Lamentations 4:17

Which verses does Lamentations 4:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Ezekiel 29:165 votes

   Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”

2. 2 Kings 24:73 votes

   Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

3. Isaiah 20:53 votes

   Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

4. Isaiah 30:1–72 votes

   “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. …

5. Isaiah 31:1–32 votes

   Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. …

6. Jeremiah 2:182 votes

   Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?

7. Jeremiah 2:362 votes

   How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.

8. Jeremiah 8:202 votes

   “The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.”

9. Jeremiah 37:7–102 votes

   “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt. Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down. …

10. Lamentations 1:72 votes

    In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.

11. Lamentations 1:192 votes
12. Ezekiel 29:6–72 votes

Which verses point to Lamentations 4:17?

The 10 strongest of 23.

• Isaiah 38:14 6
• Jeremiah 37:7 5
• Psalm 108:12 4
• Psalm 119:123 3
• Jeremiah 2:36 3
• Jeremiah 13:16 3
• Ezekiel 29:16 3
• 2 Kings 16:7 2
• Job 11:20 2
• Job 31:16 2