Lamentations 1:14

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

Cross-reference

Lamentations 5:5 describes pursuers at their necks, causing weariness — paralleling the yoke on the neck causing stumbling in Lamentations 1:14.

Lamentations 3:7 continues the metaphor of divine imprisonment with heavy chains — directly reinforcing the bondage imagery of the yoke in Lamentations 1:14.

Deuteronomy 28:48 describes a yoke of iron on the neck and serving enemies, directly matching the yoke and handing over in Lamentations.

Ezekiel 23:28 repeats the 'deliver into hand' motif, reinforcing the lament's claim that the Lord himself gave Judah over to enemies.

Ezekiel 23:28 uses 'deliver you into the hand of those you hate' — strengthening the theme of divine judgment through hostile nations.

Ezekiel 21:31 adds 'deliver you into hands of brutal men' — echoing the lament's description of being given over to overpowering enemies.

Ezekiel 11:9 also uses 'deliver you into hands of strangers' — a parallel prophecy of the same judgment on Jerusalem.

Isaiah 47:6 Parallel

Isaiah 47:6 describes God giving his people into Babylon's hand and a heavy yoke, directly paralleling the judgment in Lamentations.

Jeremiah 25:9 Historical context

Jeremiah 25:9 reveals the agent: Nebuchadnezzar as God's servant bringing destruction — the historical cause behind the lament's 'given into enemies'.

Jeremiah 27:8 commands submitting to Babylon's yoke as divine judgment, mirroring the yoke of transgressions and enemy domination here.

Jeremiah 27:12 urges Zedekiah to put his neck under Babylon's yoke, the same yoke imagery used for Judah's punishment in Lamentations.

Jeremiah 34:20 uses the exact 'give into the hand of enemies' phrase, prophesying the same judgment that Lamentations mourns.

Jeremiah 34:21 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 34:21 specifies Zedekiah and princes being handed over — a direct fulfillment of the general 'given into enemies' in the lament.

Jeremiah 37:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 37:17 delivers the prophecy that Zedekiah will be 'delivered into the hand of Babylon' — the very outcome described in Lamentations.

Jeremiah 39:1–9 Historical context

Jeremiah 39:1-9 recounts the historical fall of Jerusalem and capture of Zedekiah — the event that fulfills the lament's 'strength stumbled'.

Psalm 38:4 Parallel

Psalm 38:4 describes iniquities as a heavy burden too heavy to bear — directly paralleling Lamentations' yoke of transgressions weighing down.

Jeremiah 51:34 Historical context

Jeremiah 51:34 describes Jerusalem devoured by Nebuchadnezzar — the same historical event underlying Lamentations' lament of being given into enemies' hands.

Isaiah 42:24 asks who gave Jacob to plunderers, answering it is the Lord because of sin — directly mirroring Lamentations' admission that God gave them into enemies' hands.

Micah 2:3 Parallel

In Micah 2:3, the same 'cannot remove your necks' imagery describes inescapable disaster, echoing the yoke of transgression here.

Jeremiah 28:14 uses the same yoke imagery, but for nations serving Nebuchadnezzar — linking Israel's sin-yoke to God's sovereign judgment on all.

Isaiah 24:20 portrays the earth staggering under the weight of its transgression — similar imagery to Lamentations' sin as a heavy yoke causing stumbling.

Proverbs 5:22 uses cords of sin to ensnare the wicked, a similar metaphor to transgressions bound into a yoke in Lamentations.

Hosea 5:14 Parallel

Hosea 5:14 shows God as a lion tearing and carrying off his people — echoing Lamentations' portrayal of God actively delivering to destruction.

Isaiah 28:22 warns against scoffing lest bonds be made strong — echoing Lamentations' idea of sins being bound as a yoke leading to destruction.

Ezekiel 25:7 depicts God stretching out his hand to deliver Moab as plunder — similar to Lamentations' theme of being given into enemies' hands.