In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, she had no one to help. Her enemies looked at her, laughing at her downfall. Cross References Psalm 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and praise. Psalm 77:5 I considered days of old, years long in the past. Psalm 79:4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us. Isaiah 64:11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. Jeremiah 37:7 "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who is sending you to inquire of Me, 'Behold, Pharaoh's army, which has marched out to help you, is going back to its own land of Egypt. Jeremiah 48:27 Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head." Lamentations 4:17 All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. Chapter Outline 1. The miseries of Jerusalem and of the Jews lamented12. The attention of beholders demanded to this unprecedented case 18. The justice of God acknowledged, and his mercy supplicated. Jump to Previous Adversaries Adversary Affliction Anguish Desolations Enemy Fall Fell Hand Help Helped Jerusalem Miseries Mock Mocked Pleasant Remembered Remembereth Remembers Sabbaths TreasuresJump to Next Adversaries Adversary Affliction Anguish Desolations Enemy Fall Fell Hand Help Helped Jerusalem Miseries Mock Mocked Pleasant Remembered Remembereth Remembers Sabbaths Treasures |
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