Lamentations 5:17

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“Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—”

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BSBPD

“Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For this hath our heart been sick, For these have our eyes been dim.”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Lamentations 5:17 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
  2. Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
  3. Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
  4. Psalms 6:7My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
  5. Psalms 31:9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
  6. Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
  7. Isaiah 1:5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
  8. Isaiah 38:14I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
  9. Jeremiah 8:18My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.
  10. Jeremiah 46:5Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.
  11. Lamentations 1:13He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.
  12. Lamentations 1:22Let all their wickedness come before You, and deal with them as You have dealt with me because of all my transgressions. For my groans are many, and my heart is faint.
  13. Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
  14. Ezekiel 21:7And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
  15. Ezekiel 21:15So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.
  16. Micah 6:13Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.

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