Lamentations 1:12

Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

Cross-reference

In Lamentations 1:18, the speaker again calls all peoples to see her suffering and acknowledges God's righteousness, reinforcing the appeal of 1:12.

In Lamentations 1:4, the desolation of Zion's roads and festivals sets the scene for the speaker's claim of unparalleled sorrow in 1:12.

In Lamentations 1:21, enemies rejoice at her calamity, deepening the isolation expressed in the cry of 1:12.

Lamentations 2:13 echoes the same rhetorical question about Jerusalem's incomparable suffering, amplifying the depth of her ruin.

Lamentations 4:6-11 provides horrific details of the siege — the very unparalleled suffering that 1:12 calls all to witness.

In Lamentations 3:1, an individual speaks of affliction under God's rod, mirroring Jerusalem's claim of divine sorrow in 1:12.

Daniel 9:12 Parallel

Daniel 9:12 explicitly states that no disaster like Jerusalem's has ever occurred — directly confirming the claim in Lamentations 1:12.

Deuteronomy 28:59 is the covenant curse promising extraordinary plagues — Lamentations 1:12 describes its terrifying fulfillment.

Jeremiah 10:19 cries 'Woe is me! My wound is grievous'—identical lament language to Jerusalem's sorrow.

Jeremiah 15:5 asks who will pity or grieve for Jerusalem—the same plea for compassion found in Lamentations.

Jeremiah 30:7 declares that day of distress is unparalleled—mirroring Jerusalem's claim that no sorrow compares.

Mark 15:34 Allusion

Mark 15:34 records Jesus' cry of dereliction, paralleling the depths of sorrow described here — both express being overwhelmed by divine judgment.

In Matthew 27:46, Jesus cries out in forsakenness, echoing the depth of sorrow inflicted by God that Jerusalem laments in 1:12.

Luke 23:28-31 has Jesus warn of coming judgment on Jerusalem, echoing the same devastating suffering lamented in Lamentations 1:12.

Luke 22:44 Parallel

Luke 22:44 shows Jesus in such agony that he sweats blood, mirroring the extreme sorrow that Lamentations calls unique.

Mark 15:29 Contrast

In Mark 15:29, passersby mock Jesus on the cross, echoing the call to passersby in Lamentations — but here they scorn rather than pity.

Matthew 24:21 uses the same 'unparalleled suffering' language for future tribulation, linking Jesus' prophecy to Lamentations' lament.

Isaiah 51:19 asks who will comfort after devastation—echoing Jerusalem's cry of unparalleled sorrow and lack of comfort.

In Ezekiel 27:32, the lament over Tyre uses a rhetorical 'Who is like...' question, structurally parallel to 'Is there any sorrow like...' in 1:12.

Luke 21:22 Allusion

Luke 21:22 declares these days of vengeance fulfill all that is written — connecting Lamentations' judgment to Jerusalem's future destruction.

Luke 21:23 Parallel

Luke 21:23 describes great distress and wrath against this people, mirroring the divine anger and suffering in Lamentations 1:12.

Job 19:6 Parallel

Job 19:6 similarly blames God for affliction, saying God has 'closed his net'—parallel to Jerusalem's claim of divine sorrow.

Isaiah 30:27 depicts the Lord's anger as burning and devouring—similar imagery to the wrath in Lamentations.