Verse 1

How doth the city{H5892} sit{H3427}{(H8804)} solitary{H910}, that was full{H7227} of people{H5971}! how is she become as a widow{H490}! she that was great{H7227} among the nations{H1471}, and princess{H8282} among the provinces{H4082}, how is she become tributary{H4522}!

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 4:21 : 21 And Solomon{H8010} reigned{H4910}{(H8802)} over all kingdoms{H4467} from the river{H5104} unto the land{H776} of the Philistines{H6430}, and unto the border{H1366} of Egypt{H4714}: they brought{H5066}{(H8688)} presents{H4503}, and served{H5647}{(H8802)} Solomon{H8010} all the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}.
  • Ezra 4:20 : 20 There have been{H1934}{(H8754)} mighty{H8624} kings{H4430} also over{H5922} Jerusalem{H3390}, which have ruled{H7990} over all{H3606} countries beyond{H5675} the river{H5103}; and toll{H4061}, tribute{H1093}, and custom{H1983}, was paid{H3052}{(H8727)} unto them.
  • Isa 3:26 : 26 And her gates{H6607} shall lament{H578}{(H8804)} and mourn{H56}{(H8804)}; and she being desolate{H5352}{(H8738)} shall sit{H3427}{(H8799)} upon the ground{H776}.
  • Isa 22:2 : 2 Thou that art full{H4392} of stirs{H8663}, a tumultuous{H1993}{(H8802)} city{H5892}, a joyous{H5947} city{H7151}: thy slain{H2491} men are not slain{H2491} with the sword{H2719}, nor dead{H4191}{(H8801)} in battle{H4421}.
  • Isa 54:4 : 4 Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not; for thou shalt not be ashamed{H954}{(H8799)}: neither be thou confounded{H3637}{(H8735)}; for thou shalt not be put to shame{H2659}{(H8686)}: for thou shalt forget{H7911}{(H8799)} the shame{H1322} of thy youth{H5934}, and shalt not remember{H2142}{(H8799)} the reproach{H2781} of thy widowhood{H491} any more.
  • 2 Kgs 23:35 : 35 And Jehoiakim{H3079} gave{H5414}{(H8804)} the silver{H3701} and the gold{H2091} to Pharaoh{H6547}; but he taxed{H6186}{(H8689)} the land{H776} to give{H5414}{(H8800)} the money{H3701} according to the commandment{H6310} of Pharaoh{H6547}: he exacted{H5065}{(H8804)} the silver{H3701} and the gold{H2091} of the people{H5971} of the land{H776}, of every one{H376} according to his taxation{H6187}, to give{H5414}{(H8800)} it unto Pharaohnechoh{H6549}.
  • Lam 5:16 : 16 The crown{H5850} is fallen{H5307}{(H8804)} from our head{H7218}: woe{H188} unto us, that we have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)}!
  • Rev 18:16-17 : 16 And{G2532} saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Alas{G3759}, alas{G3759}, that great{G3173} city{G4172}, that was clothed in{G4016}{(G5772)} fine linen{G1039}, and{G2532} purple{G4210}, and{G2532} scarlet{G2847}, and{G2532} decked{G5558}{(G5772)} with{G1722} gold{G5557}, and{G2532} precious{G5093} stones{G3037}, and{G2532} pearls{G3135}! 17 For{G3754} in one{G3391} hour{G5610} so great{G5118} riches{G4149} is come to nought{G2049}{(G5681)}. And{G2532} every{G3956} shipmaster{G2942}, and{G2532} all{G3956} the company{G3658} in{G1909} ships{G4143}, and{G2532} sailors{G3492}, and{G2532} as many as{G3745} trade{G2038}{(G5740)} by sea{G2281}, stood{G2476}{(G5627)} afar{G3113} off{G575},
  • Isa 52:2 : 2 Shake{H5287}{(H8690)} thyself from the dust{H6083}; arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, and sit down{H3427}{(H8798)}, O Jerusalem{H3389}: loose{H6605}{(H8690)} thyself from the bands{H4147} of thy neck{H6677}, O captive{H7628} daughter{H1323} of Zion{H6726}.
  • Isa 52:7 : 7 How beautiful{H4998}{(H8773)} upon the mountains{H2022} are the feet{H7272} of him that bringeth good tidings{H1319}{(H8764)}, that publisheth{H8085}{(H8688)} peace{H7965}; that bringeth good tidings{H1319}{(H8764)} of good{H2896}, that publisheth{H8085}{(H8688)} salvation{H3444}; that saith{H559}{(H8802)} unto Zion{H6726}, Thy God{H430} reigneth{H4427}{(H8804)}!
  • Ezek 26:16 : 16 Then all the princes{H5387} of the sea{H3220} shall come down{H3381}{(H8804)} from their thrones{H3678}, and lay away{H5493}{(H8689)} their robes{H4598}, and put off{H6584}{(H8799)} their broidered{H7553} garments{H899}: they shall clothe{H3847}{(H8799)} themselves with trembling{H2731}; they shall sit{H3427}{(H8799)} upon the ground{H776}, and shall tremble{H2729}{(H8804)} at every moment{H7281}, and be astonished{H8074}{(H8804)} at thee.
  • Zeph 2:15 : 15 This is the rejoicing{H5947} city{H5892} that dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} carelessly{H983}, that said{H559}{(H8802)} in her heart{H3824}, I am, and there is none beside{H657} me: how is she become a desolation{H8047}, a place for beasts{H2416} to lie down in{H4769}! every one that passeth by{H5674}{(H8802)} her shall hiss{H8319}{(H8799)}, and wag{H5128}{(H8686)} his hand{H3027}.
  • Zech 8:4-5 : 4 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; There shall yet old men{H2205} and old women{H2205} dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in the streets{H7339} of Jerusalem{H3389}, and every man{H376} with his staff{H4938} in his hand{H3027} for very{H7230} age{H3117}. 5 And the streets{H7339} of the city{H5892} shall be full{H4390}{(H8735)} of boys{H3206} and girls{H3207} playing{H7832}{(H8764)} in the streets{H7339} thereof.
  • Rev 18:7 : 7 How much{G3745} she hath glorified{G1392}{(G5656)} herself{G1438}, and{G2532} lived deliciously{G4763}{(G5656)}, so much{G5118} torment{G929} and{G2532} sorrow{G3997} give{G1325}{(G5628)} her{G846}: for{G3754} she saith{G3004}{(G5719)} in{G1722} her{G846} heart{G2588}, I sit{G2521}{(G5736)} a queen{G938}, and{G2532} am{G1510}{(G5748)} no{G3756} widow{G5503}, and{G2532} shall see{G1492}{(G5632)} no{G3364} sorrow{G3997}.
  • 2 Kgs 23:33 : 33 And Pharaohnechoh{H6549} put him in bands{H631}{(H8799)} at Riblah{H7247} in the land{H776} of Hamath{H2574}, that he might not reign{H4427}{(H8800)} in Jerusalem{H3389}; and put{H5414}{(H8799)} the land{H776} to a tribute{H6066} of an hundred{H3967} talents{H3603} of silver{H3701}, and a talent{H3603} of gold{H2091}.
  • Neh 5:4 : 4 There were{H3426} also that said{H559}{(H8802)}, We have borrowed{H3867}{(H8804)} money{H3701} for the king's{H4428} tribute{H4060}, and that upon our lands{H7704} and vineyards{H3754}.
  • Neh 9:37 : 37 And it yieldeth much{H7235}{(H8688)} increase{H8393} unto the kings{H4428} whom thou hast set{H5414}{(H8804)} over us because of our sins{H2403}: also they have dominion{H4910}{(H8802)} over our bodies{H1472}, and over our cattle{H929}, at their pleasure{H7522}, and we are in great{H1419} distress{H6869}.
  • Ps 122:4 : 4 Whither{H8033} the tribes{H7626} go up{H5927}{(H8804)}, the tribes{H7626} of the LORD{H3050}, unto the testimony{H5715} of Israel{H3478}, to give thanks{H3034}{(H8687)} unto the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • Jer 9:11 : 11 And I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} Jerusalem{H3389} heaps{H1530}, and a den{H4583} of dragons{H8577}; and I will make{H5414}{(H8799)} the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063} desolate{H8077}, without an inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)}.
  • Jer 40:9 : 9 And Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan{H8227} sware{H7650}{(H8735)} unto them and to their men{H582}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} the Chaldeans{H3778}: dwell in{H3427}{(H8798)} the land{H776}, and serve{H5647}{(H8798)} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and it shall be well{H3190}{(H8799)} with you.
  • Jer 50:23 : 23 How is the hammer{H6360} of the whole earth{H776} cut asunder{H1438}{(H8738)} and broken{H7665}{(H8735)}! how is Babylon{H894} become a desolation{H8047} among the nations{H1471}!
  • Lam 2:1 : 1 How hath the Lord{H136} covered{H5743} the daughter{H1323} of Zion{H6726} with a cloud{H5743}{(H8686)} in his anger{H639}, and cast down{H7993}{(H8689)} from heaven{H8064} unto the earth{H776} the beauty{H8597} of Israel{H3478}, and remembered{H2142}{(H8804)} not his footstool{H1916}{H7272} in the day{H3117} of his anger{H639}!
  • Lam 2:10 : 10 The elders{H2205} of the daughter{H1323} of Zion{H6726} sit{H3427}{(H8799)} upon the ground{H776}, and keep silence{H1826}{(H8799)}: they have cast up{H5927}{(H8689)} dust{H6083} upon their heads{H7218}; they have girded{H2296}{(H8804)} themselves with sackcloth{H8242}: the virgins{H1330} of Jerusalem{H3389} hang down{H3381}{(H8689)} their heads{H7218} to the ground{H776}.
  • Lam 4:1 : 1 How is the gold{H2091} become dim{H6004}{(H8714)}! how is the most{H2896} fine gold{H3800} changed{H8132}{(H8799)}! the stones{H68} of the sanctuary{H6944} are poured out{H8210}{(H8691)} in the top{H7218} of every street{H2351}.
  • Isa 47:1-9 : 1 Come down{H3381}{(H8798)}, and sit{H3427}{(H8798)} in the dust{H6083}, O virgin{H1330} daughter{H1323} of Babylon{H894}, sit{H3427}{(H8798)} on the ground{H776}: there is no throne{H3678}, O daughter{H1323} of the Chaldeans{H3778}: for thou shalt no more{H3254}{(H8686)} be called{H7121}{(H8799)} tender{H7390} and delicate{H6028}. 2 Take{H3947}{(H8798)} the millstones{H7347}, and grind{H2912}{(H8798)} meal{H7058}: uncover{H1540}{(H8761)} thy locks{H6777}, make bare{H2834}{(H8798)} the leg{H7640}, uncover{H1540}{(H8761)} the thigh{H7785}, pass over{H5674}{(H8798)} the rivers{H5104}. 3 Thy nakedness{H6172} shall be uncovered{H1540}{(H8735)}, yea, thy shame{H2781} shall be seen{H7200}{(H8735)}: I will take{H3947}{(H8799)} vengeance{H5359}, and I will not meet{H6293}{(H8799)} thee as a man{H120}. 4 As for our redeemer{H1350}{(H8802)}, the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} is his name{H8034}, the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478}. 5 Sit{H3427}{(H8798)} thou silent{H1748}, and get{H935}{(H8798)} thee into darkness{H2822}, O daughter{H1323} of the Chaldeans{H3778}: for thou shalt no more{H3254}{(H8686)} be called{H7121}{(H8799)}, The lady{H1404} of kingdoms{H4467}. 6 I was wroth{H7107}{(H8804)} with my people{H5971}, I have polluted{H2490}{(H8765)} mine inheritance{H5159}, and given{H5414}{(H8799)} them into thine hand{H3027}: thou didst shew{H7760}{(H8804)} them no mercy{H7356}; upon the ancient{H2205} hast thou very{H3966} heavily{H3513}{(H8689)} laid thy yoke{H5923}. 7 And thou saidst{H559}{(H8799)}, I shall be a lady{H1404} for ever{H5769}: so that thou didst not lay{H7760}{(H8804)} these things to thy heart{H3820}, neither didst remember{H2142}{(H8804)} the latter end{H319} of it. 8 Therefore hear{H8085}{(H8798)} now this, thou that art given to pleasures{H5719}, that dwellest{H3427}{(H8802)} carelessly{H983}, that sayest{H559}{(H8802)} in thine heart{H3824}, I am, and none else{H657} beside me; I shall not sit{H3427}{(H8799)} as a widow{H490}, neither shall I know{H3045}{(H8799)} the loss of children{H7908}: 9 But these two{H8147} things shall come{H935}{(H8799)} to thee in a moment{H7281} in one{H259} day{H3117}, the loss of children{H7908}, and widowhood{H489}: they shall come{H935}{(H8804)} upon thee in their perfection{H8537} for the multitude{H7230} of thy sorceries{H3785}, and for the great{H3966} abundance{H6109} of thine enchantments{H2267}. 10 For thou hast trusted{H982}{(H8799)} in thy wickedness{H7451}: thou hast said{H559}{(H8804)}, None seeth{H7200}{(H8802)} me. Thy wisdom{H2451} and thy knowledge{H1847}, it hath perverted{H7725}{(H8790)} thee; and thou hast said{H559}{(H8799)} in thine heart{H3820}, I am, and none else{H657} beside me. 11 Therefore shall evil{H7451} come{H935}{(H8804)} upon thee; thou shalt not know{H3045}{(H8799)} from whence it riseth{H7837}: and mischief{H1943} shall fall{H5307}{(H8799)} upon thee; thou shalt not be able{H3201}{(H8799)} to put it off{H3722}{(H8763)}: and desolation{H7722} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon thee suddenly{H6597}, which thou shalt not know{H3045}{(H8799)}. 12 Stand{H5975}{(H8798)} now with thine enchantments{H2267}, and with the multitude{H7230} of thy sorceries{H3785}, wherein{H834} thou hast laboured{H3021}{(H8804)} from thy youth{H5271}; if so be thou shalt be able{H3201}{(H8799)} to profit{H3276}{(H8687)}, if so be thou mayest prevail{H6206}{(H8799)}. 13 Thou art wearied{H3811}{(H8738)} in the multitude{H7230} of thy counsels{H6098}. Let now the astrologers{H1895}{(H8802)}{H8064}, the stargazers{H2374}{H3556}, the monthly{H2320} prognosticators{H3045}{(H8688)}, stand up{H5975}{(H8799)}, and save{H3467}{(H8686)} thee from these things that shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon thee. 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble{H7179}; the fire{H784} shall burn{H8313}{(H8804)} them; they shall not deliver{H5337}{(H8686)} themselves{H5315} from the power{H3027} of the flame{H3852}: there shall not be a coal{H1513} to warm{H2552}{(H8800)} at, nor fire{H217} to sit{H3427}{(H8800)} before it. 15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured{H3021}{(H8804)}, even thy merchants{H5503}{(H8802)}, from thy youth{H5271}: they shall wander{H8582}{(H8804)} every one{H376} to his quarter{H5676}; none shall save{H3467}{(H8688)} thee.
  • Isa 14:12 : 12 How art thou fallen{H5307}{(H8804)} from heaven{H8064}, O Lucifer{H1966}, son{H1121} of the morning{H7837}{(H8676)}{H3213}{(H8685)}! how art thou cut down{H1438}{(H8738)} to the ground{H776}, which didst weaken{H2522}{(H8802)} the nations{H1471}!
  • Isa 50:5 : 5 The Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} hath opened{H6605}{(H8804)} mine ear{H241}, and I was not rebellious{H4784}{(H8804)}, neither turned away{H5472}{(H8738)} back{H268}.
  • 2 Chr 9:26 : 26 And he reigned{H4910}{(H8802)} over all the kings{H4428} from the river{H5104} even unto the land{H776} of the Philistines{H6430}, and to the border{H1366} of Egypt{H4714}.