264} ye careless ones;{H982} strip{H6584} you, and make you bare,{H6209} and gird{H2290} [sackcloth] upon your loins.{H2504} 12 They shall smite{H5594} upon the breasts{H7699} for the pleasant{H2531} fields,{H7704} for the fruitful{H6509} vine.{H1612} 13 Upon the land{H127} of my people{H5971} shall come up{H5927} thorns{H6975} and briers;{H8068} yea, upon all the houses{H1004} of joy{H4885} in the joyous{H5947} city.{H7151} 14 For the palace{H759} shall be forsaken;{H5203} the populous{H1995} city{H5892} shall be deserted;{H5800} the hill{H6076} and the watch-tower{H975} shall be for dens{H4631} for{H5704} ever,{H5769} a joy{H4885} of wild asses,{H6501} a pasture{H4829} of flocks;{H5739}
  • Mic 3:12 : 12 Therefore shall Zion{H6726} for your sake{H1558} be plowed{H2790} as a field,{H7704} and Jerusalem{H3389} shall become heaps,{H5856} and the mountain{H2022} of the house{H1004} as the high places{H1116} of a forest.{H3293}