Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!
If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
Zion stretches out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The LORD has decreed against Jacob that his neighbors
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and th
Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious pres
“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will al
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple o
This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LOR
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their o
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for thos
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent t
How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street c
Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mout
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detes
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do i
For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help I
So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hards
So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and opp
And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember
So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Yo
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations
No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of
How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess o
Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her accordin
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardon
Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the
People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad
What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console
And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they
It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed;