Lamentations 1:20

“Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.”

"Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death." - Lamentations 1:20
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What does Lamentations 1:20 mean?

The Bible verse Lamentations 1:20 from the King James Version reads: "Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death." Lamentations is a book in…

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In the Midst of Distress: Finding Hope in Our Brokenness

The Book of Lamentations provides a raw and painful glimpse into the heart of the people of God as they confront the aftermath of their sins and the dire consequences of rebellion against Him. Lamentations 1:20 reads, "Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are…

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A Prayer for Relief in Distress

O Lord God Almighty, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the deep anguish expressed in Lamentations 1:20, where Your servant cries, "Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the…

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Lamentations 1:20 - "Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death."
Lamentations 3:20 - "My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me."
Lamentations 5:20 - "Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?"
Lamentations 2:1
Lamentations 2:1
Lamentations 2:1
Lamentations 3:1-18
Lamentations 3:13
"My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me." - Lamentations 3:20
Lamentations 4:20 - "The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen."
Lamentations 2:20 - "¶ Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?"
"Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?" - Lamentations 5:20
Lamentations 3:1 - "I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath."
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!
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,"
Jeremiah 9:20 - "Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation."
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:"
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."
Lamentations 1:3 After affliction and harsh labor, Judah has gone into exile.
Lamentations 1:4 The roads to Zion mourn, for no one comes to her appointed festivals.