Verse 4

In that day{H3117} shall one take up{H5375}{(H8799)} a parable{H4912} against you, and lament{H5091}{(H8804)} with a doleful{H5093} lamentation{H5092}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, We be utterly{H7703}{(H8800)} spoiled{H7703}{(H8738)}: he hath changed{H4171}{(H8686)} the portion{H2506} of my people{H5971}: how hath he removed{H4185}{(H8686)} it from me! turning away{H7725}{(H8788)} he hath divided{H2505}{(H8762)} our fields{H7704}.

Referenced Verses

  • Hab 2:6 : 6 Shall not all these take up{H5375}{(H8799)} a parable{H4912} against him, and a taunting{H4426} proverb{H2420} against him, and say{H559}{(H8799)}, Woe{H1945} to him that increaseth{H7235}{(H8688)} that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth{H3513}{(H8688)} himself with thick clay{H5671}!
  • Mic 1:15 : 15 Yet will I bring{H935}{(H8686)} an heir{H3423}{(H8802)} unto thee, O inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)} of Mareshah{H4762}: he shall come{H935}{(H8799)} unto Adullam{H5725} the glory{H3519} of Israel{H3478}.
  • Isa 6:11 : 11 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} I, Lord{H136}, how long? And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, Until the cities{H5892} be wasted{H7582}{(H8804)} without inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)}, and the houses{H1004} without man{H120}, and the land{H127} be utterly{H8077} desolate{H7582}{(H8735)},
  • Isa 24:3 : 3 The land{H776} shall be utterly{H1238}{(H8736)} emptied{H1238}{(H8735)}, and utterly{H962}{(H8736)} spoiled{H962}{(H8735)}: for the LORD{H3068} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} this word{H1697}.
  • Num 23:7 : 7 And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Balak{H1111} the king{H4428} of Moab{H4124} hath brought{H5148}{(H8686)} me from Aram{H758}, out of the mountains{H2042} of the east{H6924}, saying, Come{H3212}{(H8798)}, curse{H779}{(H8798)} me Jacob{H3290}, and come{H3212}{(H8798)}, defy{H2194}{(H8798)} Israel{H3478}.
  • Deut 28:29 : 29 And thou shalt grope{H4959}{(H8764)} at noonday{H6672}, as the blind{H5787} gropeth{H4959}{(H8762)} in darkness{H653}, and thou shalt not prosper{H6743}{(H8686)} in thy ways{H1870}: and thou shalt be only oppressed{H6231}{(H8803)} and spoiled{H1497}{(H8803)} evermore{H3117}, and no man shall save{H3467}{(H8688)} thee.
  • Jer 9:10 : 10 For the mountains{H2022} will I take up{H5375}{(H8799)} a weeping{H1065} and wailing{H5092}, and for the habitations{H4999} of the wilderness{H4057} a lamentation{H7015}, because they are burned up{H3341}{(H8738)}, so that none{H376} can pass{H5674}{(H8802)} through them; neither can men hear{H8085}{(H8804)} the voice{H6963} of the cattle{H4735}; both the fowl{H5775} of the heavens{H8064} and the beast{H929} are fled{H5074}{(H8804)}; they are gone{H1980}{(H8804)}.
  • Jer 9:17-21 : 17 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, Consider{H995}{(H8708)} ye, and call{H7121}{(H8798)} for the mourning women{H6969}{(H8789)}, that they may come{H935}{(H8799)}; and send{H7971}{(H8798)} for cunning{H2450} women, that they may come{H935}{(H8799)}: 18 And let them make haste{H4116}{(H8762)}, and take up{H5375}{(H8799)} a wailing{H5092} for us, that our eyes{H5869} may run down{H3381}{(H8799)} with tears{H1832}, and our eyelids{H6079} gush out{H5140}{(H8799)} with waters{H4325}. 19 For a voice{H6963} of wailing{H5092} is heard{H8085}{(H8738)} out of Zion{H6726}, How are we spoiled{H7703}{(H8795)}! we are greatly{H3966} confounded{H954}{(H8804)}, because we have forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} the land{H776}, because our dwellings{H4908} have cast us out{H7993}{(H8689)}. 20 Yet hear{H8085}{(H8798)} the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, O ye women{H802}, and let your ear{H241} receive{H3947}{(H8799)} the word{H1697} of his mouth{H6310}, and teach{H3925}{(H8761)} your daughters{H1323} wailing{H5092}, and every one{H802} her neighbour{H7468} lamentation{H7015}. 21 For death{H4194} is come up{H5927}{(H8804)} into our windows{H2474}, and is entered{H935}{(H8804)} into our palaces{H759}, to cut off{H3772}{(H8687)} the children{H5768} from without{H2351}, and the young men{H970} from the streets{H7339}.
  • Jer 14:18 : 18 If I go forth{H3318}{(H8804)} into the field{H7704}, then behold the slain{H2491} with the sword{H2719}! and if I enter{H935}{(H8804)} into the city{H5892}, then behold them that are sick{H8463} with famine{H7458}! yea, both the prophet{H5030} and the priest{H3548} go about{H5503}{(H8804)} into a land{H776} that they know{H3045}{(H8804)} not.
  • Jer 25:9-9 : 9 Behold, I will send{H7971}{(H8802)} and take{H3947}{(H8804)} all the families{H4940} of the north{H6828}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, and Nebuchadrezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, my servant{H5650}, and will bring{H935}{(H8689)} them against this land{H776}, and against the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} thereof, and against all these nations{H1471} round about{H5439}, and will utterly destroy{H2763}{(H8689)} them, and make{H7760}{(H8804)} them an astonishment{H8047}, and an hissing{H8322}, and perpetual{H5769} desolations{H2723}. 10 Moreover I will take{H6}{(H8689)} from them the voice{H6963} of mirth{H8342}, and the voice{H6963} of gladness{H8057}, the voice{H6963} of the bridegroom{H2860}, and the voice{H6963} of the bride{H3618}, the sound{H6963} of the millstones{H7347}, and the light{H216} of the candle{H5216}. 11 And this whole land{H776} shall be a desolation{H2723}, and an astonishment{H8047}; and these nations{H1471} shall serve{H5647}{(H8804)} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} seventy{H7657} years{H8141}.
  • Lam 1:1-5 : 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}! 2 She weepeth{H1058}{(H8799)} sore{H1058}{(H8800)} in the night{H3915}, and her tears{H1832} are on her cheeks{H3895}: among all her lovers{H157}{(H8802)} she hath none to comfort{H5162}{(H8764)} her: all her friends{H7453} have dealt treacherously{H898}{(H8804)} with her, they are become her enemies{H341}{(H8802)}. 3 Judah{H3063} is gone into captivity{H1540}{(H8804)} because of affliction{H6040}, and because of great{H7230} servitude{H5656}: she dwelleth{H3427}{(H8804)} among the heathen{H1471}, she findeth{H4672}{(H8804)} no rest{H4494}: all her persecutors{H7291}{(H8802)} overtook{H5381}{(H8689)} her between the straits{H4712}. 4 The ways{H1870} of Zion{H6726} do mourn{H57}, because none come{H935}{(H8802)} to the solemn feasts{H4150}: all her gates{H8179} are desolate{H8074}{(H8802)}: her priests{H3548} sigh{H584}{(H8737)}, her virgins{H1330} are afflicted{H3013}{(H8737)}, and she is in bitterness{H4843}{(H8804)}. 5 Her adversaries{H6862} are the chief{H7218}, her enemies{H341}{(H8802)} prosper{H7951}{(H8804)}; for the LORD{H3068} hath afflicted{H3013}{(H8689)} her for the multitude{H7230} of her transgressions{H6588}: her children{H5768} are gone{H1980}{(H8804)} into captivity{H7628} before{H6440} the enemy{H6862}.
  • Ezek 2:10 : 10 And he spread{H6566}{(H8799)} it before{H6440} me; and it was written{H3789}{(H8803)} within{H6440} and without{H268}: and there was written{H3789}{(H8803)} therein lamentations{H7015}, and mourning{H1899}, and woe{H1958}.
  • Ezek 16:44 : 44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs{H4911}{(H8802)} shall use this proverb{H4911}{(H8799)} against thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, As is the mother{H517}, so is her daughter{H1323}.
  • Joel 1:8 : 8 Lament{H421}{(H8798)} like a virgin{H1330} girded{H2296}{(H8803)} with sackcloth{H8242} for the husband{H1167} of her youth{H5271}.
  • Joel 1:13 : 13 Gird{H2296}{(H8798)} yourselves, and lament{H5594}{(H8798)}, ye priests{H3548}: howl{H3213}{(H8685)}, ye ministers{H8334}{(H8764)} of the altar{H4196}: come{H935}{(H8798)}, lie all night{H3885}{(H8798)} in sackcloth{H8242}, ye ministers{H8334}{(H8764)} of my God{H430}: for the meat offering{H4503} and the drink offering{H5262} is withholden{H4513}{(H8738)} from the house{H1004} of your God{H430}.
  • Amos 5:1 : 1 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} ye this word{H1697} which I take up{H5375}{(H8802)} against you, even a lamentation{H7015}, O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}.
  • Amos 5:17 : 17 And in all vineyards{H3754} shall be wailing{H4553}: for I will pass{H5674}{(H8799)} through{H7130} thee, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • 2 Sam 1:17 : 17 And David{H1732} lamented{H6969}{(H8787)} with this lamentation{H7015} over Saul{H7586} and over Jonathan{H3083} his son{H1121}:
  • 2 Kgs 17:23-24 : 23 Until the LORD{H3068} removed{H5493}{(H8689)} Israel{H3478} out of his sight{H6440}, as he had said{H1696}{(H8765)} by{H3027} all his servants{H5650} the prophets{H5030}. So was Israel{H3478} carried away{H1540}{(H8799)} out of their own land{H127} to Assyria{H804} unto this day{H3117}. 24 And the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} brought{H935}{(H8686)} men from Babylon{H894}, and from Cuthah{H3575}, and from Ava{H5755}, and from Hamath{H2574}, and from Sepharvaim{H5617}, and placed{H3427}{(H8686)} them in the cities{H5892} of Samaria{H8111} instead of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: and they possessed{H3423}{(H8799)} Samaria{H8111}, and dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} in the cities{H5892} thereof.
  • 2 Chr 35:25 : 25 And Jeremiah{H3414} lamented{H6969}{(H8787)} for Josiah{H2977}: and all the singing men{H7891}{(H8802)} and the singing women{H7891}{(H8802)} spake{H559}{(H8799)} of Josiah{H2977} in their lamentations{H7015} to this day{H3117}, and made{H5414}{(H8799)} them an ordinance{H2706} in Israel{H3478}: and, behold, they are written{H3789}{(H8803)} in the lamentations{H7015}.
  • 2 Chr 36:20-21 : 20 And them that had escaped{H7611} from the sword{H2719} carried he away{H1540}{(H8686)} to Babylon{H894}; where they were servants{H5650} to him and his sons{H1121} until the reign{H4427}{(H8800)} of the kingdom{H4438} of Persia{H6539}: 21 To fulfil{H4390}{(H8763)} the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} by the mouth{H6310} of Jeremiah{H3414}, until the land{H776} had enjoyed{H7521}{(H8804)} her sabbaths{H7676}: for as long as{H3117} she lay desolate{H8074}{(H8715)} she kept sabbath{H7673}{(H8804)}, to fulfil{H4390}{(H8763)} threescore and ten{H7657} years{H8141}.
  • Job 27:1 : 1 Moreover Job{H347} continued{H3254}{(H8686)}{H5375}{(H8800)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)},
  • Num 23:18 : 18 And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Rise up{H6965}{(H8798)}, Balak{H1111}, and hear{H8085}{(H8798)}; hearken{H238}{(H8685)} unto me, thou son{H1121} of Zippor{H6834}:
  • Num 24:3 : 3 And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} hath said{H5002}{(H8803)}, and the man{H1397} whose eyes{H5869} are open{H8365}{(H8803)} hath said{H5002}{(H8803)}:
  • Num 24:15 : 15 And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} hath said{H5002}{(H8803)}, and the man{H1397} whose eyes{H5869} are open{H8365}{(H8803)} hath said{H5002}{(H8803)}:
  • Isa 63:17-18 : 17 O LORD{H3068}, why hast thou made us to err{H8582}{(H8686)} from thy ways{H1870}, and hardened{H7188}{(H8686)} our heart{H3820} from thy fear{H3374}? Return{H7725}{(H8798)} for thy servants{H5650}' sake, the tribes{H7626} of thine inheritance{H5159}. 18 The people{H5971} of thy holiness{H6944} have possessed{H3423}{(H8804)} it but a little while{H4705}: our adversaries{H6862} have trodden down{H947}{(H8790)} thy sanctuary{H4720}.
  • Jer 4:13 : 13 Behold, he shall come up{H5927}{(H8799)} as clouds{H6051}, and his chariots{H4818} shall be as a whirlwind{H5492}: his horses{H5483} are swifter{H7043}{(H8804)} than eagles{H5404}. Woe{H188} unto us! for we are spoiled{H7703}{(H8795)}.
  • Isa 14:4 : 4 That thou shalt take up{H5375}{(H8804)} this proverb{H4912} against the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, How hath the oppressor{H5065}{(H8802)} ceased{H7673}{(H8804)}! the golden city{H4062} ceased{H7673}{(H8804)}!
  • Mic 2:10 : 10 Arise{H6965}{(H8798)} ye, and depart{H3212}{(H8798)}; for this is not your rest{H4496}: because it is polluted{H2930}{(H8800)}, it shall destroy{H2254}{(H8762)} you, even with a sore{H4834}{(H8737)} destruction{H2256}.
  • Zeph 1:2 : 2 I will utterly{H622}{(H8800)} consume{H5486}{(H8686)} all things from off the land{H6440}{H127}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Mark 12:12 : 12 And{G2532} they sought{G2212}{(G5707)} to lay hold{G2902}{(G5658)} on him{G846}, but{G2532} feared{G5399}{(G5675)} the people{G3793}: for{G1063} they knew{G1097}{(G5627)} that{G3754} he had spoken{G2036}{(G5627)} the parable{G3850} against{G4314} them{G846}: and{G2532} they left{G863}{(G5631)} him{G846}, and went their way{G565}{(G5627)}.