Lamentations 1:17
The Scripture
(17) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The chapter opens with a lament for Jerusalem, describing the city's desolation and the people's grief after God's fierce anger. It records that God has poured out his wrath, causing the destruction of the city and the exile of its people.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Kings 8:22I Kings 8:38Isaiah 1:15Jeremiah 4:31Lamentations 1:2Lamentations 1:9Lamentations 1:16Lamentations 1:19Lamentations 1:21Lamentations 2:1Lamentations 2:2Lamentations 2:3
Related verses (shared words)
Jeremiah 16:3Jeremiah 27:19I Chronicles 19:2Isaiah 51:3I Kings 6:5Ezekiel 46:23