1Howe doeth the citie remaine solitarie that was full of people? she is as a widowe: she that was great among the nations, and princesse among the prouinces, is made tributarie.

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Ezra 4:20, 1 Kings 4:21, Isaiah 3:26, Ezra 4:20, 1 Kings 4:21

2She weepeth continually in the night, and her teares runne downe by her cheekes: among all her louers, she hath none to comfort her: all her friendes haue delt vnfaithfully with her, and are her enemies.

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Psalms 6:6, Psalms 6:6, Micah 7:5, Micah 7:5, Lamentations 1:16

3Iudah is caried away captiue because of affliction, and because of great seruitude: shee dwelleth among the heathen, and findeth no rest: all her persecuters tooke her in the straites.

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Deuteronomy 28:64, Deuteronomy 28:67, Lamentations 2:9, Deuteronomy 28:64, Deuteronomy 28:67

4The wayes of Zion lament, because no man commeth to the solemne feastes: all her gates are desolate: her Priests sigh: her virgins are discomfited, and she is in heauinesse.

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Joel 1:8, Joel 1:13, Jeremiah 9:11, Joel 1:8, Joel 1:13

5Her aduersaries are the chiefe, and her enemies prosper: for the Lord hath afflicted her, for the multitude of her transgressions, and her children are gone into captiuitie before the enemie.

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Ezekiel 8:17, Ezekiel 8:18, Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:27, Ezekiel 9:9

6And from the daughter of Zion all her beautie is departed: her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

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Ezekiel 24:25, Ezekiel 24:25, Jeremiah 14:5, Jeremiah 14:6, Jeremiah 52:7

7Ierusalem remembred the dayes of her affliction, and of her rebellion, and all her pleasant things, that shee had in times past, when her people fell into the hande of the enemie, and none did helpe her: the aduersarie sawe her, and did mocke at her Sabbaths.

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Psalms 79:4, Psalms 79:4, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 4:37, Psalms 77:5

8Ierusalem hath grieuously sinned, therefore shee is in derision: all that honoured her, despise her, because they haue seene her filthinesse: yea, she sigheth and turneth backeward.

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Lamentations 1:20, Lamentations 1:22, Isaiah 59:2, Isaiah 59:13, Lamentations 1:20

9Her filthinesse is in her skirts: she remembred not her last ende, therefore she came downe wonderfully: she had no comforter: O Lord, behold mine affliction: for the enemie is proud.

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Deuteronomy 32:29, Deuteronomy 32:29, Isaiah 47:7, Isaiah 47:7, Psalms 25:18

10The enemie hath stretched out his hande vpon al her pleasant things: for she hath seene the heathen enter into her Sanctuarie, whom thou diddest commande, that they shoulde not enter into thy Church.

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Deuteronomy 23:3, Deuteronomy 23:3, Jeremiah 51:51, Jeremiah 51:51, Psalms 74:4

11All her people sigh and seeke their bread: they haue giuen their pleasant thinges for meate to refresh the soule: see, O Lord, and consider: for I am become vile.

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Jeremiah 52:6, Jeremiah 52:6, Jeremiah 38:9, Jeremiah 38:9, Lamentations 2:12

12Haue ye no regarde, all yee that passe by this way? behold, and see, if there be any sorowe like vnto my sorowe, which is done vnto mee, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce wrath.

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Luke 23:28, Luke 23:31, Daniel 9:12, Luke 23:28, Luke 23:31

13From aboue hath hee sent fire into my bones, which preuaile against them: he hath spred a net for my feete, and turned me backe: hee hath made me desolate, and daily in heauinesse.

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Job 30:30, Habakkuk 3:16, Job 30:30, Habakkuk 3:16, Job 19:6

14The yoke of my transgressions is bounde vpon his hand: they are wrapped, and come vp vpon my necke: hee hath made my strength to fall: the Lord hath deliuered me into their hands, neither am I able to rise vp.

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Isaiah 47:6, Deuteronomy 28:48, Isaiah 47:6, Deuteronomy 28:48, Jeremiah 28:14

15The Lord hath troden vnder foote all my valiant men in the middes of me: he hath called an assembly against me to destroy my yong men: the Lord hath troden the wine presse vpon the virgine the daughter of Iudah.

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Isaiah 63:3, Isaiah 28:18, Malachi 4:3, Isaiah 63:3, Isaiah 28:18

16For these things I weepe: mine eye, euen mine eye casteth out water, because the comforter that should refresh my soule, is farre from me: my children are desolate, because the enemie preuailed.

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Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 2:18, Lamentations 3:48, Lamentations 3:49

17Zion stretcheth out her handes, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath appoynted the enemies of Iaakob rounde about him: Ierusalem is as a menstruous woman in the middes of them.

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Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 4:31, Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 4:31, Lamentations 1:9

18The Lord is righteous: for I haue rebelled against his commandement: heare, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorowe: my virgins and my yong men are gone into captiuitie.

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Psalms 119:75, 1 Samuel 12:14, 1 Samuel 12:15, Zephaniah 3:5, Psalms 119:75

19I called for my louers, but they deceiued me: my Priestes and mine Elders perished in the citie while they sought their meate to refresh their soules.

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Lamentations 2:20, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:11, Lamentations 2:20, Lamentations 1:2

20Behold, O Lord, howe I am troubled: my bowels swell: mine heart is turned within me, for I am ful of heauinesse: the sword spoyleth abroad, as death doeth at home.

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Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 2:11, Deuteronomy 32:25, Isaiah 16:11, Ezekiel 7:15

21They haue heard that I mourne, but there is none to comfort mee: all mine enemies haue heard of my trouble, and are glad, that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day, that thou hast pronounced, and they shalbe like vnto me.

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Lamentations 1:8, Lamentations 1:8, Psalms 35:15, Lamentations 2:15, Lamentations 1:16

22Let all their wickednes come before thee: do vnto them, as thou hast done vnto me, for all my transgressions: for my sighes are many, and mine heart is heauy.

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Jeremiah 8:18, Jeremiah 8:18, Nehemiah 4:4, Nehemiah 4:5, Psalms 109:14