Lamentations 1:12

“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.”

"Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger." - Lamentations 1:12
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What does Lamentations 1:12 mean?

The book of Lamentations is a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of Jerusalem, following the Babylonian conquest of the city in 586 BCE. The author of Lamentations is traditionally believed to be the prophet Jeremiah, who witnessed the destruction and the…

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Confronting Sorrow: A Call to Awareness

The book of Lamentations, steeped in the historical context of the fall of Jerusalem, cries out from the depths of despair. Lamentations 1:12 (KJV) asks poignantly, "Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is…

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A Prayer for Understanding Amidst Sorrow

O Gracious and Sovereign Lord, In this solemn moment, I approach Your throne with a heavy heart, echoing the deep cries of lamentation found in the sacred words of Lamentations 1:12, where it is uttered, "Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any…

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Lamentations 1:12 - "¶ Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger."
Lamentations 5:12 - "Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured."
Lamentations 3:12 - "He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow."
Lamentations 2:1
Lamentations 2:1
Lamentations 2:1
Lamentations 3:1-18
Lamentations 3:13
Lamentations 4:12 - "The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem."
Lamentations 2:12 - "They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom."
"Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured." - Lamentations 5:12
"He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow." - Lamentations 3:12
Lamentations 3:1 - "I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath."
Lamentations 1:2 - "She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies."
Lamentations 5:1 - "Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach."
Lamentations 1:1 How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!
Lamentations 1:1 How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!
Lamentations 1:1 How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
Lamentations 1:1 How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!
Ezekiel 19:1 - "Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,"
Lamentations 1:1 How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!
Lamentations 1:1 How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!
2 Samuel 1:17 - "¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:"
Ezekiel 28:12 - "Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty."
Lamentations 1:1 - "How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!"
Lamentations 1:15 In his winepress the Lord has trampled Virgin Daughter Judah.
Lamentations 3:49 KJV Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
Lamentations 4:1 - "How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street."