Lamentations 3:28
Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.
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Referenced Verses
- Jer 15:17 : 17 I didn't sit in the assembly of those who make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand; for you have filled me with indignation.
- Lam 2:10 : 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust on their heads; they have clothed themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
- Ps 39:9 : 9 I was mute. I didn't open my mouth, because you did it.
- Ps 102:7 : 7 I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.
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